Three Polk County supervisors appointed four new members to the Prairie Meadows board. The supervisors cited a lack of communication from previous appointees regarding key decisions as the reason for ...

Bob Farinella resigned Jan. 18 after nearly 12 years as Prairie president and general manager of Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Farinella, 60, said it was simply time for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino made CEO Gary Palmer a millionaire — and he stands to get even wealthier next year. After a ...

Prairie Meadows is gearing up to reopen for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.The casino will open its doors Monday at 8 a.m. and the horse racing season begins June 19. Due to social ...

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino won’t be compelled to install a synthetic racing surface, at least not in the immediate future. But the Iowa track's dirt surface could be the topic of ...

A regular at Prairie Meadows since it opened in 1989, George Markley has watched the scene at the racetrack change over the years. There's less live music between races, and only one food vendor ...

The Prairie Meadows stewards called 17-year-old jockey Tyler Bacon into their office Sunday morning to discuss his ride aboard Time to Sing in Race 3 on Saturday at the Altoona, Iowa., track. Social ...

Reclaiming tax-exempt status is only the start of Prairie Meadows’ battle against the IRS. If Prairie Meadows wins that fight, the nonprofit racetrack and casino still faces a potentially greater ...

WILL RETURN TO WORK MONDAY -- AFTER CONTRACTING THE VIRUS LAST MONTH. (áááMAXááá) BREAKING NEWS. MORE THAN 1- THOUSAND PRAIRIE MEADOWS HOTEL AND CASINO EMPLOYEES ARE SET TO BE TEMPORARILY LAID-OFF IN ...