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(Greenfield, IA) – The Adair County received an update on mental services available in the area. Supervisor Jodie Hoadley made an announcement regarding some changes.
Separately, the Board approved and passed a resolution re-appointing of Todd Olson to the SIRHA (Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority) Board. They also approved a courtyard use permit for an Easter Egg Hunt on April 4th, beginning at 11-a.m.
County Engineer Nick Kauffman presented a resolution for the Board to approve, with regard to the vacating of a portion of 115th Street, south of Stuart.
A public hearing on the matter will be held beginning at 9:15-a.m., on March 11th, during the Adair County Board of Supervisor’s meeting at the courthouse in Greenfield. In other business, the Board approved Chair Jerry Walker’s signing of a contract for the W-18 Harrison Bridge Project, and Right-of-Way contracts for the NW-20 Grand River Reinforced Concrete Box (RCB) Culvert Project.
(Radio Iowa) – A bill ready for debate in a House Committee would shield Iowa farmers and renewable fuel producers from lawsuits or criminal charges related to the impact of greenhouse gas emissions like methane or carbon dioxide. The bill is supported by farm groups like the Iowa Corn Growers and Iowa Pork Producers. Kelli Klink is a lobbyist for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. “We recognize we need a safe, stable food supply,” Klink said, “and this bill prevents trivial lawsuits against the American farmer in providing food for all.” The bill allows exceptions that would allow farmers to be sued if there’s clear and convincing evidence they violated a government permit or regulation about emissions.
Representative Megan Srinivas, a Democrat from Des Moines, says the bill may be too vague. “We also aren’t differentiating between small farmers and larger bad actors,” Srinivas said, “and if we have no such differentiation, then we could just be having more accumulative problems, leading to worsening situations.”
The latest data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources indicates agricultural production accounts for 29 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Just over 80 percent of methane emissions come from farming operations.
(Red Oak, IA) – Motorists traveling into Red Oak are being advised of a reduced speed limit along U.S. Highway 34 in Red Oak, that recently went into effect. In a social media post, City officials said the Iowa Department of Transportation, at the request of the Red Oak City Council, has reduced the speed limit on Highway 34 from 50 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour within city limits–stretching from just east of Eastern Avenue to the East Nishnabotna River Bridge. 
The council had requested the reduced speed at a September 2025 meeting.
In her bio, the State Patrol says Trooper Thygesen has always been driven by a deep commitment to helping others. Raised in a family of first responders, she learned early on the importance of community service and the impact it can have. Trooper Thygesen’s belief in helping others was strengthened through volunteer work, such as aiding disaster recovery efforts in Greenfield, IA. These experiences reinforced her dedication to public service, inspiring her to pursue a career where she can make a difference every day.
Trooper Hannah Thygesen (Iowa State Patrol Facebook post)
(Des Moines, IA) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting and trapping rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested. In the KJAN listening area, those meetings will be held:
The meetings are open to the public. Comments collected from these public meetings will be considered along with other related comments received by the Iowa DNR prior to proposing changes to hunting rules and regulations. Proposed rules will be presented to the Natural Resource Commission during a regular public meeting for consideration and additional public comment. Comments received during previous listening sessions have resulted in regulation changes, including modifying and removing areas closed to Canada goose hunting, establishing later goose season dates and increased bag limit, expanding the raccoon hunting and trapping season on private land, modifying Iowa’s antlerless deer quotas in north central and western Iowa, and extending the regular trapping season through the end of February.
Todd Bishop, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Wildlife Bureau, says “We want people to come out to these meetings, listen to the seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly from our staff. Part of the meeting will be devoted to discussing potential rule changes and collecting feedback as we work through the rules process.”
Any person attending the public meeting that has special requirements, such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments, should contact the Iowa DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.
Other meeting dates, times and locations include:
(Creston, IA) – Two people from Creston were arrested Tuesday afternoon. According to Creston Police, 36-year-old Vanessa Gutierrez was arrested and charged with 13-counts of Theft in the 5th Degree. Gutierrez was taken to Union County Jail, and posted $390 bond (an allowed 10% of the total $3,900 bond), and was released.
