STATE CENTER — Iowa OSHA is investigating a central Iowa biogas digester after a whistleblower alleged that a 2023 fire injured two employees and that the site has ongoing natural gas leaks that endanger workers. Meanwhile, Marshall Ridge Dairy is seeking a state permit to nearly double its ...
LE GRAND — With the 2025 Iditarod race starting on March 1, the Le Grand Pioneer Heritage Library will present the program, “What Makes a Good Sled Dog” at 3 p.m. on March 2. Shelley and Kim Barron with the help of their Alaskan Malamutes, Ponder and Lily, will talk about the physical ...
CONRAD — With a population of around 1,000 people in a rural setting, it would be easy to assume the town is primarily agricultural. But as Conrad Chamber-Main Street’s Executive Director Heather Wilson points out, a variety of brick and mortar and at-home businesses paint a diversely ...
The Marshall County Conservation Board (MCCB), headquartered at Grimes Farm on the southwest edge of Marshalltown, manages more than 3,000 acres including 37 parks and three trails, encompassing land for camping, fishing, hiking, bird watching, prairies with diverse species, and ...
GRUNDY CENTER – An area business is introducing a forward-thinking technology aiming to change the way companies process their food products. WAVEtek Process Technology, LLC, located at 701 A Ave. in Grundy Center, is owned by Dr. Lou A. Honary, a joint founder of Environmental Lubricants ...
STATE CENTER — Small Iowa communities with strong leadership and which invest in themselves have opportunities to prosper. Such is the rural community of State Center, and that is why “The Rose Capital of Iowa” is included in the 2025 Times-Republican’s Progress Edition. Perhaps ...