ANKENY, Iowa—At the December 9th DMACC Board Meeting, DMACC Board of Trustees Chair Joe Pugel of Newton takes the oath of office as Chair of the nine-member Board of Trustees, while Kevin Halterman of Indianola takes the oath of office as Vice Chair. Pugel is from DMACC District 5 which encompasses Bondurant-Farrar, Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully, Newton, PCM, Pella […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest!  More than 40 parks are hosting either a guided group hike or suggesting a self-guided hike. Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature in winter, and experience […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa— The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County, Iowa. This is Iowa’s fifth detection of H5N1 HPAI within poultry […]

AMES, Iowa—Story Construction, an employee-owned general contractor, construction manager and design-builder headquartered in Ames, IA, announces a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of L & L Builders Co., a general contractor based out of Sioux City, IA. Story Construction will do business in the Sioux City region under the L & L Builders name. […]

Johnston, Iowa (Monday, December 2, 2024)- The holiday season is sweeter when you save liveswith LifeServe Blood Center. This winter, while you’re baking cookies, building snowmen, andstaying cozy, don’t forget the gift that truly matters—saving lives. From December 2 to January 4,every blood donation you make could also mean winning one of the amazing gifts […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led a letter to Acting Director of the Air National Guard, Major General Duke Pirak, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting that ongoing runway and ramp projects at the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) in Sioux City be included in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). House […]

Nearly 10,000 members of MEMBERS1st Community Credit Union will receive between $5-$500 in December, as their portion of a bonus dividend (also known as patronage dividend) distribution taking place December 15. The decision to distribute a bonus dividend totaling more than $175,000 was approved by the credit union’s Board of Directors in November. “2024 was […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Sioux County, Iowa. This is Iowa’s fourth detection of H5N1 HPAI within […]