The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for three proposed bridge replacement projects on Iowa 2 east of I-29. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2024.
Badgers are tough. We’ve all probably heard of the African Honey Badger and how it doesn’t give a hoot. Well our American Badger is just as tough and probably doesn’t care much either! Badgers are found statewide in Iowa, mostly using open country. They can be found as far east as Ohio, but the core of their range are the Great Plains States like Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. Like the beaver, badgers are one of nature’s engineers. I consider them like a bulldozer or backhoe. They can move a lot of soil quickly!
The 2022 Downtown Summer Movie Series will continue on Saturday, July 23. The free series features family-friendly movies shown outdoors in the Sunken Parking Lot on Central Avenue Saturday nights at dusk in the summertime.
If you’ve ever been out hiking and noticed a tiny volcano made of mud, you’ve seen the home of a mudbug! Actually, mudbug is just another name for crayfish...just like crawdad or crawfish! We have 8 species of crayfish in Iowa, but in this article we’re going to talk about 3 species that commonly dig burrows.
Sidney Community School has announced registration and Back-to-School dates for staff and students for the upcoming school year. Registration will take place Aug.
In celebration of the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading an effort to designate June as the “Month of Life.” Ernst and eight of her Senate colleagues introduced legislation last week supporting the designation. Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.V.) introduced a similar resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.Res. 1216).
Preserve the memory of your child or grandchild hooking their first fish this summer with a special certificate. Print the certificate yourself from an electronic file posted online or request a printed certificate.
Beans are a staple in nearly every vegetable garden. Edible beans come in many sizes, shapes and colors and include green beans, pinto beans, lima beans, edamame (soybeans), cowpeas, kidney beans and others. While Iowa is known for growing soybeans, there are many other types of beans that grow well in the home garden. In this article, horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer frequently asked questions about growing beans in the home garden.
Southeast Community College’s Ford Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET) program recently purchased three new Ford vehicles from Ford Motor Company. Students will use a 2022 Ford Bronco, 2022 Ford Ranger and a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E in which to train.
Southeast Community College will soon receive a $1.4 million U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Apprenticeship Building America grant. This grant program was designed to strengthen, modernize, expand and diversify its Registered Apprenticeship Program to enable more workers to earn while they learn and find reliable pathways to the middle class.