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Izaak Walton League events promote nitrate pollution awareness, monitoring

The Izaak Walton League of America, the group that works with volunteers across the country to monitor nitrate concentrations in water with free test kits, is hosting its inaugural Nitrate Pollution Awareness Week. The group will hold webinars and calls to action from July 26 through Aug. 1 ...

Another class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iowa pizza-delivery drivers

Another proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court on behalf of food-delivery drivers in Iowa, this time targeting a large Papa John’s franchise. The lawsuit, which is similar to others filed against Pizza Hut, Casey’s General Stores, Papa John’s and Domino’s in ...

A ridiculous day

Downtown Marshalltown has been the location of scads of activity this week, and it did not stop Thursday after RAGBRAI riders left town. Activities, games and happy children running around chasing bubbles continued Saturday with the Marshalltown Central Business District (MCBD) Ridiculous ...

Scenes from the annual Rhodes Pride Days celebration

SUBMITTED PHOTOS Residents and the surrounding community turned out for the annual Rhodes Pride Days, which started Friday and ended Sunday. There was the Saturday morning Grand Parade, All Vehicle and Motor Show, breakfast burritos in Memorial Park and the evening street dance on Main ...

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has joined a lawsuit seeking to end the Trump administration’s halt of onshore wind projects in the United States. Last week, 18 states and the District of Columbia moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by wind industry companies against the ...