Third district candidates Nunn, Baccam appear in only debate before Nov. 5
Republican incumbent Zach Nunn and Lanon Baccam, the Democratic nominee in Iowa’s third congressional district, both say they’d support steps to reduce inflation, but they disagree strongly on the topic […]
Iowa Supreme Court hears case about land access for Summit Carbon’s surveyors
Attorneys for a Hardin County landowner and for the company seeking to build a carbon pipeline argued the case before the Iowa Supreme Court tonight. A district court judge ruled […]
UI Healthcare gets approval to buy cancer organization with 20 clinics
The Board of Regents approved today UI Healthcare’s plans to buy Mission Cancer and Blood’s more than 20 community clinics across Iowa. During a special meeting, UI Vice President of […]
Rock Valley, Sioux Center, Boone awarded state RISE funding
The state Transportation Commission approved a change today to a state program used to help communities build roadways for business development. The DOT”s Deb Arp says the change allows the […]
Patronize hundreds of small Iowa businesses through one website
Tomorrow will mark the third annual Shop Iowa Day, where some 750 small businesses in the state offer pre-holiday discounts on more than 8,000 thousand unique Iowa products through a […]
Deer on the move with harvest increasing chances for car collisions
Combines are moving across Iowa fields harvesting corn and soybeans and they are also cutting down a lot of cover that deer have been using. Iowa DNR deer biologist Jace […]
Sioux Center Council accepts bid to add local electric generation
The Sioux Center City Council on Monday reviewed, and approved a bid to add local electric generation. At the last council meeting, a public hearing was held on the furnishing […]
Corn and bean harvests zoomed ahead last week
Field fires due to dry conditions seem to be the only thing slowing down the Iowa harvest. The U.S.D.A. Crop report shows farmers increased the soybeans harvest in the last […]
City to collaborate with DOT on north stretch of Highway 75
The Sioux Center City Council on Monday discussed plans by the Iowa Department of Transportation to rebuild Highway 75 from Sioux Center, north to Highway 18. The DOT has scheduled […]
Emily Ostrander
Lyon County Naturalist