Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
The Johnson County Administration Building may be at risk from rising floodwaters if Tuesday’s Army Corps of Engineers flood estimates hold, the county’s facilities manager told the Board of Supervisors Wednesday. The Administration Building was sandbagged, except for the main entrance, by midday Wednesday.Facilities Manager David Kempf said if Corps projections hold, flood waters may reach the building by late Saturday. The ambulance department, a storage facility, and an annex that houses the Veterans Affairs office, called the Fisher Building locally, are also at risk.
The egalitarian sandbagging crew ranged from elected officials to part-time employees. Between shovels of sand during the sandbagging, Board Chair Rod Sullivan said Kempf would notify him if the building became inaccessible due to floodwaters, and the Board would then consider an emergency Sunday meeting to make further decisions.
Conservation Director Harry Graves and Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator R.J. Moore shovel sand, while part time minute taker Megan Grant holds the bag.
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