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Highland Superintendent Ken Crawford makes the case for the school’s $15 million bond on the ballot Nov. 5.
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Highland Superintendent Ken Crawford makes the case for the school’s $15 million bond on the ballot Nov. 5.
Democratic contenders for the Iowa Legislature held a town hall at the Washington Public Library last week, speaking with voters about a handful of the party’s talking points before taking questions submitted by audience members. Organizers framed the event as a replacement to the typical Washington Chamber of Commerce-run candidate forum ahead of Election Day, which did not materialize this year due to scheduling conflicts.
When the Iowa Pork Producers Association first asked Matt Gent to be its board president, he said no. The Wellman hog grower, running a farm owned by his family for three generations, was uninterested in the spotlight or the time commitment away from his operation. And while he had already served on the pork board for several years, he didn’t feel his knowledge of the group was thorough enough to lead it himself.But after thinking about it for a while, Gent figured it would be helpful to have a relatively young farmer in the leadership position, rather than a retired producer who understood the industry but wasn’t as engaged with its day-to-day issues.
The pork industry is in the midst of a rebound from its least profitable year in a generation, according to an Iowa State University Extension swine specialist.
Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church was a noteworthy landmark on Highway 1 half-way between Keosauqua and Birmingham. On the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 24, the church burned to the ground.
‘The living room of Kalona’ will serve its last drinks on Oct. 31, after owners said it failed to recover from business disruptions in 2020.
Community 1st Credit Union is excited to announce it will be awarded a $625,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions.
Amber Meixner has been co-owner of Fairfield Precast Concrete for the past eight years, and has helped the business to expand its product line during that time.
A pair of vehicles collided at the intersection of Highway 22 and Dogwood Avenue west of Wellman on Wednesday, totaling both cars and leaving at least one of the drivers involved with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, according to police records.
Noah Schlabaugh, 23, was also convicted of requesting a search warrant under false pretenses in Linn County.
Laura Atwood and Christina Freeman are two former educators who have gone into business together as co-owners of Sip & Glo Nutrition Bar on the east side of the Fairfield square.
Teah Benkoczy co-owns the eatery Due South with her husband, Camp Boswell, one of several restaurant adventures the pair have undertaken.
LeAnn Titus is the owner of LeAnn’s Sewing Shoppe on the north side of the Fairfield square. Titus moved her business there two years ago, after having run it from the alley north of Central Park. She purchased the business in 2015 when it was known as Dottie’s Sewing Nook, where she had been an employee since 2002.
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