As a new Board that will be installed into office January 1, 2025, we would request the current Board to refrain from appointing new members to the zoning board of adjustment to replace Todd Sebesta and Kurt Kelley and any further appointments. Todd resigned in mid-November 2024. Kurt ...
Saint Nicholas was a bishop of Myra the 300’s, a city of the Roman Empire, in modern-day Turkey. He was a man known for his generosity and passion, whose stories of heroic faith and miracles spread far and wide after his death. Once, when he was a young man, there were some neighborhood girls ...
Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons are just around the corner, when roughly 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons. Iowa’s first gun season is Dec. 7-11. Second gun season is Dec. 14-22. Last year, hunters reported harvesting around 60,000 deer during ...
Wind turbine blades play a crucial part in clean energy generation, but their disposal poses a growing challenge. Luckily, innovative solutions provide new ways to keep them out of landfills. As the wind industry grows, there is an increasing need for replacement of older wind turbine blades ...
With the holiday season here, it is time for reflection. Whether with family, friends, or yourself, this is a wonderful time of year to come together for reflection. Take the time this holiday season to relax and reflect on what was, what is, and what will be. Holidays are a way to make ...
Out here on the farm, we know things can break down and go wrong. And when they do, we address it. We don’t ignore the problem and hope it goes away. We face the truth, fix the problem and move on. That’s how we live our lives. And that’s why I was upset when I heard the recent news ...
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. –John 1:14 This is an early Christmas greeting. This is the only time I can and will be writing an article during the month of December. A Blessed and ...
In partnership with Polk County and Iowa Cover Crop, the Polk Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has planted a cover crop demonstration plot for farmers and landowners to visit at their leisure. This opportunity provides producers a space to learn about cover crops and observe which ...
Q: When will the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) be available? A: Around this time last year, Iowans started voicing concerns about the delayed release of the updated FAFSA. It turned into a months-long postponement that threw a wrench into the process for families and ...
When I knew I was not going to farm anymore, I needed to cheer myself up. I decided to ride Amtrak. Due to a bomb cyclone cancelling my ride from Seattle to St. Paul, I ended up riding the California Zephyr from Emeryville, Calif. to Omaha. As a child, my mom and I rode a partial version of ...