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(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers reports the successful completion of public testing of election equipment took place on October 28, leading up to the November 4 City-School Election. The test confirmed all election equipment in Cass County is working properly and is ready for the upcoming election.
During the test, vote tabulators undergo a logic and accuracy test, which the public is invited to attend. Election officials test voting tabulators using sample ballots to ensure the tabulators are recording votes properly by feeding in correctly marked ballots and ballots that may be marked incorrectly. This includes ballots with any undervote, where a race is left blank, and ballots with an overvote, where a voter has marked too many candidates for a race.
Pre-election testing takes place before each election in all 99 counties and is mandated by Iowa law. To ensure transparency in the election process, the public is invited to attend and watch the testing, and members of Iowa’s recognized political parties are also invited.
Public pre-election equipment testing is just one of many safeguards in place to protect the integrity of Iowa elections. Other layers of Iowa’s election integrity include paper ballots, cybersecurity measures, post-election audits, voter ID, and bipartisan teams of poll workers.
(Radio Iowa) – Senators from Iowa and Wisconsin recently re-introduced a bill that would require the U-S-D-A to study competition in the fertilizer market and its impact on prices paid by farmers. Three companies dominate fertilizer production in North America, according to Farm Action. Noah Coppess farms and runs an agri-business in eastern Iowa. and told Senators during a Judiciary Committee hearing that farmers right now are price takers, not price makers – especially when consolidation limits their options.
“Fertilizer pricing has become very volatile with at times, wild swings and costs varying as much as 25 to 50 percent from year to year,” he says. Coppess says they have to pay up front. “We are asked to pre-pay for fertilizer three-to-six months prior to it being applied to the soil, and up to 14 months before the crop will be harvested,” Coppess says.
The C-E-O of the Fertilizer Institute said during the hearing that geopolitics and demand from U-S corn growers have contributed to higher fertilizer prices. He said streamlining environmental permitting for mines and production plants would help the sector boost the domestic supply. The U-S imports the vast majority of the potash used in fertilizer, with most of it coming from Canada.
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is a co-sponsor of the Fertilizer Research Act, which would require the U-S-D-A to conduct a study on competition in the fertilizer market and its impact on price.
(October 28, 2025) — Landmarks across Iowa, including the Wells Fargo Arena, Alliant Energy Tower, and the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, together with more than 1,500 buildings and landmarks around the world, will be lighting up teal on November 3 to raise Alzheimer’s awareness as part of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) Light the World in Teal program. Light the World in Teal 2025 is the world’s largest-ever organized collective light-up for a single cause.
Pictured: An example of a building lit-up in teal to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease: The Empire State Bldg. in New York (AFA photo)
The annual program, held in November as part of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, aims to literally shine a spotlight on Alzheimer’s disease and show support for the millions of people affected by it. Teal is AFA’s Alzheimer’s awareness color.
Participating Iowa landmarks include:
AFA President & CEO Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., said “We are grateful to have some of Iowa’s most high-profile sites raising awareness and supporting the millions of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. From large skyscrapers and stadiums to small town halls, every landmark that lights up teal on November 3 brightens the spotlight on Alzheimer’s awareness across the world.”
The Iowa landmarks are among more than 1,500 sites in all 50 states and 13 other countries/territories “going teal” for Alzheimer’s awareness on November 3. This is the 12th year of AFA’s Light the World in Teal campaign. Individuals can also participate in raising Alzheimer’s awareness by “going teal” on their own November 3. You can wear teal or even use social media to raise awareness.
Nearly 7 million Americans, including 66,000 Iowans, are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease. The number of people with Alzheimer’s is projected to double by 2060, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more information about AFA’s Light the World in Teal program, including a list of participating landmarks, visit www.lighttheworldinteal.com. Families looking for additional information about Alzheimer’s disease or support services can contact AFA at 866-232-8484 or www.alzfdn.org.
(Radio Iowa) – The first forum featuring the five Republican candidates running in Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District was held last (Monday) night in Treynor. The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition hosted the event and will run get-out-the-vote efforts next fall for Iowa Republican candidates. Douglas Jensen, a veteran of the Air Force from Silver City, told the crowd he’s running because Washington is broken.
