Smithfield — the world’s largest pork producer — will close its ham deboning plant in Altoona August 30 and shift production to plants in South Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois. * Over 300 employees work at the central Iowa plant. The company is offering them severance pay and jobs in other Smithfield facilities. mithfield employs over […]
Democrat John Norwood says if he’s elected treasurer he’ll ensure more of the taxes Iowans pay the state “are kept circulating”
President Trump has announced he’ll allow countries to import more beef into the U.S. without triggering a higher tariff for the
Margaret A. Beneke, age 97, of Palmer, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Funeral Mass is 10:30 AM, Wednesday, August
Iowans are asked to be on the lookout for groups of monarch butterflies that might be congregating in our trees and
Buena Vista County health officials are urging residents to stay alert and get protected as Iowa responds to a growing measles
