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SWIPCO Awarded Iowa West Foundation Housing Repair Grant
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF), a nonprofit administered by the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO), was recently awarded a $125,000 grant from the Iowa West Foundation for housing repairs in 2024. SWIPCO has leveraged these grant funds with other grant monies to complete wide-ranging housing repairs across...
State Fair dairy rules are a contrast with COVID
Some memories stick with you — like that August day around 1960 when my parents loaded my two brothers and me into our Dodge Coronet and headed to the Iowa State Fair for the first time. Our excitement rivaled that of Abel Frakes’ family in the famous “State Fair” movies.
State lawmaker to hold public forum on long-term care insurance
Kathryn McKnight, a long-time nurse and wife of Ken Croken, died in 2021 after a years-long battle with breast cancer. After his wife’s passing, Croken contacted his long-term care insurance provider to collect on the claim, worth about $2,000. What was supposed to be a simple procedure quickly turned frustrating as Croken went back and […]
Reynolds, Bird announce $5.5 million in victim services funding after federal cuts
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird pledged Monday to provide $5.5 million in one-time bridge funding to keep services available for Iowa crime victims after Congress made budget cuts to federal victims services funding. Earlier this year, Congress lowered the spending cap on the Victim of Crimes Act (VOCA) fund to $1.2 […]
Iowa Irish Fest 2024: Everything You Need to Know
Iowa Irish Fest returns to Downtown Waterloo THIS weekend. From Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, people from all across the globe will be pouring into Eastern Iowa for one of the biggest celebrations of Irish culture in the Midwest. If you're planning to head out to Waterloo, make...
Flood-related displacement creates a housing crisis
REGIONAL—Hawarden resident Morgan State and her children were blowing bubbles in front of their temporary home last week, watching globes of soapy water rise and burst in the shade of large trees at the Big Sioux Recreation Area campground southwest of Hawarden. The State family of four has been...
Knoxville Man Charged with Felony Criminal Mischief
A Knoxville man has been charged with felony criminal mischief after alleged vehicle vandalism early Friday morning. According to court records, on July 26th at 2:34 am, Knoxville Police Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Marion St. and Attica Rd. for a report of a vehicle being vandalized. The reporting party stated that two males took off running westbound on Marion St and described one of the males as having black and white hair. This fit the description of 18-year-old Zachary Rankin according to Officer Joe Weppler. The reporting party was then able to positively identify Rankin as the one vandalizing the vehicle due to a Facebook image.
Seneca Cos. names new president, chief operating officer
Seneca Cos., a Des Moines-based petroleum products company, has announced Darren Binning as its new president and chief operating officer. Binning’s 20-year career with Seneca started in 2004 when he joined as a project manager. Most recently, he served as vice president of the company. He graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science.
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