“Congress is the most dysfunctional branch of government. It can’t do it’s constitutional job. It can’t pass a budget. It can’t even keep the government open,” Jensen said. “It takes strong leadership to fix a problem like that.” Candidate Ryan Rhodes, the founder of the Iowa Tea Party, recently stepped down as C-E-O of Parler, a social media platform popular with conservatives.
“I’m glad the government is shutdown right now,” Rhodes said, “and I’m glad we actually have a congress that is finally standing against an extra $1.3 trillion of communist ObamaCare, period.” Candidate Christian Schlaefer is a farmer and software engineer from Lakota. He says President Trump has done an amazing job, but the D.C. swamp is far deeper and more dangerous that anyone had imagined.
Five GOP candidates gathered for forum in Treynor on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Sheila Brummer, Iowa Public Radio)
“If we allow Democrats, progressives or woke ideology individuals to take over this country again, they will turn against us with a revenge for the great things that we’ve been able to accomplish.” Siouxland Chamber of Commerce President Chris McGowan says members of congress from both parties have shown they cannot say no to more spending — and the federal deficit grows.
“Our federal debt — now at $38 trillion,” McGowan said. “…The surest and fastest way to arrest that spending is to force congress to remain disciplined and to advocate for…a balanced budget amendment.” Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley is the only one of the candidates who’s won elected office before. Windschitl has been one of the G-O-P leaders in the Iowa House for the past 16 years.
“The same principles that we’ve applied here in Iowa that I’ve been a part of need to be what is applied in Washington, D.C.,” Windschitl said. “Yes, that means we’re going to have to tighten the belt…Yes, that means we’re going to have to cut back on the reckless spending.”
Republican Randy Feenstra, who currently represents the fourth congressional district, formally kicked off his campaign for governor today (Tuesday). Three Democrats have been campaigning in the district.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowans will have to push their clocks back an hour before heading to bed on Saturday night, while one expert says falling back to daylight saving time can be very difficult on our bodies and we need to start prepping early. Christie Harris, a wellness education specialist at Emplify Health by Gundersen, says studies find setting the clocks back can lead to an increased risk of depressive episodes, heart attacks and strokes.
“There’s actually been research that has shown that the week of daylight saving time there tends to be more car accidents,” Harris says. “There’s other things that tend to put people more at risk because our bodies just have a harder time being able to adjust to the changes in our sleeping patterns.” Harris says Iowans ought to consider shifting their bedtime now, perhaps by just ten or 15 minutes a night, in order to gradually prep for the change this weekend.
Photo credit: Radio Iowa
“Some of that could be slowly changing that sleeping pattern so that in the fall you’re going to bed to adjust for that time frame, so that your body isn’t having as much sleep disruptions,” Harris says. “And I would say do the same thing in the spring as well, because both of them definitely have a direct impact on our overall health.” Adults know that it’s important to get good sleep, and she says parents need to take particular note of how their kids are faring during the daylight saving shift.
“We should know better than anybody that if our sleep gets disrupted, then I think we really need to advocate for our kids. Sometimes our kids probably aren’t going to be so happy with what we’re asking them to do,” Harris says, “but we need to remember that sometimes when we’re parenting, if our kids don’t always like us the most, that’s probably meaning we’re doing something well, right?”
Emplify Health by Gundersen has clinics in Calmar, Decorah, Fayette, Lansing, Postville and Waukon, and a hospital in West Union.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County residents have likely received at least three postcards from the Auditor’s Office, with regard to the bond elections that will be on the ballot on November 4th. Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers offers an explanation for what many perceive is a waste of money sending out multiple cards. Somers says the “Official Notice of Bond Election” postcards is mandated by the legislature.
She says in 2023, the Iowa Legislature passed House File 718, which requires county auditors, who also serve as the commissioner of elections, to mail a separate notice for each public measure bond issue that will appear on the upcoming election ballot. Because the law mandates that each public measure be mailed individually to every registered voter, households may receive multiple official notices when more than one bond issue is on the ballot.
