Farmers upstream of the Des Moines region are eligible for cover crop incentives as part of state legislation to improve water quality in central Iowa. The expanded incentive program, which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday, is the“first of several” conservation ...
JUNE 22 Court • Matthew Joseph Schaumburg made an initial appearance on a burglary-third degree charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The preliminary hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on July 10. • Marco Antonio Tapia made an initial appearance on a violation of probation charge. Lucas Taylor is acting as counsel. The probation revocation hearing will be scheduled by the District Associate Court. • Demarco Alan Sunkle made an initial appearance on a possession of marijuana-first offense charge. The public defender’s office is appointed as counsel. The ...
The second-most-expensive project in the Iowa Department of Transportation’s 2027-31 highway construction program needs more money. The Gordon Drive Viaduct in Sioux City is scheduled to be replaced in 2027-30 at a cost of $206 million. It’s marked as “underfunded” with the note that ...
STATE CENTER - Inside Washington #4 on Main Street, retired teacher Julie Lang sat at the front desk in period-style garb, with papers bearing age-appropriate words to use for the annual Rose Festival One-Room Schoolhouse Spelling Bees. “I come every year for the Rose Festival,” she ...
The State Center Rose Festival hosted its annual parade Saturday morning, drawing hundreds of onlookers lined up along Main Street to watch the entries. Candy was tossed to eager children, filling their bags with their new treasures. Some parade entries helped the audience with the heat by ...
TRAER – Nearly 50 years ago, in celebration of America's Bicentennial, the Traer community buried a time capsule just north of the gazebo in Taylor Park. On Saturday, June 6, the vault was unearthed as part of an effort spearheaded by members of the local park committee. “After nearly ...
