A northwest Iowa bridge destroyed by flooding in June has been replaced and, after five months of detours, the new bridge opened to traffic last night. In August, the flood damaged remnants of the bridge on U.S. Highway 18 over Stoney Creek in Clay County, near the town of Everly, were removed. Construction crews were […] View Full Story
A group of nurses from four central Iowa hospitals is trying to form a union. Hundreds of nurses work at UnityPoint hospitals in Des Moines and West Des Moines. An online petition indicates a group of them is working to have the Teamsters union represent nurses at Methodist, Lutheran and Blank Children’s Hospitals in downtown […] View Full Story
A state-led effort to identify and close dozens of ag drainage wells in Iowa has been completed. The project began in 1987 with the passage of the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act. State officials determined about 300 structures had been drilled to drain water, so fields could be planted with crops. The last group of uncapped […] View Full Story
