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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...
No one injured when plane runs off tarmac at Lincoln Airport
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – No one was injured Tuesday morning when a plane ran off the tarmac at the Lincoln Airport. Bob Frank with airport police told Channel 8 that the plane went off the runway during landing around 11:15 a.m. Airport spokeswoman Rachel Barth said wind caused the...
Dangerous heat expected in central and eastern Nebraska Tuesday and Wednesday
HASTINGS, Neb. – 100+ degree heat index temps are expected and likely in much of the central and eastern portion of the state Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Hastings and Omaha have issued a Heat Advisory for Central to Northeast Nebraska from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The advisory stretches as far west as North Platte, and east to the Iowa-Nebraska border, into Iowa.
Longtime Nebraska homeowners would get targeted relief under new legislative bills
LINCOLN — Three legislative bills introduced Monday would extend significant property tax relief to Nebraska homeowners based on how long they have owned a home in the state. Legislative Bill 75, from State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha, would exempt qualified Nebraska homeowners from paying any property taxes after 40 years of ownership in the state. […]
Omaha crews work to reopen State Street before school starts
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction crews are under pressure to complete road projects before the new school year begins. Rachel Pitzel of Northwest Omaha said, “It’s been a huge pain in the butt actually.”. Pitzel is talking about construction along State Street, a major link to Blair High...
Nebraskans with felony convictions file lawsuit to restore voting rights
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Top election officials are being sued by Nebraskans who want their voting rights restored. It’s in response to secretary of state Robert Evnen’s direction for election offices to stop registering those with past felonies. The suit was filed Monday morning by the American Civil...
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