Two of the five Republicans running for governor are suggesting it’s time for consolidation in the race. Former state agency director Adam Steen made that case Monday and now businessman Zach Lahn is, too. “The voters are asking for that. I really do believe that. I think every candidate is going to say, ‘Hey, come […] View Full Story
The Dubuque County Board of Supervisors has sold 30 acres of the Dubuque County Fairgrounds for a dollar. The new owner is the former owner — the Dubuque County Fair Association. General Manager John Bries says it’s kind of a land swap. “Everybody says, ‘Well, you know, we can’t believe the county is selling to you […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, lingering frost was noted early Friday in the Great Lakes region, mainly across Wisconsin and Michigan. Below-normal temperatures also cover the remainder of the Midwest, while isolated rain showers dot the southern Corn Belt. Recently planted Midwestern corn and soybeans have been slow to germinate amid the ongoing cool spell. On […] The post Cool weather lingers over the eastern Corn Belt; warmer weather returning to much of the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Letter carriers across Iowa and nationwide will be taking part in the annual Stamp Out Hunger project tomorrow. Jennifer Eue, an employee of the Webster City Post Office, says local carriers last year gathered nine-thousand pounds of donated canned goods and non-perishable foods. “They will collect all food that is put out in a grocery […] View Full Story
A Northwest Iowa man is facing more than 20 charges after a Sioux County Sheriff’s Office investigation into alleged online communications with minors. Twenty-one-year-old Fabian Jacob Nuno of Hospers was arrested on Wednesday, May 6. He is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, 16 counts of possession of a depiction of a minor in […] View Full Story
Former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin is endorsing Josh Turek in his race to become the Iowa Democratic Party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate. Harkin, who won five statewide elections, said he has “a pretty good idea of what it takes to win and then represent all Iowans, not just those who voted for you.” He […] View Full Story
Iowans who are looking for authentic clothing from the 1940s, an eight-track tape player from the ’70s, or even a new-in-the-box Tickle Me Elmo from the ’90s, might be able to find them at an event opening today in Cedar Rapids. Rebecca Wilson is the owner of Vintage Market Days of Eastern Iowa, which she […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in much of the eastern U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Pacific Coast to the Plains, as well as the middle and upper Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in parts of the interior Southeast and from the […] The post Much warmer days ahead; rains to return to the Heartland, centered on the southern Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of Iowa’s community college system. Local Iowa school boards started creating junior colleges and vocational schools in the early 1900s. Northwest Iowa Community College president John Hartog says the roots of his college date back to 1964. “Some of the area high schools got together and in […] View Full Story
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