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Canadian farm equipment company says it will close Osceola plant, laying off 51 workers
Salford Group, a Canadian company that makes tillage and crop fertilizer and application equipment, is closing its Osceola manufacturing plant, laying off 51 workers, according to a required notice it provided to Iowa Workforce Development. Salford didn't immediately respond to requests for more information Wednesday. Linamar Corp., an advanced manufacturing company, also based...
Iowa National Guard Soldiers Return Home
(Des Moines, IA) -- One-hundred-fifty Iowa National Guard soldiers are back home after a year-long deployment to the Middle East. A welcome home ceremony was held (Friday afternoon) at the Des Moines Airbase for the 831st Engineer Company. The National Guard says the soldiers were federally activated in September 2023...
Community solar scheme enlists help of sheep for land upkeep: 'It's important to find opportunities'
"Shows that arguments about 'installing solar panels on farm land prevents it being used for farming' are incorrect." Solar panels and sheep may sound like an unlikely combination. But when sheep can graze on the grass around solar installations, everybody wins. CleanTechnica reported that the SunSmart Ames Community Solar Project...
Beloved Illinois small-town baseball coach 'showed immense humility and commanded respect'
PEORIA — Mike Kemmer was a sum of equal parts, faith, family, education and baseball. He was a father, a coach, a teammate and a teacher who built winners on and off the baseball field during his long stretch at Knoxville High School, a school of about 325 students located 40 miles...
This weekend in Iowa: bluegrass, burlesque heroes and villains and Iowa City’s newest dance company performs.
It’s another busy summer weekend across Central and Eastern Iowa. If you’re looking to shop local check out the summer pop-up shops in downtown Iowa City or head over to Cedar Rapids for an art mart at CSPS Hall. Besides the shopping, we can’t help but notice the diverse array of things to do across the state. In Des Moines, the Beaverdale Blue Grass Festival welcomes all pickers and grinners who appreciate the American roots tradition. For more international fare, Feed Me Weird Things has the Tokyo-based Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama, Muchael Hartman Trio. Quad City residents can celebrate the Cedar Valley’s Latino heritage at the ¡Fiesta! festival in Waterloo.
Salute to Veterans Set for July 25th in Algona
–The Lakota based Hunting with Heroes organization has once again lined up a “Salute to Veterans” night at 3 different racetracks across Iowa, with those set to take place next week. Hunting with Heroes Co-Founder Bernie Becker tells KLGA News they will have 10 different cars sporting special, patriotic themed wraps at each track, to go along with a free meal for local veterans.
KXEL Morning News for Fri. Jul. 19, 2024
The law that bans most abortions in Iowa could take effect as soon as today. Iowa’s law bans abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected. That’s usually around six weeks, before some women know they’re pregnant. Planned Parenthood will continue to provide abortions in the narrower window set by the law. Planned Parenthood is expanding operations at its health centers near state lines in places like Omaha, Nebraska.
Iowa Public Information Board sued over alleged open-meetings violation
The state panel charged with ensuring transparency in government is being sued for allegedly violating Iowa’s Open Meetings Law. Briana Reha of Polk County is suing the Iowa Public Information Board and its members for the manner in which they approved a pay raise for the board’s executive director, Erika Eckley. The lawsuit alleges that […] The post Iowa Public Information Board sued over alleged open-meetings violation appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
South Tama softball falls to Pella in regionals
PELLA — The South Tama softball team picked the right time to put up some runs, but Pella responded with too many for the Trojans to atone for. The host Dutch responded to South Tama’s big inning with an even bigger one, bouncing the Trojans from the first round of Class 4A Region 6 play with a 16-4, four-inning victory on Thursday night.
A dark and stormy meeting
TAMA – As the storms brewed, thunder crashed, and lightning flashed across the darkened sky, many gathered for the Tama City Council meeting. Nolan Peshel was first up on the agenda. The child entrepreneur stood in front of the council members as the wind howled outside the windows. Mr....
South Tama Prairie continues to bloom and grow
Buds and blossoms, nature and wildlife, the South Tama Prairie draws in all elements of the outdoors. Established in 2021 after Denise Fletcher was awarded $1,500 of prairie grass seed, the prairie is currently thriving and in bloom just south of the elementary school. The last few years have included...
MICA Child, Adult Care Food Program announced
Mid-Iowa Community Action announces its sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age or disability. Child care participants who are members of FIP or SNAP households or who are Head Start...
Metro daycare holding lemonade stand for classmate waiting for heart transplant
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — From the first hour to the most recent, life has been Ali’s opponent. “She was born with a congenital heart block,” says mom, Isabella Hageman, “so she had a pacemaker.” She battled months in the womb, then weeks in the NICU … but somehow prevailed. “I think one of the doctors […]
Final preparations underway in Knoxville ahead of RAGBRAI
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — In just a few days, thousands of cyclists will be crisscrossing the state. TheRegister's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa starts on Sunday. And the overnight towns along the route are making their final preparations for their day in the spotlight. The town square in Knoxville...
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