Year: 2017

The vast majority of eligible state and local government workers in bargaining units have voted to retain their union representation in this month’s recertification elections. “I’m elated,” Homan told Radio Iowa. “…I think this speaks volumes. People want to have their union.” A new state law requires recertification votes before each round of contract talks […]Powered by WPeMatico

An attraction on the Maquoketa River that opened three years ago will be featured on the cover of the 2018 Iowa Travel Guide. Voters, in an online contest, selected the image of the Manchester Whitewater Park for the front of the guide that’s distributed annually to travelers from every state and around the world. Manchester […]Powered by WPeMatico

A global bank headquartered in Germany will pay nearly $113,000 to the Iowa Public Employees Retirement system. The payment is part of a settlement Deutsche Bank reached with most of the attorneys general in the U.S., including Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. “Deutsche Bank did something that was pretty complicated but clearly and completely illegal,” […]Powered by WPeMatico

A new power plant is being planned for the Sioux City area that will turn wood waste into electricity. Green Star Energy Group is preparing to build a $53-million facility just across the Missouri River in South Sioux City. Adam Smith, with the Nebraska Forest Service, says it’s a potential game-changer for the region’s foresters […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa Court of Appeals has ruled dairy farmers near Wesley in Kossuth County showed “sufficient evidence” their operation was harmed by nearby power lines. The Burdick family sued Interstate Power and Light in October of 2013. The family argued their dairy cows produced less milk and had breeding problems because of stray voltage. After […]Powered by WPeMatico

The Iowa State football team, which just moved into the top 25 rankings for the first time since 2005, will be sharing the spotlight with the ISU marching band this Saturday. The John Philip Sousa Foundation will formally present the Iowa State University Cyclone Football “Varsity” Marching Band with the Sudler Trophy during halftime of […]Powered by WPeMatico

A northwest Iowa woman has been charged with assaulting employees inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Estherville on Sunday. Employees told police a woman ordered at the drive-through, waved a knife at the employee at the pick-up window, came into the restaurant and assaulted a male and a female employee, then threatened another female employee with the […]Powered by WPeMatico

A woman who’s been a mechanic at a John Deere dealership in northwest Iowa for the past three years is one of four finalists for a national honor. Kellie Einck, a 2014 graduate of South O’Brien Community School, is nominated for the National Future Farmers of America’s “Amercan Star” award for her work. “I started […]Powered by WPeMatico