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Indianola, Waverly and Sergeant Bluff to benefit from new solar projects
A federal program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is funding solar projects in Iowa that will produce enough renewable energy to power more than 1,200 homes. SE Municipal Iowa, a subsidiary of Sandhills Energy, would receive $6.9 million for the project as part of USDA Rural Development’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) […]
Kamryn Lande, Jackson Wacha voted the Ames Tribune's female and male Athletes of the Week
Roland-Story volleyball player Kamryn Lande and Ballard football player Jackson Wacha were voted the Ames Tribune's female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of Sept. 15-21. ...
Iowa House Dems reveal 2025 legislative agenda, hoping to sway voters before election
DES MOINES, Iowa — There are just 40 days until November elections and Iowa House Democrats are sharing their priorities for the 2025 legislative session with hopes of encouraging and exciting voters for down the ballot races. The agenda laid out is very similar to the one from 2024.
Utilities complete transmission line linking Iowa and Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Construction work on a high-voltage transmission linking Iowa and Wisconsin has been completed and the line is fully operational, a group of utilities announced Friday. American Transmission Company, Dairyland Power Cooperative and ITC Midwest began work on the 102-mile (164-kilometer) Cardinal-Hickory Creek line between Iowa’s Dubuque County and Wisconsin’s Dane County in April 2021. Construction wrapped up late last week, ITC Midwest spokesperson Rod Pritchard said. The 345-kilovolt line was fully energized Thursday. The utilities say the line will improve electrical reliability and support renewable energy projects. A coalition of conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit in March seeking to block the final mile (1.6 kilometers) of construction across the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge near Cassville, Wisconsin. They argued that the line would damage the refuge and that the utilities improperly acquired the land from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A federal appellate court in May allowed the work to continue but the original lawsuit is still pending.
Iowa Football Position Group Power Rankings - Bye Week
It's the first of two bye weeks for Iowa football. Iowa is 3-1 with four games under its belt and will go into the meat of the Big Ten schedule starting next week against Ohio State. With 1/3 of the way through the regular season, let's examine the power rankings...
ISU Opens Conference Play on Road at the Cougars
(Ames, IA) — So far so good for Iowa St. football but a new season begins on Saturday as the Cyclones start play in the Big 12 visits Houston. ISU has wins over North Dakota, Iowa and last week crushed Arkansas St. 52-7. This week they face a Cougars team that is somewhat unpredictable — they played well against Oklahoma but lost 16-12 and then last week played poorly in a 34-0 loss to Cincinnati Iowa St. Head Coach Matt Campbell says it doesn’t matter what Houston has done, his team needs to step it up even more because to sustain success in a season is not easy.
Pro Football Focus: Iowa's top-10 players on offense heading into the bye week
Looking at Iowa's top-graded players on Pro Football Focus through the first four weeks of the season. It's the first of two bye weeks for Iowa football. Iowa is 3-1 going into the first bye week, with wins over Illinois State, Troy, and Minnesota, and the lone loss coming to Iowa State. Now, after taking down the Golden Gophers last weekend in Minneapolis, it's full speed ahead for the Hawkeyes as they start Big Ten play.
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