Handling Halloween pumpkins provides a challenge to recyclers

Halloween pumpkins that didn’t get smashed or eaten by squirrels pose a problem for waste haulers after the trick-or-treating is over. The Ames Resource Recovery Plant burns garbage to produce electricity and assistant superintendent Mark Peebler says mushy pumpkins don’t burn. They have collection areas outside the plant for them. “Two totes that are out […]

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Charlotte Sundberg, 87, Alta

Charlotte Sundberg, age 87, of Alta, Iowa died unexpectedly on March 2, 2026 in Florida. Funeral services will take place Thursday,

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Rain Measurement 3-6-26

As of 6:45 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 0.52 inches of rain was measured at the Storm Lake Radio studios.Â