Comp board recommendations reduced by the Hancock supervisors
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors this week considered the county compensation board’s recommendations on the salaries of the county’s elected officials and voted to reduce those recommendations by 20 percent. This will be for each of
Street projects approved in Iowa Falls
The 2024 Street Projects for Iowa Falls were approved this week by the city council. A bid from Heartland Asphalt for $794,409 was approved for the work. In other business, the Iowa Falls council approved the fiscal
Alden School Board hires a new employee
This week the Alden School Board approved the fiscal year 2025 budget. The Alden board hired an elementary counselor, who will be in a shared position with the Iowa Falls district. The Alden School Board also approved
City council in Rockwell discusses delinquent utility accounts
Wednesday night the Rockwell City Council held a public hearing on the city’s next fiscal year budget and then adopted said budget. In other business, the Rockwell City Council discussed delinquent utility accounts and setting specific guidelines
Earth Day activities taking place in Hampton
Here’s an update on Earth Day activities going on in Hampton and Franklin County. Saturday is the last day Hampton residents can drop off trash/yard waste at the compost site from 8am-6:30pm. A Goodwill Donation truck will
Tax levy rate set for Grundy Center’s next fiscal year budget
This week the Grundy Center City Council approved the city’s next fiscal year budget with a tax levy rate of $16.13 per one thousand dollars of assessed property value. The Grundy Center council also adopted the final
Iowa’s unemployment rate drops
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2-point-9 percent in March from a revised February rate of 3 percent. The state’s labor force participation rate fell to 67 percent from 67-point-2 percent in February despite solid job
Local Schedule/Results – Thursday, April 18
Track & Field Spartan Girls Invite @ Grundy Center – 4:30 p.m. (AGWSR, Grundy Center) Team Scores 1. Grundy Center – 165 3. AGWSR – 103.5 Grundy Center 1st place Ava Heeren – 100-meter dash Ava Heeren
New NIACC President begins his job July 1st
Joel Pedersen will become NIACC President on July 1st. He’s been the Chief Administrator of the Central Rivers Area Education Agency based in Cedar Falls, which covers most of the broadcast area. Pedersen tells Radio on the
Meservey City Council met this week
The Meservey City Council this week adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025 budget. In other business, the Meservey council was informed that the city has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant to help pay for the