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Loring Hospital Contributes $28.27 Million To State Economy In 2023
Iowa hospitals play a central role in supporting their home community’s vitality, and Loring Hospital in Sac City is no exception, contributing an estimated $28.27 million to the state’s economy in 2023. According to a recent report released by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA), Loring Hospital supported 225 jobs throughout the state, 118 of which were direct employment at Loring. In total, the hospital paid $7.1 million in wages and benefits to staff, which is then spent locally to support area businesses. The full IHA Economic Impact of Hospitals in Iowa 2023 report is included below.
Inside an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic before abortion ban takes effect
The day was, for the most part, business as usual for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames. Patients trickled in and out of the small health care center in the Campustown neighborhood, one of only two clinics in Iowa that provide surgical abortions. The overseeing OB-GYN on duty managed a packed schedule as...
‘We Are Here With That Insecurity’: Mixed-Status Families Weigh Leaving Iowa
This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born. That’s why, after a day’s work...
Iowa’s Latest Billionaire Made Their Fortune on the Farm
If you've ever wondered who the richest person was in Iowa, we have an answer! If you assumed that Iowa's richest person had something to do with farming or agriculture, you would have assumed correctly. Who is the Richest Person in Iowa in 2024?. The latest Iowa billionaire is Harry...
Manhattan man dies in Missouri rollover crash
HARRISON COUNTY, MO (KSNT) – A Manhattan resident is dead following a crash on I-35 in Missouri on Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a crash occurred around 5 p.m. on July 21 on I-35 about seven miles north of Eagleville in Harrison County near the Iowa border. A Kia Sorento was traveling […]
Missouri woman hospitalized after fall from UTV
MERCER COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 8:30p.m. Monday in Mercer County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2019 Polaris Ranger driven by John E. Gant, 67, Oak Grove, was northbound on Route A three miles north of Modena. The passenger identified as Tammy...
Updated: RAGBRAI 2024 Rolls into Atlantic
(Atlantic) Thousands of bicycle enthusiasts hailing from coast to coast and abroad are traveling across Iowa for RAGBRAI 2024. The trip started in Glenwood on Sunday, spent Sunday night in Red Oak, and headed out on Monday morning through Elliott, Griswold, and Lewis for an overnight stay in Atlantic. (The video posted below is the final two-and-half mile stretch on County Highway G30 into Atlantic)
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Approve Resolution Objecting to IUB Ruling to Enact Eminent Domain
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution objecting to the Iowa Utilities Board’s authority to enact eminent domain within Montgomery County for privately owned and operated carbon dioxide pipelines, according to County Auditor Jill Ozuna. On June 25, the Iowa Utilities Board approved the...
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