The Greene County Development Corporation (GCDC) executive committee voted unanimously Jume 4 to name Michelle Book the interim director. Book will serve in this role as GCDC transitions to a new leadership model following Ken Paxton’s departure effective May 30. Book stepped down as Food Bank of Iowa CEO at the end of 2024. She is a 1979 graduate of…
Read MoreDay: June 4, 2025
View from my window: A pair of ‘feel better’ stories
June 1, 2025 The anxiety and chaos around us regarding citizens who look different than us being placed in jail, the concern around the loss of funding for Medicaid for those receiving as well as the potential of health care facilities closing because of funding losses, the impact the tariffs are having on commodity prices and businesses, are all resulting in…
Read MoreCorn, soybeans both ahead of average year
Dry weather with isolated showers led to 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 1, 2025, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Primary field activities included planting, cutting hay and spraying emerging crops. Topsoil moisture condition across Iowa rated 5 percent very short, 23 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. In west…
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