Iowa banker says SBA red tape, liens unfair to disaster victims

A northwest Iowa banker says there’s too much red tape in federal disaster recovery programs. “Disaster victims are in no position to complete that excessive paperwork,” Gus Barker, president and CEO of First Community Bank in Newell, said this afternoon during testimony at a U.S. Senate Small Business Committee hearing. Barker told senators about helping […]

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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