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Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
Man raises money to pay off lunch debts at alma mater, other schools in district
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Some school districts in Iowa are reporting thousands of dollars in unpaid lunch accounts. With the first day of school approaching, one man is calling on others to help pay off lunch debts, just like he did in his community. School lunch is considered a...
From the Rows | Brian Grete — Day 4
My route took me north out of Iowa City up through crop districts 6 (east-central) and 3 (northeast) in Iowa. We started sampling at Robbins just north of Cedar Rapids and finished our half of the route near Sumner. Yield samples along my route averaged 202 bu. per acre with a range of 145 bu. to 255 bu. per acre. Despite the variability, the corn we sampled resulted in a high average yield. One thing of note, the further north we moved along our route, the less mature the crop.
Iowa’s Largest and Tallest Trees program set for Sept. 11
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Iowa’s Largest and Tallest Trees” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Join big tree hunter Mark Rouw has been searching for the biggest trees in Iowa...
Both Clarinda, Woodbine teams ranked in IATC Preseason Team Rankings
(KMAland) -- Seventeen KMAland cross country teams are ranked in the Iowa Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches' first state rankings. The Martensdale-St. Marys' girls are the highest-rated KMAland squad, coming in at No. 4 in Class 1A. Woodbine and Clarinda are the only KMAland teams to have both...
Congressman Zach Nunn’s resource fair for Iowa retirees
GRIMES, Iowa — Congressman Zach Nunn held a resource fair in Grimes on Thursday for Iowa retirees. The resource fair helped retirees find support and find community resources to help them during their retirement. Nunn was joined by representatives of the Social Security Administration, Alzheimer’s Association, the Attorney General...
Naig fields questions at SCIA ag banquet
(Farragut) -- Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says more than one issue is stalling progress on a new Farm Bill in Congress. Long-delayed action on the Farm Bill is just one topic Naig addressed as guest speaker at Wednesday night's Shenandoah Chamber and Industry Association Annual Meeting and Ag Banquet in Farragut. During a question-and-answer session, Naig was asked whether there is one thing holding up a new Farm Bill's approval. Contrary to popular opinion, Naig says one factor NOT blocking is a Republican-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate.
How a local pharmacy maintains services for rural Iowans amidst wave of pharmacy closures
BLOOMFIELD, Iowa — Pharmacies across the county are facing severe challenges as they struggle with staff shortages and financial pressures. In Bloomfield and Keosauqua, independent pharmacy Wells Hometown Drug is feeling the impact firsthand. Owner Mylo Wells says the biggest challenge stems from the Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs,...
Officials propose replacing Iowa’s second oldest county jail
Sac County’s Jail in Sac City has been in operation for over 80 years and the county’s voters will decide in November whether a new jail should be built. The Sac County Board of Supervisors is proposing that a new county jail be built across the street from the current one, then the old one would be used by the county sheriff’s office. The supervisors have voted to put a nearly $11 million bond referendum on the General Election ballot to finance the two-phase project. According to the state jail inspector, Sac County has the second oldest jail in Iowa and it does not meet current safety standards, putting staff, inmates and the public at risk.
Former Glenwood medical director charged with professional incompetency
Four years after he was forced from his job amid a wide-ranging scandal at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center, the facility’s former medical director is facing allegations of incompetence from the state’s own regulators. The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged Dr. Mohammad E. Rehman with professional incompetency – an offense that is defined by […]
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