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DCI Investigates Stabbing in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A stabbing in Red Oak is under investigation. On Thursday, at approximately 10:29 p.m., the Red Oak Police Department received a call from an individual requesting assistance at an apartment complex on West Reed Street in Red Oak. Responding officers found a 48-year-old male suffering from a stab wound. The victim was medically treated by the Red Oak Fire Department and later transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska for further medical care.
Sheep Show Kicks Off the Activities at the Cass County Fair
(Atlantic) The Cass County Fair Sheep Show starts the activities at 8:00 a.m. today. Darrin Petty is in his 24th year as the superintendent and 34th year on the committee. Petty says the show is held in the outdoor ring, starting with FFA, followed by 4H. Petty says the process...
Atlantic Football Team Starts the Season One Week Early
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Football Team will play ten regular season games this fall instead of the standard nine. In March, the Board of Control formally approved a week 0 football game on August 23, at home against Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer says the summer workouts...
Hay yield and quality varies across the Upper Great Plains
Rain has been a blessing for some hay producers and a curse for others in Nebraska and the Dakotas. According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of agronomy and horticulture Jerry Volesky, yield for grass and alfalfa hay has been relatively high this year in central and eastern Nebraska, an area that has had much-needed rain after a long period of drought. Areas in the Nebraska Panhandle have seen comparatively lower hay yields due to not as much rain.
Man injured in a tractor crash just east of Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was injured on Friday afternoon in a tractor crash just east of Lincoln. Bennet Fire & Rescue responded just after 1 p.m. to an area near 190th Street and Yankee Hill Road, northeast of Bennet, on reports of an injury accident involving a tractor.
American Pickers’ Frank Fritz relies on ‘long-term nursing care’ after stroke as conservator demands access to his funds
AMERICAN Pickers star Frank Fritz has been relying on “skilled nursing care” that will be “long-term” two years after he suffered a debilitating stroke. Frank, 60, has been under a conservatorship and guardianship since he suffered a stroke at his Le Claire, Iowa home in July 2022, as he has been in and out of the hospital and rehabilitation.
Atlantic Mayor a Part of ISU College of Design, Extension, and Outreach Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop July 30-31
(Ames) Iowa Mayor Grace Garrett is one of six Mayors statewide participating in the Iowa State University College of Design, which, in partnership with ISU Extension and Outreach, will host the Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop (IMDW) July 30–31 on the Iowa State campus. The IMDW will serve as...
North Iowa grocer wins national award
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A local independent grocer has won a national honor. SpartanNash, a wholesale supplier of food to over 2,100 retail locations nationwide, recognized Randy’s Neighborhood Market during its 2024 Food Solutions Expo. Randy’s Neighborhood Market received the Large Market Size Performance Award for providing shoppers with “spectacular value and quality with private label products.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
Iowa: Revenues down but still good at Catfish Bend Casino for 2024, GM says
Iowa: Revenues down but still good at Catfish Bend Casino for 2024, GM says. Catfish Bend Casino revenues for 2024 are down compared to last year, but members of the Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission (SIRRC) learned during their meeting Tuesday afternoon that the dip in revenues doesn’t mean the business is doing poorly.
Drainage School Helps Make the Connection for Field Tile Industry
Field tile drainage is a critical component of Iowa agriculture – making fields more accessible and reducing the amount of surface runoff and waterlogging that would otherwise occur. Nearly one-third of Iowa farmland is currently tiled. But an ongoing challenge is replacing old tile systems and installing new tile...
Iowa Zoo Facing Cruelty Allegations After the Death of a Shark
An Iowa aquarium is facing calls to shut down after it euthanized a shark that bit an employee this week. The Des Moines Register reports that Blue Zoo, a for-profit aquarium, opened in May in the Villages at Jordan Creek Town Center. The euthanized shark is reportedly the second animal to die at the facility since it opened, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Register reports that the Humane Society of the United States is calling for an investigation and for Blue Zoo to close.
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