Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) has announced plans to develop what would be the largest solar project in Iowa. CIPCO is partnering with Clenera of Boise, Idaho to develop the project. Jared McKee is Clenera’s director of business development. “It will be 100 megawatts AC. So that’s actually the amount of power that will be […]Powered by WPeMatico
A fire Sunday morning at the Hamilton County Maintenance Shed in Webster City destroyed thousands of dollars worth of equipment and leaves the county short of available snowplows. Webster City firefighters were called out at 5:15 a-m Sunday and were joined by firefighters from Duncombe, Stanhope and Woolstock as they worked at the scene for […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa State pulled away from a 63-63 tied with 5:15 to play in the game and went on to a 77-68 win over Drake in the final HyVee Classic in Des Moines. Drake had led by five before the Cyclones came back to forge the tie. “I was proud of our guys they way they […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds traveled to southeast Iowa Friday to visit a small business launched by a couple of Florida transplants. Carson King and his son, Zach, moved to Iowa about a year ago to open ‘Oh Donuts’ in Sigourney. The governor gave the whole grain and gluten-free donuts a thumbs up. “What a great concept,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
A pickup truck ran through and split in half the grain trailer on a semi this morning sending two people to the hospital. The accident happened at the intersection of Dancer Avenue and 270th street south of Rockford just after 9 this morning. The pickup truck rested in the middle of the roadway while part […]Powered by WPeMatico
A central Iowa man will spend 40 years in prison for making child pornography. Thirty-three-year-old Raymond Wayne Eugene Hall pleaded guilty in July to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He admitted to making child pornography with a hidden camera where he engaged in sex acts with a child. He also made videos […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thousands of Iowans will receive college degrees this weekend, with the biggest fall commencement ceremonies taking place in Iowa City and Ames. A few of those students, including Alejandro Martinez, will become the first in their family to graduate from college. Martinez, who’s from Tama, says his parents are thrilled. “I need to make my […]Powered by WPeMatico
A small southeast Iowa college now boasts the largest solar array in Iowa, which is also billed as being the most technologically advanced solar power plant in the world. John Hagelin, president of Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, says the five-acre, 1.1 megawatt array is run by an “artificial intelligence learning computer” and it’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Today marks the six-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. A group of students in Iowa City plans to walk out of class at 2:26 this afternoon, in recognition of the 26 victims. City High student Drew Owen, a member of the group Students Against School Shootings, told KCRG-TV they […]Powered by WPeMatico
