Northwest Iowa — Gas companies across northwest Iowa and the country are preparing their customers for high heating bills this winter. While the National Weather Service says there are equal chances for a colder winter, a warmer winter, and a normal winter, the base price of natural gas is already at a multi-year high, according to experts. Read more
Funding From Recent Bill May Provide Nearly Enough To Finish Lewis & Clark Completely
Tea, South Dakota — Pending the final allocation decision by the Bureau of Reclamation, the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System will have nearly enough funding to not only finish the entire project but also pay back the states that assisted them with federal funding advances when the federal funding wasn’t keeping pace. Read more
Grassley Calls On President To Sue OPEC Over “Artificially Inflated” Oil Prices
Washington, D.C. — With gasoline prices in Iowa averaging more than a dollar a gallon higher than a year ago, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on President Joe Biden to challenge OPEC in international court. Read more
NWS Meteorologist: Winter Weather Should Hold Off A Bit Longer
Northwest Iowa — Here in northwest Iowa, we’ve been quite spoiled by the weather we’ve seen lately…above normal temperatures and, so far, just one-quarter inch of snow. But we know it can’t last. Or can it? Read more
Judge Blocks COVID Shot Requirement For Iowa Healthcare Workers
Statewide Iowa — A federal judge in Missouri has temporarily blocked a federal agency’s COVID vaccine mandate for most health care workers in Iowa and nine other states. Read more
NCC One of 150 Community Colleges Qualifying To Compete For $1,000,000 Prize
Sheldon, Iowa — Northwest Iowa Community College is one of three Iowa community colleges, and one of 150 community colleges across the nation to receive notification that they’re eligible to compete for a one million dollar prize. Read more