Emergency Crews Respond to Oil Spill on Highway 75
Sioux Center firefighters had a messy situation to clean up Friday evening along Highway 75. At about 5:20 p.m., Sioux County Communications paged the Sioux Center Fire Department and Sioux […]
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Rock Valley gets payment for some FEMA flood claims
The city of Rock Valley and the Rock Valley Community School District are receiving millions of dollars in FEMA reimbursements nearly 20 months after devastating flooding. The City of Rock […]
Iowa Lakes Baseball Team, Bus Driver Still Hospitalized 10 Days After Highway 4 Crash
Ten days after a bus crash in Calhoun County claimed the life of an Iowa Lakes Community College baseball player, one student-athlete and the bus driver remain hospitalized. In an […]
Farmer Bridge Assistance signup details announced
Enrollment for the USDA’s Farmer Bridge Assistance program will begin on Monday, February 23, 2026. The Farmer Bridge Assistance program will provide $11 billion in one-time payments to row crop […]
January milk production rises as USDA reports four percent of dairies closed
An ag economist says milk production is likely to increase in 2026 while cow numbers tighten. During the USDA Ag Outlook, Anthony Fisher highlighted how high beef prices have been […]
Grassley, other Iowans react to tariff ruling and Trump’s new tariffs
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the U.S. Supreme Court has provided some clarity on the extent of the president’s power to impose tariffs. “I have said repeatedly congress needs to […]
Wheat ends week on higher note, helped out by drought concerns, short covering
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, while still ending the week with modest gains. Beans are watching South America, with scattered near-term rain in the forecast for […]
Bovine TB detected in Michigan dairy herd
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says a dairy herd in northern Michigan has been confirmed with bovine tuberculosis. The department says the herd in Charlevoix County was identified […]
NPPC frames Prop 12 fight as battle over who sets America’s farming standards
The National Pork Producers Council continues to warn of unintended consequences if Congress does not address Proposition 12. NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys tells Brownfield several states are moving forward with […]