Storm Lake is putting more than $100,000 in annual community funding on hold as city leaders brace for difficult budget decisions. The Storm Lake City Council voted unanimously Monday evening […]

by Mark Magnuson (Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network) The Renewable Fuels Association is supporting an EPA proposal to restore renewable fuel volumes lost through small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. At a hearing Wednesday, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said the agency should reallocate all 770 million additional renewable identification numbers, or RINs, […] The post Renewable fuels group backs EPA plan to restore RFS volumes appeared first on KJAN.

Incumbent Republican Jeff Shipley has won re-election to Iowa’s 87th House District on Tuesday, November 3rd, defeating Democratic challenger Tom O’Donnell by a margin of 326 votes out of 12,266 […] The post Shipley Wins Narrow Victory in Iowa House District 87 appeared first on Ottumwa Radio.

John Deere factories in Ottumwa and Clarion are set to be phased out over next two fiscal years as the company looks to “optimize” manufacturing and “improve operational efficiency” according to a Wednesday announcement from the company. The company also plans to move small planter production from a facility in Moline, Illinois, to a John […]

Ottumwa Mayor Benjamin Foote believes John Deere will work with the city to find a replacement employer.

With Veterans Day next week, the annual Gold Star Hall ceremony is also scheduled to honor the memory of Iowa State University students who died while serving our country in […] The post ISU students who died during wartime to be recognized appeared first on Ottumwa Radio.

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A Clinton, Iowa, girl whose courage and determination inspired her family and medical team will be remembered Saturday, November 7, as the University of Iowa Hawkeyes honor her as an […] The post Clinton Girl to Be Honored as Honorary Kid Captain appeared first on Ottumwa Radio.

In a statement released on Wednesday, John Deere says it plans on shutting down two plants in Iowa with one of them being the factory in Ottumwa. The company says […] The post John Deere to Close Ottumwa Works Plant appeared first on Ottumwa Radio.

ITC Midwest is moving into the preliminary stage of a major high-voltage electric transmission line project that will run through eastern Wapello, Jefferson and Henry counties in southeast Iowa. The […] The post ITC Midwest Begins Pre-Construction Work on 52-Mile Transmission Line Through Wapello & Jefferson County appeared first on Ottumwa Radio.