A major plan is in the works to enhance a recreational area in western Iowa’s Loess Hills. A ski hill has been in operation since the 1960s at Crescent Hill at Hitchcock, north of Council Bluffs, an area that includes a 1,500-acre nature preserve. Jeff Franco, executive director of Pottawattamie County Conservation, says they’re working […]
Ames abandons police advisory panel, formed in the wake of the BLM movement
The City of Ames is shutting down its police advisory committee in order to comply with a new state law. During