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State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze

By ALEX BROWN Iowa Capital Dispatch A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has joined a lawsuit seeking to end the Trump administration’s halt of onshore wind projects in the United States. Last week, 18 states and the District of Columbia moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by wind industry companies against the Department of Defense. The companies and state leaders say that the feds have frozen all new wind projects by refusing to conduct routine national security reviews. The bottleneck has halted more than 155 onshore wind projects, according to the American ...

Webster City’s Back-to-School Night is bigger and better than ever

This year Webster City Community School District’s Back-to-School Night is from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Middle School. All students, parents and guardians are invited. There is no charge to attend, and the first 300 attendees will receive a free hot dog dinner compliments of ...

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Hamilton County Conservation has full plate, during busiest time of year

The project list for the Hamilton County Conservation office doesn’t seem to get shorter, as the summer season is in high gear, and upkeep of the county parks and wildlife conservation areas doesn’t slow down. According to Brian Lammers, executive director of the conservation office, the ...

Storied Bell's Mill

Bell’s Mill Park was established by Hamilton County officials on June 1, 1926, pursuant to a land-gift from Sarah “Aunt Jen” Bell (1842-1931). The land had been part of the Bell family home and mill site, owned and operated by the Bell family since 1880. After the passing of her ...

Governor announces change to survivor benefits investment for foster care youth

By ROBIN OPSAHL Iowa Capital Dispatch Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that Iowa will change how the state manages Social Security survivor benefits for foster children with deceased relatives, allowing the child to retain this money for the future. The governor and Larry Johnson, principal deputy director of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, announced the change during a news conference at Foster SQUAD, a foster care support organization in Ankeny. Reynolds said the change to survivor benefits comes as Iowa seeks to work on the national initiative led by First ...