Somers explains that county auditors often hear complaints from residents who are frustrated by what they see as a waste of taxpayer dollars to mail the public measure notices. Voters wishing to share their opinions are encouraged to contact their state senator or representative at https://www.iowa.gov/how-do-i-contact-state-legislators.
(Clarinda, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Page County are investigating an injury accident that occurred at around 6-p.m. Monday (Oct. 27). Authorities say they received a phone call of a traffic accident at Highway 2 and A Avenue. Deputies from the Page County Sheriff’s Office, Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Officers from the Shenandoah Police Department and Shenandoah Fire and EMS arrived on scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed Nicholas Gregory Roberts was driving east on Highway 2. He had slowed to turn north onto A Avenue. Melinda Sue Shackelford was driving east on Highway 2. Her vehicle ran into the back of Robert’s vehicle. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage in this accident.
Shackelford, Roberts and a passenger in Robert’s vehicle were all transported to the Shenandoah Medical Center.
This accident remains under investigation by the Page County Sheriff’s Office.
(Radio Iowa) – The company that’s working to restart Iowa’s only nuclear power plant has signed an agreement with Google. NextEra Energy’s 25-year contract says the company will supply Google with power to run its expanding cloud and A-I infrastructure once the Duane Arnold Energy Plant near Palo is running again.
NextEra has signed agreements to acquire the CIPCO and Corn Belt Power Cooperative’s combined 30 percent interest in the plant, to give NextEra full ownership.The target is to have the plant fully operational by the first quarter of 2029. NextEra says they also have an agreement with Google to explore new nuclear generation nationwide.
The Duane Arnold plant has been shut down since 2020.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s encouraged by the trade deals President Trump is making during his Asian tour, but it’s still unclear if there will be an agreement reached with China to buy American products, especially agricultural products like soybeans. China had been the biggest customer of that crop, but halted all purchases earlier this year in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. “It would still give a great morale boost to farmers if they knew that China is going to be back in the market for our soybeans,” Grassley says. “Now, exactly when those first soybeans start flowing to China, I can’t give you a date on that.”
Grassley also couldn’t say if a deal with the Chinese this late in the year would be too little, too late for Iowa soybean growers, as China’s been buying beans from Brazil for many months. Grassley says the president’s making significant progress elsewhere. “I think the trip is already producing results,” Grassley says. “You heard announcement of trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia and signed reciprocal trade framework for Thailand and Vietnam.” A few weeks ago, the president talked about offering farmers who’ve been impacted by retaliatory tariffs several billion dollars in relief, but that potential aid package is on hold due to the federal government shutdown.
Trump’s in the midst of a five-day trade trip in Asia and he’s scheduled to meet with China’s president in South Korea on Wednesday. Grassley couldn’t say what Iowa farmers should hope for from those talks. “That’s new negotiations,” Grassley says. “Don’t forget that China only fulfilled about two-thirds of their obligation to buy American products, including agricultural products, from the January 2020 agreement that we had, called the First Phase of the China agreement.”
Trump met today (Tuesday) with Japan’s prime minister, signing a wide-ranging deal on several fronts, including missiles and rare earth elements.
(Radio Iowa) – Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra made it official today (Tuesday). He’s running for governor. Feenstra formed an exploratory committee in May to raise money for the race, but kicked his campaign off this (Tuesday) morning with a video.
Feenstra has been appearing at campaign events, hinting at the theme of his campaign. This is what he said last Friday at a fundraiser in Coralville.
Feenstra has been promising to focus on Iowa’s workforce shortage. “We want to make sure our kids stay here, that when they graduate from high school that they have job with the trade they got from high school,” Feenstra said. “And finally, we want affordable and accessible health care. We can’t have moms traveling 50-75 miles for maternity care.”
Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) spoke to reporters during the 2025 Iowa State Fair. (RI file photo)
Feensta served in the Iowa Senate before being elected to the U.S. House in 2020. Feenstra’s campaign video did not mention the other Republican candidates who’ve been campaigning for governor for the past few months, but did criticize State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat who’s running for governor.
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