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Incumbent Zach Nunn (R) and Lanon Baccam (D) are running in the general election in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent Zach Nunn (R) and Lanon Baccam (D) are running in the general election in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Nunn defeated then-incumbent Cindy Axne (D) in 2022 50.3% to 48.9%. As of the Q2 2024 campaign finance reports, Nunn had raised $3.96 million and Baccam had raised $2.71 million. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting the district. As of Jul. 22, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball each rated the election Lean Republican and Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales rated it Tilt Republican.
Worried about bird flu mutation, feds seek livestock worker vaccinations
Federal health officials are encouraging farm workers who tend livestock and poultry to get vaccinated for seasonal influenza to help prevent a bird flu mutation that might spark a pandemic in people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that it would devote up to $5 million to pay for the vaccinations […]
Meet the 3 Libertarian Party candidates running for Congress in Iowa
The Libertarian Party of Iowa will be fielding a candidate in three of the four Congressional districts in Iowa. Nicholas Gluba in the 1st Congressional District, Marco Battaglia in the 3rd Congressional District and Charles Aldrich in the 4th Congressional District filed their official candidacy papers Monday at the Iowa State Capitol. Here's what...
Let’s Talk Greene County (8/1/2024)-Susie Kundrat and Michelle Book
Susie Kundrat is a nationally-renown athletic dietitian and Michelle Book is the President and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa are partnering together for an event on Saturday at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines to promoting Kundrat’s books, “Eat, Move, Groove” as a simple and easy to implement nutritious, healthy lifestyle with facing food insecurity. Kundrat is on a nation-wide book tour and is donating 22 percent of her book sales to food pantries and food insecurity efforts. The Saturday event in Des Moines will have those proceeds directed to the Food Bank of Iowa. Kundrat and Book are two Tower of Fame Awardees and Jefferson High School graduates.
With Iowa’s new hemp law taking effect, THC beverage producers launch new drinks
With a federal judge refusing to block the enforcement of a new state law restricting THC-infused drinks, Iowa manufacturers are debuting new drinks that conform to state regulations. The Iowa-based companies Climbing Kites in Polk County and Field Day Brewing Co. in Johnson County have pursued a lawsuit challenging a measure passed by Iowa lawmakers […]
Racehorse owners sue national organization over tax assessments in Iowa
Two racehorse owners at Polk County’s Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino are suing the national nonprofit horseracing organization that collects taxes and fees from owners. Joseph A. Kelly of Des Moines, a thoroughbred racehorse owner who owns three horses that race at Prairie Meadows, and Douglas L. Anderson of Arkansas, who owns two horses that […]
New lights are up at Linduska Field
The first high school football game at Linduska Field in Jefferson is set for Friday, Aug. 30 for the Greene County Rams. The Carroll Tigers provide the opposition in a non-district season opening contest on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com. A new addition at the facility is new lights. Activities Director Dave Wright told Raccoon Valley Radio the poles and lights are up, but not all the electrical work has been completed.
State Auditor Sand To Host Town Halls In Area On Thursday
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand invites the public to join him for several town hall meetings scheduled for Thursday in four area counties. Sand will host the first town hall of the day in Crawford County in Denison’s Washington Park from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sand will share updates from his office’s efforts to monitor and protect taxpayers’ money and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in state, county, and local governments. He then heads to Carroll’s Southside Park for a town hall from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. before traveling to Sac City Park in Sac City from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sand finishes the day in Rockwell City at the Calhoun County Courthouse’s gazebo from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of these town hall meetings. A list of the upcoming dates, times, and locations for Sand’s town halls in the region is included below.
The Boone County landfill is filling up fast, officials predict only 30 years til capacity
Space at the Boone County Landfill is becoming an issue, Boone County Landfill Administrator John Roosa said. Slowing down the tons of solid waste taken in is the first step to slowing that process down. With just over one million tons of available space, the landfill would reach capacity in 13 years....
P.E.O. scholarships from Hazel Brown Zachar fund
Recent 2024 graduates of Greene County Community School District, Olivia Hoyt, Georgia Osterson and Ellie Knippers were recipients of the Hazel Brown Zachar P.E.O. scholarships. Each of the three graduates were awarded over $1,800 each in college scholarships by the Hazel Brown Zachar endowment fund through P.E.O. International Foundation. Hazel...
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