Alta-Aurelia Community School District will be increasing pay for all staff and administrators by 2.6% for the 2025-26 school year. Last Monday, the school board approved flat rate contracts for …
Farm land across much of Iowa saw a decrease in cash rental rates for 2025 marking the first decline in cash rental since 2019, mirroring recent declines in farmland value. Buena Vista County …
April precipitation provided ample relief to much of the existing drought conditions as northwest, northeast and southwest Iowa were upgraded from “moderate drought” status to …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District is looking forward to upgrades coming to campus over the summer in preparation for the 2025-26 school year. During their meeting …
A heated exchange between Cherokee Zoning Commissioner Adam Glienke and Cherokee County Supervisor Shane Bellefy exemplified the contentious nature …
The Alta Community Library’s search for a new home may soon be coming to an end. After nearly a year of back and forth on site proposals, the board is asking that the city council approve the construction of a new facility on the northern end of …
Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure will retire at the end of June after 37 years in law enforcement. McClure announced his departure from the force Tuesday morning on the Sac County Sheriff’s …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors offered overall positive feedback to the zoning commission's proposed solar ordinance, signaling the two-year-long drafting process is likely coming to an …
Tyson saw an overall positive second quarter performance for fiscal year 2025 despite subpar performances across the Springdale, Ark. company’s multi-protein portfolio. During their earnings …
Cherokee County landowner Niels Lundsgaard looks forward to the prospect of a utility scale solar farm on his land, saying that the proposed Maple River …
Renovations to the state’s Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders in Cherokee are scheduled to be completed by this fall. During their quarterly citizens advisory meeting last …
The Cherokee County Zoning Commission is likely to move forward with a solar ordinance that would all but eliminate the future of utility scale solar projects in the county. During their meeting …
Senate approved 2% SSA rate, awaiting governor’s signature
The Cherokee County Zoning Commission performed another review of the proposed solar ordinance draft that could make or break the prospect of both utility scale and personal solar projects in the …
Claims recent ‘5-prong strategy’ to fight bird flu showing some success. Roth: ‘We have to wait and see’
A Marcus cattleman believes Donald Trump’s tariffs could resurrect the Midwest cattle industry. Chad Tentinger, a Marcus native and Principal Developer at Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company, wrote …
The U.S. is approaching the three year mark since the resurgence of avian influenza and the pleas for increased research are only growing louder. Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza …
MidAmerican Energy has reported over 13,000 customers in Northwest Iowa have lost power this morning likely as a result of the spring snow storm. As of noon on Wednesday, MidAmerican reported …
The estate of a Marcus man who died in March 2023 is suing the Cherokee Regional Medical Center, claiming that the negligence of nursing staff led to his death. According to the …
President Donald Trump formally instituted the 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico Tuesday morning, a realized threat the president delayed for a month after the neighboring countries …