20+ hour, 46+ min ago   (492+ words) Editor’s note: During the month of July we will be running special throwback stories in honor of the 250th Anniversary of America. Two stories published in 1976, 50 years ago, detail awards won by farmer advocates from Bremer County for their work in…...

2+ day, 59+ min ago   (324+ words) Rivers and reservoirs are running dry across England after weeks of hot weather — but forecasters say rain is on the way. Several bodies of water across the country are starting to see the impact of the persistently high temperatures — with…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (410+ words) Pictured is 2026 Fayette County Fair Queen Maggie Jones (At-Large Candidate) and Princess June Bahe (Miss Oelwein). The two were crowned Tuesday evening at the bandstand prior to the pie auction. Tuesday was a time of reflection as 2025 Fayette County Fair…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (187+ words) Community Newspaper Group The Oelwein American Legion Post 9 will host its annual Kerns sweet corn and chicken dinner on Friday, Aug. 7, 4:30-6:30 p.m. The meal will include fried chicken, Kerns sweet corn, cheesy potatoes, roll, dessert and a beverage for a free…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (143+ words) ALBIA — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a release of manure from a vacated storage basin at an animal feeding operation six miles south of Albia, in Monroe County. The DNR received multiple reports of the release Friday…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (221+ words) Frankie Dolan, left, with her mother Sara, father Sean, and brother Mikel after her parents accept the Good Farm Neighbor Award for Newton Pork. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to Sean and…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (282+ words) The Fayette and Bremer County Extension and Outreach offices will host a Windbreak School event on Thursday, August 13. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to approximately 1 p.m. at Meyer Construction, Inc., located at 1781 Viking Ave. (County Road V56) in Sumner. This in-field…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (584+ words) VINTON — The Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter had another successful year at the Benton County Fair, with members volunteering, educating fairgoers, exhibiting livestock, and representing the chapter with pride. Before the fair even began, chapter members volunteered their time helping set…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (196+ words) Rows of Napa cabbage maturing with aid of black plastic mulch to protect roots. AMES—Midwest commercial vegetable growers can access two new resources from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach on Napa cabbage and eggplant production. The publications, which…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1104+ words) An analysis from Environmental Working Group mapped 15,309 animal feeding operations in Iowa, which is several thousand more than what is tracked and monitored by the state. The group utilized satellite and aerial imagery to map animal feeding operations across Iowa…...