The city of Cedar Rapids is watching the Cedar River rise with a projection of the water hitting above flood stage for the second time this month at 17.5 feet. “We were fortunate a couple of weeks ago — that one crested out at about 15.5 feet. So it actually did not meet our major […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s office is putting more than 300,000 postcards in the mail this week. The cards are addressed to Iowans who are eligible to vote, but are not registered to do so. “We’re hopeful that some of those folks will want to take that invitation and become active as a voter,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
A manufacturing business in the Eastern Iowa town of Monticello will be closing soon, leaving about 70 people without a job. Monticello City Administrator Doug Herman says MedPlast has been in operation in the city for over four decades. “Typically, MedPlast employed between 70 and 100. The employees at this facility, the great majority, live […]Powered by WPeMatico
A small city in northwest Iowa is trying to conserve its drinking water after flooding from heavy rains caused a water line to burst last week. The line feeds into the Paullina city wells and water tower and supplies drinking water for the city’s 1,000 residents. The line was fixed and cleaned — but testing […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s only focused on Thursday’s hearing that will feature U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the first woman who accuses him of sexual assault. Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says there is no immediate plan to hold a hearing that features Deborah Ramirez, the second […]Powered by WPeMatico
The latest USDA report on Iowa crops shows at least five percent of the corn and eight percent of the state’s soybeans were harvested by Sunday night. Harvest progress has been slow, though, because of above average rainfall in much of the state last week. Dennis Bogaards , who farms near Pella, says while this year’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Farmers can take a few strategic steps to speed up enrollment in the MFP, or Market Facilitation Program. It’s billed as being for farmers who were “directly impacted by unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs…which brought the loss of traditional export markets.” Iowa State University Extension farm management specialist Steve Johnson says farmers will need to provide […]Powered by WPeMatico
With the fall harvest getting underway it won’t be long before the holiday shopping season is upon us. You’ll find fewer options available for that shopping with the closing of some of the iconic retail stores across the state. Iowa State University apparel expert, Linda Niehm and her colleagues have researched the issue and she says […]Powered by WPeMatico
A man has died in a grain bin accident in northern Iowa. The Worth County Sheriff’s Department says they received a call shortly before 11:30 on Monday morning about an 80-year-old man possibly trapped inside a grain bin in the 1300 block of 370 Street west of Manly. Emergency crews later located Norman Backhaus inside […]Powered by WPeMatico
