The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns called our national parks “America’s Best Idea.” As distinctly American ...

An Iowa national park ranger who went viral with a social media post about being one of thousands of probationary federal workers included in a massive Department of Government Efficiency-led layoff ...

Effigy Mounds refers to the ceremonial mounds built in the shape of birds, bison, turtles and, most frequently, bears, according to volunteer ranger Jerry Mays. The mounds preserved at the monument ...

P.M. If approved, construction would begin next spring. An Iowa Park Ranger who was fired in the federal layoffs. .... is returning to work tomorrow. We first told you about Brian Gibbs last month. He ...

HARPERS FERRY, Iowa (KWWL) -- Over a month after he was terminated for federal cuts, Brian Gibbs has been reinstated as a National Park Ranger at Effigy Mounds. KWWL spoke with Gibbs Saturday morning ...

The Hawkeye State is fortunate enough to host four National Park Service units: Effigy Mounds National Monument; Herbert Hoover National Historic Site; and portions of two national historic trails-the ...

Brian Gibbs, a park ranger at Iowa's Effigy Mounds National Monument, says he has his job back after being laid off on Valentine's Day as part of a Department of Government Efficiency initiative.