Of the 15,023 people living in Mills County in 2020, 50.3 percent (7,551) were women and 49.7 percent (7,472) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Iowa Times.
Iowa last year recorded a homicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 1.2 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 28 approved a resolution that declared the county to be a “Second Amendment sanctuary,” essentially becoming the 18th such in Iowa.
Iowa is in the midst of a child care shortage, with parents returning to work having difficulty in their search for provider to look after their children.
Of the 648 people living in Minden in 2020, 39.5 percent (256) were women and 60.5 percent (392) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Iowa Times.
Of the 220 people living in Mineola in 2020, 50 percent (110) were women and 50 percent (110) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Iowa Times.
Of the 2,610 people living in Missouri Valley in 2020, 55.5 percent (1,449) were women and 44.5 percent (1,161) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Iowa Times.
There were no new teachers in Council Bluffs who signed the pledge in week ending Oct. 2, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.