Construction To Close G-71 in Mahaska County
Nov 17, 2016
Highway G-71 in Mahaska County from Highway 163 to Bussey will be closed to thru traffic from November 21st to November 25th. Residences can be reached, but the railroad cannot be crossed as they are…
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Worker Rescued From 230 Feet Up Inside Industrial Chimney
Nov 17, 2016
GRANDVIEW, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in southeastern Iowa have rescued a worker from more than 200 feet up inside a 620-foot industrial chimney at a MidAmerican Energy plant. The Muscatine Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2fib2NA ) that…
Iowa Sock Maker Fox River Mills Sold To Private Equity Firm
Nov 16, 2016
OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — A private equity firm from Texas is buying Iowa sock maker Fox River Mills. The family that owned Fox River for more than 40 years agreed to sell it to Dallas-based…
Indian Hills Community College Students Participate In Community Service With Tenco
Nov 15, 2016
Students from Indian Hills Community College decided to give back to their community as their fall project. The students in Wapello Hall joined Tenco staff members on November 9 to do some needed yard work…
Oskaloosa Police Arrest Suspects In Robbery Case
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Plea Hearing Delayed When Ex-Burlington Councilman Hesitates
Nov 15, 2016
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Police Identify Woman Who Died After Waterloo Shooting
Nov 14, 2016
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Branstad Considers Minimum Wage Uniformity That Worries Some
Nov 13, 2016
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has called for a single statewide minimum wage, rather than a hodgepodge of wages that vary by county, and a new Republican majority in the Legislature could…
Anti-Trump Protesters Block Freeway In Iowa City
Nov 12, 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of protesters angry about Donald Trump's presidential win blocked Interstate 80 in Iowa City for about a half-hour, backing up traffic for miles. The protests began Friday afternoon when…
Study Shows 2 Dangerous Chemicals Released At Pella Plant
Nov 11, 2016
PELLA, Iowa (AP) — A federally mandated study has concluded that Pella Corp. inadvertently released two dangerous chemicals into the ground at its plant in Pella. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2eYAuaR) that the study…