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Klein named 'Iowan of the Day' for 2024 Iowa State Fair
(Treynor) -- A southwest Iowa resident is among those holding the title "Iowan of the Day" at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. John Klein, an active member of the Treynor Optimist Club, was one of 10 nominees to receive recognition for this year's fair and will be recognized on August 12th at noon on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage. Founded in 1997, the Iowan of the Day award allows the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation to recognize the state's outstanding individuals. Members of the Optimist Club nominated Klein. Klein tells KMA News he was surprised and honored to receive the recognition.
EPA ends oversight of clean up related to Iowa plant explosion
The U-S Environmental Protection Agency has ended its oversight of clean-up at the eastern Iowa recycling facility that exploded in late 2022. Asphalt shingles were being recycled at the C6-Zero plant in Marengo. Twenty employees were injured and part of Marengo had to be evacuated when the plant exploded. Six months later, after delays in the timeline for clean-up, state officials asked the federal government to start overseeing the removal of contaminated water and soil from the site.
Iowa Named One Of The Best States For Health Care
Living somewhere that has really good health care is really important. Almost as important as living in a very safe town. Luckily, Iowans can rest easy at night knowing that their state is in the top 5 best states for health care. I mean, think about it. We have great medical facilities and hospitals across the state. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Stead Family Children's Hospital are world renowned.
Election 2024: Political candidates to appear at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Gates open at the Iowa State Fair next Thursday. While it’s best know for it’s food and fun rides, it’s also known for the politics. The politics at the fair this year isn’t going to be anything like last year’s before the caucuses.
D.C. Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers address Olympic athlete abuse, poultry processing
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley penned letters this week to SafeSport and USA Gymnastics demanding answers to why the agencies have done so little to protect Olympic athletes. Iowa lawmakers also introduced bills aimed at increasing small-scale poultry processing, reducing paperwork for small businesses and preventing sexual assault on college campuses. Here’s what Iowa’s congressional delegation […]
Dozen area baseball players recognized with all-district honors
Twelve area high school baseball players were recognized by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association on all-district teams released last Monday. In the Class 2A Central District, West Marshall’s Grayson Shaver, Owen Siegert and Beckham DeSotel earned first-team spots, as did Grundy Center’s Tate Jirovsky. BCLUW’s Calvin Zoske earned the only Class 1A first-team all-district pick from the area as a utility pick on the 1A Central District team.
Thousands of ears to be served at Estherville’s Sweet Corn Days
Organizers plan to serve 6000 ears of sweet corn tomorrow during Sweet Corn Days in Estherville. The festival started last night in Estherville’s Library Square with a “burning of the cobs” and the making of s’mores over the bonfire. Lexie Ruter of the Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce says one of tonight’s highlights features hula hoops. “Following the hula hoop contest, we’ve got our fireworks,” she says. “We pay extra money for extra high fireworks so you can see them over the trees and over the buildings.”
Another crab found in another Downtown Sioux City building
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Crab can be pretty pricy so you typically don’t expect to find it in a a vending machine, especially not an alive crab. But it just so happens that a live crab was in a second-floor vending machine at the Frances Building in Downtown Sioux City. Soso Mesa, who works for Pepsi, sent us the photo below showing the crab in the vending machine.