Ag Startup In Ames Attracts Investors

An initiative in the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames has attracted an investment firm to back their plans to help developing ag businesses succeed. The Ag Startup Engine was created to help address two fundamental

KHS Golf Coach Inducted Into IHSGCA Hall Of Fame

A local golf legend has been inducted into the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association (IHSGCA) Hall of Fame in the first year he was eligible to be selected for the honor. Larry Clark coached golf at

Roy Allen VanAernam of Ida Grove

Funeral services for 69 year old Roy Allen VanAernam of Ida Grove will be held Monday at 2pm at the Exira Lutheran Church of Exira with burial in the Exira Cemetery, with Military Rites conducted by Ballou

Hansen Becomes Full-Time Chief Of Police In Manning

Manning’s part-time Police Chief, Sam Hansen, has officially become the full-time department head as of Wednesday, March 8. Hansen, who became a Sheriff’s Deputy at the age of 20, spent several years with the Audubon County Sheriff’s

Danner’s Request For Variance Denied

A Carroll farmer’s request for a zoning variance was denied last night (Thursday), at the Board of Adjustment meeting. Loren Danner had requested the variance on a grain leg constructed in 2013 that was later found to

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Greene County

The Iowa Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Team has confirmed reports of infestations in Greene and Wayne Counties, bringing the total to 43 counties in Iowa. In Greene County, the beetle that attacks and decimates ash trees was

Arrest Warrants Sought In Jefferson Bank Thefts

The investigation into ATM thefts at People’s Trust and Savings Bank in Jefferson has been completed and authorities are seeking arrest warrants for 35-year-old Derek Eugene Ott of Jefferson for theft in the third degree, aggravated misdemeanors.