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The Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF) is seeking applicants for its Homeownership Assistance Program. The program is made possible by a $100,000 grant from the Iowa Finance Authority to SWIHTF which is administered by Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO).
Over the past 5 years, this...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Liljedahl family during a ceremony today at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. Owned and operated by Dennis and Diane Liljedahl, along with their son, Drew, and daughter-in-law, Candice, Liljedahl Farms...
Mills, Fremont, Montgomery and Page counties in southwest Iowa all reported a 21.6 % increase in the value of farmland from 2021-2022, the highest percentage in the state of Iowa, according to results of the Iowa State University Land Value Survey.
The survey showed agriculture land values...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation into law Tuesday that will provide families nearly $7,600 per child to cover private school expenses.
The controversial Students First Act was passed by lawmakers overnight on Monday without the support of nine Republicans in the House of Representatives,...
Three years ago, Jeremy Clark, owner of ESB Clark Heavy Construction, was trying to find property in and near Red Oak to build a new facility.When he wasn’t able to find anything suitable for what he needed, he took matters into his own hands, purchased 54 acres just south of Red Oak city limits on...
State Treasurer Roby Smith is starting the year with a celebration for National Unclaimed Property Day on February 1. “The goal of the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt is to put money back into the hands of rightful owners,” said Smith. “Unclaimed Property Day is a great opportunity to search for your...
The Red Oak Fire Department is currently investigating a residential structure fire that occurred at 2439 Aspen Ave.
Fire department personnel received a call on Jan. 23 at approximately 7 p.m. from the property owner, Norman Hollesen, stating that he was contacted and advised that the house that...
Breda, IA (February 20, 2023) – Iowa’s 2023 Legislative Session began Monday, January 9th. Following the start, broadband’s state association, Iowa Communications Alliance (ICA), co-hosted a Welcome Back Reception with other rural entities. Western Iowa Networks (WIN) attended welcoming Iowa’s...
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has agreed to the annual funding request from West Central Community Action.At the regular supervisors meeting Jan. 10, the supervisors met with WCCA executive director Wendy Mueller, who outlined some of the important things that WCCA does to help those...
The Red Oak Downtown Urban Renewal Board approved multiple grant requests at its regular meeting Jan. 4.Under projects seeking first round approval, DUR chairman Roger Vial shared a request from the Red Oak Grand Theatre at 410 E. Coolbaugh St. for the installation of new gutters on the rear of the...