WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering abilities in similar fashion. Scientists place them in the family named Picidae. All have strong claws, short legs, strong stiff tail feathers to help them climb trees and ...
Iowa is a national leader in wind production, and that leadership has brought real benefits to rural counties like Adair and Howard. As local governments work to stretch limited budgets to keep roads drivable, bridges safe, and parks well-maintained, wind energy tax revenue has become a ...
Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Farm subsidies, that is. They distort markets, suppress diversity, and create winners and losers. We can’t get by without them. Nearly 70% of farmers surveyed in the 2025 Iowa State University Farm and Rural Life Poll agree that ...
As we wrap up another year in Dysart, I want to extend my heartfelt thank you to every member, volunteer, sponsor, and community partner who supported the Dysart Chamber of Commerce in 2025. Your involvement made a year of growth, new ideas, and renewed traditions possible. From celebrating ...
One of the issues the Iowa House Republicans have been working on for several years now is the issue of school and public libraries providing material, mostly books, that rational people would consider pornographic. In past years we have passed legislation barring our public schools from ...
Primary school students have been reading TikTok sensation Icebreaker, an enemies-to-lovers romance about a figure skater and an ice hockey player. The cartoon cover features a ponytailed girl (who looks to be in her tweens) in a sparkly purple costume, smiling up at a much taller boy holding a ...
Iowa is taking an exciting step to help young children grow and thrive with the creation of a new Center of Excellence for Early ACCESS. This new center is part of a statewide plan to make sure every child, no matter where they live, can get the best possible start in life. The Center of ...
With winter approaching, the work on Salt Creek Wind Phase I is winding down. You may have noticed less activity in that area. I was notified that the last turbine in Phase I was raised last week. During our negotiations with NextEra Energy on Phase I, David Turner and I met with Kimberly ...
A couple weeks ago I was reading more news about water only to come across another story which, in roundabout ways, is also about our state’s water quality. It was about the lawsuit filed against Farm Bureau Financial Services and several of their other subsidiaries. Former special ...
Northwest headwinds buffet Iowa Republicans a year out from the 2026 midterm elections: Farmers are under stress, grocery prices are high, our rivers are fouled, and voters want better. The GOP controls the statehouse, the governor’s office and the entire congressional delegation. The ...