Could be months before Iowa Poultry operations running again

July 09, 2015

TWO IOWANS WHO TESTIFIED AT A SENATE AG COMMITTEE HEARING ON BIRD FLU TUESDAY SAY IT WILL STILL BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THEIR FACILITIES ARE RE-STOCKED AND OPERATING AGAIN. JAMES DEAN OF SIOUX CENTER IS THE CHAIR

Lyon County now has a Permanent Med-Return Drug Collection Unit

July 09, 2015

LYON COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO DISPOSE OF EXCESS AND EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS CAN NOW VISIT THE SAFE AND SECURE PERMANENT DROP BOX OWNED BY THE LYON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. LYON COUNTY SHERIFF STEWART VANDER

Iowans critical of Government response to bird flu

July 08, 2015

TWO IOWANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A U-S SENATE HEARING ON THE BIRD FLU OUTBREAK WERE CRITICAL OF THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE, BUT SAY THEY BELIEVE THINGS ARE IMPROVING. BRAD MOLINE OF MOLINE FARMS IN MANSON RAISES TURKEYS AND

Special Session to deal with Governors Veto?

July 08, 2015

THE TOP DEMOCRATS IN THE IOWA SENATE SAY THEY ARE SENDING A LETTER TO ALL 50 SENATORS SEEKING A SPECIAL SESSION TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD’S VETO OF ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR THE K-12 SCHOOLS. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

Northwest Iowa Poultry Producers to Testify before U.S. Senate

July 07, 2015

AVIAN INFLUENZA IS THE TOPIC OF THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON’S HEARING OF A U-S SENATE PANEL AND TWO IOWANS ARE ON THE WITNESS LIST, BOTH MEN WHO RUN POULTRY OPERATIONS THAT SAW HEAVY LOSSES. SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY SAYS

Accident-Arrest

July 07, 2015

THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED A MAN FROM GLENDALE, ARIZONA AFTER A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT 47 YEAR OLD JAMES ALLEN WAS WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 10 JUST EAST OF

Northwestern Staff Changes

July 07, 2015

NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE HAS HIRED DR. KENT EATON TO SERVE AS INTERIM PROVOST FOR THE 2015–16 ACADEMIC YEAR. EATON COMES TO NORTHWESTERN AFTER SERVING AS PROVOST AND A PROFESSOR AT HOUSTON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND AT MCPHERSON

Feed Truck Roll-over Accident

July 06, 2015

THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATED AN ACCIDENT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING A MILE NORTH OF SIOUX CENTER. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 3:30am, ON HARRISION AVENUE. 28 YEAR OLD IRVING RUIZ OF SIOUX CENTER

Rand Paul campaigns in Sioux Center

July 02, 2015

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RAND PAUL IS WARNING A STOCK MARKET CRASH MAY BE AHEAD BECAUSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS KEPT INTEREST RATES FROM FLUCTUATING. “PEOPLE SAY, ‘OH, WE CAN JUST DO THAT FOREVER,’” PAUL SAID. “I DON’T

No power in Merrill after Semi hits pole

July 02, 2015

THE TOWN OF MERRILL WAS WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER A SEMI STRUCK A UTILITY POLE. THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A 9-1-1 CALL AT ABOUT 3:51am ON WEDNESDAY ABOUT A SEMI

Boyden Domestic Assault

July 02, 2015

THE SIOUX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED A BOYDEN MAN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO A REPORT OF A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE AT A RESIDENCE IN BOYDEN. 34 YEAR OLD RIGOBERTO GONZALEZ-CONSTANTINO ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A FAMILY MEMBER.

Funding for Building at NCC

July 02, 2015

NORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN SHELDON HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM M-D-U RESOURCES GROUP THAT WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING THE N-C-C’s CAMPUS, AND WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS