DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) project in Howard and Winneshiek Counties in northeast Iowa is expanding into a new phase, with a specific focus on edge-of-field conservation practices. Since the Turkey River Headwaters and Chihak Creek Water Quality Project started in 2020, over 35,000 acres of  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Iowa State Auditor issued the following 16-page audit report on Oct. 18, 2023, entitled "Report on Special Investigation of the City of Hazelton Fire Department." Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Page Auditor of State's Report...3-4 Investigative Summary: Background Information...5-6 Detailed Findings...6-11 Recommended Control Procedures...12-13 Staff...14 * * * Auditor of State's Report To: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The Iowa Utilities Board issued the following news release: The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) reminds Iowa electric and natural gas customers who are struggling to pay utility bills to make payment arrangements with their provider before the annual winter moratorium on service disconnections begin on Wednesday, November 1. Iowa's winter moratorium law prevents utilities from disconnecting customers' electric or natural gas utility service for nonpayment between Novemb  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 19 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved $464 million to fund a joint proposal by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Great Plains Institute and two regional electricity transmission operators, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) for DOE's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program. The grant award will be used to help  more

CALMAR, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- Northeast Iowa Community College issued the following news: Lasack's career in higher education spans 20 years for Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, where she has specialized in workforce, education and collaborations with employers and local organizations. NORTHEAST IOWA-Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) has named Amy A. Lasack vice president of Business and Community Solutions. She begins the new role at NICC on Nov. 13. Business and Community Soluti  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Rural Prosperity Nebraska is leading the charge on revolutionizing leadership development for Nebraska's rural communities by hosting a leadership Chautauqua on Nov. 8 in Kearney, which kicks off a multi-step revisioning of traditional leadership development programs. Funded by a grant from the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Rural Prosperity Nebraska has teamed up wi  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Oct. 19 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: As part of a grant of almost $1.5 million awarded to the University of Northern Iowa's Department of Languages & Literatures, a new cohort of 15 graduate students have begun working toward their English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement or master of arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Ultimately, this grant benefits Iowa's burgeoning population of ESL students who a  more