"I'm back here in front of the council to decide what we're going to do with the Iowa Juvenile Home - we need the city to be a participant in all of the projects to be done," Jim Hobart, co-owner with his wife BJ, of Hobart Historic Restoration, Cedar Rapids, told Toledo City Council members ...
At the January 17 meeting, the guest speaker was Janet Busch from the Tama-Toledo Chamber of Commerce. She spoke about the various festivals and celebrations that have been and continue to be observed in both communities. A concern she expressed was the cost of lighting the trees on the ...
"Stable" seems to be the agreed upon description for the current farmland values in Iowa and the midwest. The assessment is based upon what they're saying in the annual report of Iowa State University's Farmland Value Survey and reports from Farm Credit Services of America and Farmers National ...
Do you know an Iowa livestock farmer who takes pride in doing the right thing for people, animals and the environment? Nominate them for the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor award, sponsored by the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers (CSIF). Nominations are open through March 1 at ...
DES MOINES- The newest Iowa Wine and Beer directory includes listings for 86 wineries, 79 breweries and 11 distilleries across the state. The 175 directory listings represent a 10 percent increase over the previous edition released in 2015."We've seen tremendous growth in Iowa's craft ...
JOHNSTON In the tradition of providing farmers the latest industry insights, the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) along with Mid-Iowa Cooperative will host Ag Street 2018 on Jan. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, ...
"Partnering with UnityPoint Health Des Moines and UI Health Care allows Grinnell Regional Medical Center to continue to offer the quality of care GRMC patients have come to expect and keep it close to home," said Wendy Kadner, chair of the GRMC board of directors in a Jan. 4 news release. ...
CEDAR RAPIDS- Eight area nonprofit organizations are receiving community grants totaling $15,449 from the Alliant Energy Foundation in the second of its two 2017 giving cycles.Among those earning grants was the City of Tama, $1,000 for City of Tama playground / skate park."We are proud to ...
Premier Estates of Toledo, as one of their projects to give back to the community this holiday season, invited families of residents, and the community to stop by and place as many hats and mittens on their Christmas tree as they desired.The drive started the week of Nov. 27 when the tree was ...
Alliant Energy has received a record number of customers reporting scam phone calls. Customers also report that scammers are getting better at impersonating utilities. We received a few complaints that some are sending text messages or coming right to your door.From January 2016 to November ...