Safety awareness critical as combines return to the field
On-farm and roadway safety is being emphasized as the fall harvest season continues. Southwest Iowa farmer Duane Aistrope says transportation of large ag equipment will pick up the next few […]
Wellmark Grant Helps Sioux Center Schools Expand Student Mental Health Support
A grant from The Wellmark Foundation has helped Sioux Center Community School District add its first school psychologist and school social worker, expanding the support available to students. Superintendent Gary […]
Governor Braun signs executive order allowing farmers to use red-dyed diesel during harvest
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed an executive order to temporarily allow farmers to use red dyed diesel on state highways to reduce harvest transportation costs. The action does not […]
Iowa City rally calls for ICE to release mother of four
An Iowa City woman who’s being held at a detention center in Louisiana faces deportation next week to Sierra Leone, a country where she has never lived. Fatou Traore, an […]
Central Iowa teen arrested for murder of infant
A 19-year-old Marshalltown man is jailed in connection with a baby’s death in August. Marshalltown police were notified of a suspicious infant death at UnityPoint Health Marshalltown ER on August […]
Taylor Opposes Current Steel Mill Incentive Proposal; Wheeler Sees Opportunity
State Senator Jeff Taylor says his initial enthusiasm for a proposed southeast Iowa steel mill has given way to concerns about the state’s incentive package, leaving him unable to support […]
Diesel prices to remain high; economist discusses managing the costs
High diesel prices are expected to stick around for the foreseeable future, according to a Kansas State University economist. On this episode of Managing for Profit, Gregg Ibendahl says changes […]
Iowa’s 4th congresional district candidates meet in first televised debate
he two candidates running for Iowa’s fourth district seat in the U.S. House offered different approaches to lowering gas prices during a televised debate last night at KTIV in Sioux […]