An investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a residence in the Southern Kossuth Couny town of Lu Verne Monday evening. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department was called in around 5:30 p.m. Monday from a LuVerne resident stating her husband was on the floor and unresponsive. Deputies found the man dead when […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Chicago-based developer plans to build two wind farms in northwest Iowa. Invenergy says the projects will include more than 80 turbines each in Sac and Ida counties. Nick Matchin, Invenergy’s manager for renewable development, says the locations have easy access to the electrical grid and the area’s stronger winds make it more conducive to […]Powered by WPeMatico
The former business manager of the Woodward-Granger school district is charged with first-degree theft following a special investigation by the State Auditor’s office. The investigation identifies some $270,000 in improper spending from December of 2012 through August of 2017. That includes $253,000 of pay and benefits for Melissa Lantz. The report says Lantz issued 101 […]Powered by WPeMatico
As Iowa farmers face as much as two-billion dollars in losses due to international trade tariffs, the Trump administration is announcing a tentative trade agreement with Mexico. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says President Trump has his mind set on eliminating the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, a longstanding deal between the U.S., Mexico […]Powered by WPeMatico
Construction on the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s casino in Carter Lake, Iowa on the western border of the state is moving along on schedule. Ponca Tribe chairman Larry Wright Junior says they have now selected the name Prairie Flower for the casino — which was the name of former chief Standing Bear’s daughter who died […]Powered by WPeMatico
Most of the money given to a reward fund in the Mollie Tibbetts case will be returned to donors. A statement from Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa says no reward will be paid to anyone who provided tips because Tibbetts was not safely returned home. The reward fund grew to over $385,000 in the weeks […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds says she hopes to cut taxes again if she is elected to a full, four-year term this November. “We’re working on that right now,” Reynolds says. “We haven’t sat down. I haven’t laid anything out.” Reynolds took over as governor in late May of 2017, so the 2018 legislative session was […]Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S.D.A. on Monday revealed details of a trade relief package for farmers. For now, it amounts to $4.7 billion, with the possibility of more aid if exports continue to suffer. Iowa Soybean Association President Bill Shipley, who farms near Nodaway in southwest Iowa’s Adams County, says the best they can hope for is some […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Farm Progress Show begins today near Boone and runs through Thursday. The outdoor farm exhibition features the major equipment manufacturing companies, seed companies, grain storage and handling companies, and crop protection products. Show manager, Matt Jungmann says there is a lot of things to see. “The first floating tractor in North America, as well […]Powered by WPeMatico
