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Landus expects small 'green' ammonia plants to make big dent in farmers' fertilizer costs
Talus Renewables plans to build nearly 80 modular "green" ammonia plants in Iowa and other Midwestern states over the next two years. The green ammonia, produced with water, air and renewable energy, will be used to make nitrogen fertilizer needed by farmers to help grow crops that feed people and livestock.
Willie Ray’s Q Shack to travel to Northwestern Iowa to help flood victims
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids restaurant owner Willie Ray Fairley says he is taking a crew to northwestern Iowa this weekend to help Iowans impacted by devastating flooding. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Fairley said the team with Willie Ray’s Q Shack will be serving meals Saturday...
Osceola Rotary Club holds sock drive
Through the months of June and July, the Osceola Rotary Club has been hosting a new type of community fundraiser to benefit local students - a sock drive. “The Rotary Club was looking to have a project that we could get the community involved in to benefit students at both Clarke and Murray Schools,” said Rotary president Teresa Woods.
Clarke Sends Perry Home With Loss
The Bluejays fell last night in Osceola to Clarke. The Indians picked up the 10-2 win. Clarke jumped all over Perry pitching as they scored in every inning. The Bluejays offense would score their first run of the game in the fourth. The Indians had already pulled ahead, 5-0, when that happened. Clarke grabbed their first win over the Bluejays. Perry had won the previous 7 match ups. This is the third straight loss and the Bluejays have given up over 10 runs in all of them.
Two Teens Injured and One Dead in Single-Vehicle Crash in Fort Dodge
(Fort Dodge, IA) – A tragic incident at a Fort Dodge park claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl and led to another teenage girl being airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines. The crash involved a single vehicle, a Chevy Malibu, which the driver lost control of, causing it to collide with a tree. A third passenger received treatment at the scene and was later released. The Iowa State Patrol is currently investigating the crash, and there has been no update on the condition of the hospitalized driver.
You can now drink up with brunch in W. Des Moines: City OKs bottomless booze, with strings
Some West Des Moines bars and restaurants had been unknowingly violating the city's ban on unlimited alcoholic drink specials by serving bottomless booze during brunch — and local police didn't know about it either. But the specials are now legal under city code. On Monday, West Des Moines City Council members passed an...
Nate Heise might be the perfect role player for Iowa State basketball
When then-Northern Iowa guard finished his fourth season with the Panthers, he had nothing but positive things to say about his time in Cedar Falls. Inside him, however, was a desire to do something bigger. "I wanted to play in arguably the best conference," Heise said. With one year of...
Essential Dos and Don’ts for Iowa’s New THC Regulations
On Monday, July 1st at midnight, a new law went into effect, causing some restaurants, bars, and distributors to panic. It's a new state law focused on the use and sale of tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The new law (HF 2605) does not outright ban THC in products like...
Angela Harrington at Panka Peruvian Restaurant
Angela Harrington is a developer, hotelier and civic promoter of the I-80 corridor from Des Moines to Iowa City. We asked her to lunch and met at Panka Peruvian Restaurant, a marvelous, minority- and female-owned café on Ingersoll. Mariella Maya’s restaurant upgraded recently after she closed her rotisserie chicken...
Fireworks Ordinance Reminder for Jefferson Residents
The Jefferson Police Department is reminding residents about the fireworks ordinance. Police Chief Mark Clouse says fireworks are still illegal to shoot off within city limits. “That would not include sparklers, snakes, that type of novelty item that you can buy at Dollar General or somewhere. But anything that you...
Adair Police Chief Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Machine Gun Conspiracy and False Statements
DES MOINES, Iowa –The Adair Police Chief was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison Wednesday for conspiracy, false statements to the ATF, and illegal possession of a machine gun. According to public court filings and evidence produced at trial and sentence, Bradley Eugene Wendt, 47, has served as...
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