Creston Police said also, 41-year-old Reynaldo Ramirez Bravo, of Creston, was arrested on charges that include Possession of Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine-1st Offense, Theft in the 1st Degree, and Burglary in the 3rd Degree. Ramirez Bravo was taken to Union County Jail and held on a $15,000 cash-only, and $1,000 cash or surety, bonds.
MENLO, Iowa — Officials with the Xenia Rural Water District issued a boil advisory Tuesday, for customers in Menlo. Officials with the company said crews had to shut off the town’s water to fix a leaky fitting that caused a loss of pressure. Repairs were made, but the boil advisory was expected to last at least two days.
During that time, Xenia will flush the system and send samples to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for testing. To lift the advisory, two negative bacterial samples must be obtained.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth and food preparation while the advisory is in effect, according to the DNR. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. The water may be used for bathing and other similar purposes.
Read the full statement here: https://xeniawater.org/news/city-of-menlo-boil-advisory/
(An Iowa News Service report) – John Deere has recalled 245 workers in Iowa after mass layoffs. They’ll be back on the job this month and next. Prompted by weaker demand, a lagging agricultural economy and Trump administration tariffs on equipment, John Deere laid off workers across the Midwest last fall, including in Iowa.
Charlie Wishman, president of the Iowa AFL-CIO, said going back to work is a win for the workers, but also for the communities where they live. “When our communities here that are anchored by companies like John Deere, when those jobs, when those layoffs are announced,’ he said, “it doesn’t just throw the family, it throws an entire town into confusion and chaos and worry.” One hundred fifty of the recalled workers are going back to work at four Deere facilities in Waterloo.
Deere said the workers specialize in drive-train operations, tractor operations and engine works. Wishman said Deere weighed a handful of factors in deciding when to recall laid-off workers, adding that he believes the rehires will have a trickle-down effect. “To give these communities some stability, some insight and some understanding of what the future might look like for them,” he said, “it’s really, really good news.”
Some of the workers will return this month, and the rest will be back on the job in March.
(Radio Iowa) – Current Iowa law says children under 12, drivers and front seat occupants of vehicles must be belted in, but an Iowa House committee may soon consider requiring that ALL occupants in a vehicle wear a seat belt. Chaney Yeast — a lobbyist for Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines — spoke during a House subcommittee hearing on the bill.
“Motor vehicle safety has improved over time. We know those belts are standard in all the vehicles, so we think now is the time to move forward with this.” Yeast says research shows back seat passengers who aren’t wearing a seat belt can be critically injured or killed in a traffic accident.
“Hit something with the front of your car and the projectile that the passenger becomes, they can hit the back of the front seat,” Yeast said, “or over the back of the front seat through the windshield.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, 30 other states have mandatory seat belt laws for back seat passengers.
(Radio Iowa) – The governor’s bill to require screening of all future state employees, to ensure they are legally able to work in the U.S., has cleared a House subcommittee. Reynolds issued an executive order requiring checks of citizenship and immigration status in the federal government’s E-Verify and SAVE systems before people may be hired by state agencies or get a professional license from the state. The bill would make that policy state law. The bill also would deny pre-trial release to anyone arrested in Iowa who is not in the country legally.
Molly Severn is the legislative liaison for Governor Reynolds. “With millions of Biden-era illegal immigrants in our country, public safety threats are a reality in every state,” Severn said. “The governor intends to codify executive action she has already taken and build on it so that all Iowans can continue to build a life in safety and security.” The Iowa Catholic Conference and trial lawyers are raising concerns about limiting bail for illegal immigrants.
Lisa Davis-Cook with the Iowa Association for Justice says under the state constitution, all people – not just all citizens – should be eligible for bail in cases that do not involve serious crimes. “When someone is arrested that’s only an accusation,” Davis-Cook said. “They have not been convicted, so keeping them in jail before a conviction has serious consequences.”
The bill would also add more language to voter registration forms, making it clear a person who falsely claims to be a U.S. citizen on the form can be charged with election fraud and deported.
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