State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says the overall figures give only a partial picture of the weather situation in the just completed month of July. The overall numbers do show a drop in normal rainfall and an increase in heat. He says statewide we had the 41st driest July and 38th warmest July in 145 years […]Powered by WPeMatico
Drake University announced today that Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb will be leaving the university this Friday. She has is taking a new job as senior partner with the Pictor Group, an intercollegiate athletics consulting firm. Hatfield Clubb was the first female athletic director for a combined athletic department in Iowa. Prior to joining Drake […]Powered by WPeMatico
A monthly survey of business leaders in Iowa and eight other Midwest and Plains states suggests economic optimism remains strong across the region. The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index dropped from […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central pacific railroad train derailed in northeast Iowa near Calmar this morning. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s department reports 13 cars containing corn derailed shortly before 8 a.m. The derailment has caused the closure of three county roads. Company officials hope to make the necessary repairs to the tracks by midnight. No injuries were reported. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he got an earful during his town hall meetings over the weekend from plenty of Iowans who are upset about the nation’s health care situation. Grassley, a Republican, says he’s upset, too, because his party controls both chambers of Congress and the White House, but can’t seem to find a […]Powered by WPeMatico
The former president and treasurer of a labor union in Le Mars who admitted to embezzling money will spend 12 months in federal prison. Fifty-three-year-old Curtis Lang from Le Mars received the prison term after a May 8th, 2017, guilty plea to one count of embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. At the plea […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds is urging the EPA to expand next year’s production mandate for “advanced” ethanol that’s made from plant material rather than just the starch from corn kernels. Reynolds is in Washington, D.C. today to testify at a public hearing on the Renewable Fuels Standard. “Certainly as the governor of a Midwest state, I’ve been […]Powered by WPeMatico
The new U.S.D.A. crop report shows a slight decline of two percent in the condition of the corn crop this week as the dry weather continues. Two percent of the corn is now rated very poor and eight percent is rated poor — while 65 percent is rated in good to excellent condition. One area […]Powered by WPeMatico
Residents in communities across Iowa will be taking part in tonight’s National Night Out Against Crime. Matt Peskin is the national project coordinator for the 34th annual event which includes activities in at least 60 in Iowa communities and 16,000 cities nationwide. “The original idea was kind of symbolic, sit on your front porch, turn […]Powered by WPeMatico
