10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (914+ words) OGDEN -- U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden was in Iowa Friday, asking farmers from across the country to share their experiences dealing with consolidation and pricing issues in the fertilizer industry. Vaden, who previously served as a judge on…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (727+ words) The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (983+ words) A clean energy group is calling on the Iowa Utilities Commission and policymakers to ensure utility companies don't use data center energy demands to build new facilities and pass the costs on to ratepayers. Iowa Business for Clean Energy, in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (611+ words) The traditional folk tale goes like this: Mid-afternoon one day, a young man showed up at an elderly lady's house and, when she answered the door, he asked, "Do you have any food? I am hungry and haven't eaten." When…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1150+ words) Iowa Environmental Council's annual "condition of the state" report on Iowa's electric generation shows that while wind continues to dominate Iowa's electricity generation sources, there has been a "reversal" in the state's progress to meet energy demand with renewable sources....

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (785+ words) Last Thursday evening, the Planning and Zoning Commission hosted a "Community Roundtable" to provide an opportunity for Marshalltown and Marshall County residents to let the Commission know what they thought were important topics for data center regulation. The event was…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1641+ words) For 45 years, Hugh Espey worked with Iowa communities in opposition to large scale livestock operations and pipelines. Now as concern toward data centers mounts, Espey said he sees parallels to the previous fights. Espey is retired from Iowa Citizens for…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (473+ words) U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson told reporters Friday that if her opponent wins the U.S. Senate campaign, the Iowa State Fair might lose its Iowa Pork Tent. Hinson flipped porkchops and spoke with officials, farmers and media at the Iowa State Fair about…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (417+ words) Planning for a community's future is about more than deciding what we want to build. It is about understanding where we are today, identifying the challenges ahead, and establishing a shared direction for the decisions that will shape Marshalltown for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (214+ words) These modernized facilities are more than brick, turf, and mortar. They are collaborative spaces where synergy happens. They are where student-athletes will learn teamwork, where musicians and artists will find their voices, and where our classrooms will foster innovative, hands-on…...