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Michigan House budget plan expands fair funding, while Senate proposes elimination
Lawmakers in the Michigan House are supporting $3 million in ongoing funding for country fairs in the upcoming budget. Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions Executive Director Lisa Reiff says
Missouri plant to begin fed cattle processing next week
A cattle processing facility in eastern Missouri says it will begin processing fed cattle the first week of May. David Jagodzinske with America’s Heartland Packing tells Brownfield this was always
NCC Hosts 1,400 Students for Annual Eighth Grade Career Day
Northwest Iowa Community College welcomed more than 1,400 eighth-grade students from 28 northwest Iowa schools for its annual Career Day on April 17th. Hands-On Career Exploration The event is designed
Wahls focuses on rural economic issues in swing through northwest Iowa
U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls, a Democrat from Coralville, says it’s time to break up agibusiness monopolices and he’s calling for creation of a Strategic Fertilizer Reserve, like the country’s
Welcome home planned Thursday for Iowa Guard soldiers
A ceremony in eastern Iowa will welcome home more Iowa National Guard soldiers from their deployment in the Middle East. The spokesperson for the Iowa National Guard says 107 Soldiers
Will this farm bill help?
Will the House farm bill being debated this week bring real help to the slumping ag economy? “Overall, though, probably not as much as we would like.” Gary Schnitkey, farm
Three Iowa GOP candidates for governor pledge cancer solving focus if elected
Republican Adam Steen says if he’s elected governor he’ll push for “a lot more” state funding of independent research about cancer rates in Iowa and he’d set up a working
Ethanol production falls on week, stocks tighten
Seasonal maintenance is having an impact on U.S. ethanol production. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.009 million barrels per day, the lowest since late January, down 31,000
Graduation season is here!
High school and college graduation season is upon us once again. It’s a time filled with celebration, reflection, and a fair amount of pageantry. It doesn’t stop there. Eighth grade
Iowa activist lobbies DC lawmakers to stand with Ukraine
A northwest Iowa woman recently joined delegates from across the country in Washington, D.C., to urge continued U.S. support for Ukraine. Martha Hulshof of Ireton helped bring 150 Ukrainians to
