As rain heavily fell on the roof of Stables at Copper Ridge last Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley walked through a crowd of Denison constituents, handing them a microphone so they could ask him questions. https://t.co/ZAa31elEV0

Months before their primary campaigns, Republican candidates in Iowa mingled with constituents in the Carroll High School cafeteria before taking the stage on Saturday morning. https://t.co/1qVOTWqZkU

Former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a fierce defense of long-held conservative values to Iowa’s 4th District Republican Convention at Carroll High School Saturday morning. https://t.co/Q1PZwR07yx

Last night, teachers and parents packed a Carroll Community School District board meeting to voice concerns they say have been ignored and pleaded with school board members to view a full documentation of complaints from over 50 staff members. https://t.co/GoIeUW0Gb2

A Carroll High School alum and Auburn businessman — and former candidate for Congress — is in Ukraine, putting his life on the line with a multi-national collection of freedom fighters seeking to turn back the Russian invasion. https://t.co/1wINEUz3W6

Retired Admiral and U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Franken says an increasingly isolated and unstable Vladimir Putin could resort to a host of nuclear tactics, murdering untold innocents and disrupting the world order, or worse, catalyzing a broad nuclear war. https://t.co/shQj1sXUcR

Hours before Gov. Kim Reynolds presented the GOP State of the Union response, Deidre DeJear, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, hosted an online press conference on Tuesday to deliver remarks on the governor’s record. https://t.co/u96nn2XL8Z

A day after he stood with Gov. Kim Reynolds signing a historic tax law, Iowa Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg visited Jefferson to attend a meeting for the Empower Rural Iowa Task Force. https://t.co/zeWCI7bz3C

First elected in 1958 to the Iowa Statehouse, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley has served in public office continuously for well over 60 years — and that’s too long, said Abby Finkenauer who is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate.

Iowa must be more aggressive in attracting and retaining people — and rely on a growing immigrant community, the leader of the state’s economic-development organization says. https://t.co/j8dz0vjkIf

Mike Franken thinks he’s the sort of Democratic candidate, with the right resume at the right time, to connect with enough rural Iowans to build the general-election coalition needed to defeat longtime Republican incumbent Sen. Charles Grassley. https://t.co/elMcmNjLVT

Experienced financial professional Todd Halbur, a Carroll native with deep roots in the region, has entered the race for state auditor. https://t.co/Nb4ijm2M0b

Circulating rumors of litter boxes in school restrooms and individuals self-identifying as animals led the Carroll Community School District to issue a statement squashing the rumors as "damaging" and "simply and emphatically not true." https://t.co/plVPQnbr83

Dr. Glenn Hurst said he is running for the U.S. Senate because he wants to see Iowa thrive, especially rural areas. https://t.co/Mm5MRpx1FT

With this year’s Iowa legislative session now underway, State Sen. Craig Williams took questions on a range of Iowa’s biggest political topics at a legislative forum hosted by the Carroll Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. https://t.co/IbDcgZDOtI

A provision in the Build Back Better Act being debated in Congress would cap co-pays on insulin for diabetes at $35 a month. https://t.co/uYlFuJBsPX

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Dave Muhlbauer, the son and grandson of state legislators, Tuesday morning ended his campaign months after his 4-year-old nephew died in an accident. https://t.co/OR2HQOzIdx

Ret. Adm. Mike Franken sees himself as the sort of independent-minded Democrat who can cut trough GOP-leaning tribalism in a statewide race. https://t.co/LIA5ZDemVF

Gov. Kim Reynolds insists a life in Washington isn't for her. But Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a high-profile political analyst, sees Iowa’s Republican governor as a strong potential candidate for the presidency. https://t.co/Ssk039NFLK

Details are forthcoming about a film featuring the 1960 "miracle landing" in Carroll of an airplane holding the Minneapolis Lakers (later the Los Angeles Lakers).