by Dar Danielson | Apr 1, 2024 | News
A deadline is coming up for those who may have unclaimed tax refunds from 2020. IRS spokesman, Christopher Miller, says there is a chunk of unclaimed money out there. “The IRS estimates there is nearly $11 million waiting for around 10,000 people in Iowa who did...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 29, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Utilities Board released its ruling today on MidAmerican Energy’s request for a natural gas service rate increase. The IUB approved a 3.8% increase in natural gas service rates following hearings on the rate request. That is a little more than half of...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 29, 2024 | News
One northeast Iowa farmer has a head start on coloring his Easter eggs. Mark Westbrock keeps between 180 to 200 chickens on his Solstice Farm in Waverly. They provide eggs that range in color from the standard shades of brown and white to spots, and even more...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 28, 2024 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Outdoors
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released fish kill numbers from the fertilizer spill near Red Oak in Montgomery County March 11th. The DNR says nearly all the fish in an almost 50-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri border were...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 28, 2024 | News, Weather
DNR Hydrologist Tim Hall says the recent snow and rains have helped push back some of the drought conditions in the state. “The statewide average over the last seven days, three times the normal rainfall for that seven-day period. And for the month of March,...