ELKHART — Nearly 100 Iowa Farmers Union members from across the state came out Saturday to learn how several Iowa Democratic candidates plan on leading change — especially for the ag industry and the struggling farm economy. The event at Big Oak Barn in Elkhart kicked off with Sarah Trone ...
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said the party will “have more to say after November” about its path forward in the 2028 presidential nominating cycle after a Democratic National Committee panel denied Iowa a waiver to hold an early contest. Members of the Rules and Bylaws Committee ...
Less than 20 people attended a virtual Bobcat Energy Center public hearing hosted by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Friday afternoon. The purpose of the hearing was to focus on the Interstate Power and Light Company, also known as Alliant Energy, air quality permit ...
HAVERHILL — Anymore, it’s not unusual for a person to stay employed in the same profession or at the same job location for several decades. But when the work is a volunteer-only position, and involves potential danger, that longevity is far less common to see. Haverhill Fire Department ...
TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt is ready to go big — really big — for area students. “I want this to be a completely over-the-top, special, make-a-big-deal-about-this award ceremony. Hopefully leave an impact on the kids,” Sheriff Schmidt told the newspaper ...
Iowa’s official database of animal feeding operations, which serves as the state’s primary regulatory inventory of livestock facilities, does not include thousands of facilities that researchers say contribute to the state’s growing manure burden and potential water pollution. After ...
