NE Iowa News

Cresco City Hall closed after COVID-19 cases increase

By Charmaine Little | Jul 30, 2020

Cresco City Council has unanimously decided to close city hall for a second time due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Howard County, according to Cresco Times.

Bloomingdale is 'proud' of General Assembly's work in 'unprecedented session'

By Charmaine Little | Jun 26, 2020

Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R-District 51) says the General Assembly adjourned for the year after an "unprecedented session" with a conservative budget and legislation that benefits children and adults.

Iowa DNR shuts down company's attempt to pull water from Jordan Aquifer

By Charmaine Little | Jun 15, 2020

After it failed to prove how its request to pull millions of gallons of water from the Jordan Aquifer would help Iowa residents, Pattison Sand Co. was denied its permit with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, according to The Gazette.