State officials say the latest report shows the closure of Tyson’s pork processing plant in Perry has had little effect on the state’s overall unemployment rate. Iowa’s unemployment rate was 2.8% in July, unchanged for the fourth consecutive month. Jesse Dougherty, a spokesman for Iowa Workforce Development, said less than half of the nearly 1400 […]
Former Humdoldt teacher sentenced on sexual exploitation charge
A former middle school teacher in the Humboldt Community School District has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after