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Cover Crop Business Accelerator from PFI and ISA celebrates 5 years
Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Iowa Soybean Association offer their Cover Crop Business Accelerator (CCBA) program to support cover crop adoption in the Midwest. The program is now in its fifth year, and it helps new and emerging cover crop businesses with the seed and application services they need to reach their conservation goals. Ross McCaw, a CCBA participant and farmer from Marengo, talked about why he started his cover crop business.
Honoring heroes: Czech WWII historian preserving veteran stories aims to return to Iowa
Note: If you know of a World War II veteran living in Iowa or nearby states, contact Jiří Klůc on his Facebook page or email: sokolovo1943@seznam.cz. Jiří Klůc is in a race against time. The World War II historian, a doctoral student at Charles...
State Auditor Rob Sand holds town meeting at Yocom Park
State of Iowa Auditor Ron Sand, a Democrat, held a town meeting at Yocom Park in Chariton Tuesday morning, June 18. Auditor Sand spoke about a variety of topics and answered questions from the audience. There were 10 people present for the town meeting. Auditor Sand told about the local...
Nebraska nonprofit spends holiday preparing for flood cleanup in Spencer, Iowa
SPENCER, Iowa (WOWT) - Spencer resident Jon Muessigmann recalled when the Little Sioux River came out of its banks and inundated his town June 22. “It wasn’t just rising water,” Muessigmann said. “The water was with a vengeance. It has force behind it. It wasn’t just starting to come up. It had speed behind it.”
Area Fourth of July Celebrations are Open to the Public
The area will be full of fireworks celebrations on the Fourth of July. Starting in Buffalo Center where the Fire Department will have a display scheduled to begin at dusk or 9:30pm at Bison Field. The public is invited to attend the event. The celebration is a result of the money donated at Easter during the annual Pancake Day breakfast.
Spencer is Holding a Recovery Resource Event at the Clay County fairgrounds
The city of Spencer is holding a recovery resource event at the Clay County Fairgrounds Tower Gate Pavilion. Resources available at this event include Iowa legal, Aid Iowa State University Extension Outreach, Care Connections of Northern Iowa, Season Center for Behavioral Health, Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Crisis Response Canines, Samaritans Purse and Billy Graham’s Chaplains, American Red Cross, Iowa Insurance Division, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Iowa Workforce Development, Disaster Small Business Association, and FEMA disaster Recovery Services,
Clear Lake begins Fourth of July celebrations
(ABC 6 News) — In Clear Lake, Iowa, residents got the Fourth of July celebrations started a day early. On Wednesday, ABC 6 News reporter Alexander Schmidt joined Stacy Doughan, the CEO of the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce, to talk about this weekend’s festivities. While the Wednesday...
Sac City Celebrates 168th Annual Chautauqua Days Celebration Over Fourth Of July Holiday
“Fun Galore in ‘24” is this year’s theme for Sac City’s Chautauqua Days, with events kicking off tomorrow (Thursday) through Sunday. The town’s annual celebration began back in 1856 to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, all while displaying the city’s pride and growth. Tomorrow (Thursday) morning will be Jackson’s 4-H waffle breakfast at the Sac City Fairgrounds 4-H building, followed by the rubber duck race at Chautauqua Bridge brought to you by the Sac City Swim Team. Friday evening, Scoop the Loop, with cars and trucks driving up and down Main Street. Those interested in watching are asked to bring a lawn chair and enjoy ice cream specials, root beer floats, and food from East Sac Snack Pantry, which will serve walking tacos and WLC Cuisine Food Truck. During Scoop the Loop, the winners of the first-ever Mullet Contest will be announced for best overall, best adult, best child, and most creative mullets. Friday night will finish with dancing and live entertainment from 2 ½ Guitars. Saturday, the primary celebration day, will be full of entertainment, including live music, wiener dog races, a car show, a parade, and more. Saturday night will conclude with fireworks at the East Sac County (ESC) Elementary School, followed by a night swim at the Sac City Aquatic Center. The last day of the 2024 Chautauqua Days will be on Sunday, with the Ecumenical church service, golf tournament, community float down the Raccoon River, and community picnic to wrap up the events for this year. Thousands of individuals travel to Sac City yearly for the annual celebration, and the Sac City Chamber hopes you will be one of them. A complete schedule has been included below.
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