DES MOINES – The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) recently donated $10,000 worth of pork Friday to help fight food insecurity in central Iowa. That translates to about 14,400 meals, divided between the Food Bank of Iowa and the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC). The Food Bank ...
DES MOINES – It’s hard to have a happy holiday if you’re arrested for drunk driving. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to urge drivers to think twice before drinking and driving. December 15 – January 1, 2024, drivers will see ...
CLIVE – Six teams of Iowa youth won scholarships while participating in the Senior Division of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) Youth Swine Judging Contest. The event, which invites students from across the state, took place at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines the week of ...
There is some exciting news for the Pioneer trail. The Grundy County Conservation Board and Grundy County Heritage Foundation have spent the last year exploring ways to close the gaps on the Pioneer Trail. Currently, there are two gaps on the Pioneer Trail. One gap is on the east edge of ...
Grundy Center – Grundy County Auditor Rhonda R. Deters conducted a successful post-election audit of the November City-School election on November 13, 2023. Ballots in Precinct 7 were hand-counted by election officials to ensure they matched the totals reported by the ballot tabulator. ...
GRUNDY CENTER – In honor of Veterans Day, the Grundy County Courthouse and Annex Building have again been illuminated in green as part of a county government initiative meant to spark a national conversation and ‘greenlight’ Veterans forward as valued members of America’s ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Each year between October 15 and December 7, Iowans who utilize Medicare for their health insurance benefits have the opportunity to review and make changes to their prescription drug plan (known as Part D coverage) or other portions of their Medicare coverage for the ...
As of Monday, about 16% of Iowa’s corn and 24% of its soybeans have been harvested so far this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For corn, that is about four days ahead of the five-year average. For soybeans, that is one day ahead of last year and even with the five-year ...
GRUNDY CENTER — A Grundy Center man who serves as a volunteer firefighter in the neighboring community of Holland has been arrested and charged with 13 counts of second degree arson and one count of reckless use of fire or explosives over allegations that he started a slew of fires in ...
The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 city and school elections came and went last week with mostly incumbents vying for local seats. In the community of Garwin, no candidate filed for one of the three city council seats up for election, while in the nearby race for ...