Food Bank of Iowa: New CEO, same mission
Iowa’s largest provider of food for the needy has a new leader. Tammi Nielsen took over this week as the CEO of the Des Moines-based Food Bank of Iowa, which […]
Weather still cool, unsettled across parts of the Corn Belt; a warm-up on the northern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, cool and showery weather is renewing fieldwork delays in the Ohio River Valley, while mostly sunny skies are facilitating final corn and soybean planting elsewhere. Topsoil […]
Temps to vary across the Heartland; additional rainfall opportunities for some drought regions
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast States into New England as well as northern California and […]
Iowa’s Civil War dead will be remembered on this Decoration Day
While Memorial Day was this past Monday, today marks what was once an important, similar holiday known as Decoration Day and it’s still being honored in northeast Iowa. The Bay […]
B99 biodiesel now sold at central Iowa retailer
One of the highest blends of biodiesel is now available at a retailer in central Iowa. B99 contains just a tenth of a percent of petroleum-based diesel and it’s being […]