DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 28, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
For the second consecutive year, Iowa’s payroll tax rates will be the lowest allowed by state law. DES MOINES, IOWA – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that the schedule of unemployment insurance rates used to tax Iowa employers will remain at the lowest possible level allowed by law. This marks the second consecutive year at […]
AUGUST 28, 2023 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2023 Summer Term. This is a list of students who received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, Associate of Science (AS) degree, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, Diploma […]
The Grain Indemnity Fund serves as a low-cost insurance policy for Iowa farmers DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 24, 2023) – The reinstatement of fees on grain sold to or deposited at Iowa-licensed grain dealers and warehouses as part of the Iowa Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund (Grain Indemnity Fund) starts on September 1. “The […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 23, 2023 Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s front runner refused to attend the two-hour event. Trump instead recorded a competing 46-minute interview with former Fox News […]
Marking the Grand Opening of the Mahaska County YMCA’s State-of-the-Art Health and Wellness Center and Early Childcare Center OSKALOOSA, IA – Area leaders from representing the Mahaska County YMCA, the City of Oskaloosa, and the Oskaloosa Community School District are thrilled to announce the official opening of the brand-new 80,000-square-foot Health and Wellness Center and […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the selection of James “Jim” Jones to serve as the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. The new executive position will lead the charge in setting and advancing priorities for a proposed unified Human Foods Program (HFP). Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The shade under a tent was the only relief for community members as the first shovels of dirt for a new entertainment complex were made. Representatives from the city of Oskaloosa and EVOLVE Hospitality spoke briefly at the groundbreaking ceremony. Matt Jacobs, President of Evolve Hospitality, which also manages the Fairfield Inn […]
AUGUST 23, 2023 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the 127 students who were on the college’s academic Honor Roll for the 2023 Summer Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC student must be enrolled fulltime and have a grade point average for the term of 3.5 […]
Proof Positive That Investing In People and Partnerships Is The Key To Success August 22, 2023 — R.P. Lumber Co. in Edwardsville, Ill., was honored as a Beacon Award winner during the Beacon Awards banquet held Friday, August 18. The Beacon Awards are a premier national industry awards program developed by The Hardware Connection magazine […]
