A round of layoffs is set to occur next month at Ames, Iowa-based Chevron Renewable Energy Group. According to data on the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification website, 70 Chevron employees will be laid off effective June 18th. The workforce reduction comes amid some uncertainty in the biodiesel industry. As previously reported on Brownfield,…… Continue Reading
Nearly 20 USDA advisory committees halted
The U.S. Ag Secretary is terminating seven advisory committees and pausing eight others following Executive Orders to reduce and restructure the federal government. Eliminated committees include the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which until November was in the process of reestablishing to ensure statistical accuracy and that the agency was meeting the needs of stakeholders, including…… Continue Reading
The Morning Sports Report
In area state baseball games: CLASS 1, DISTRICT 9 Semi-Final St. Elizabeth 16 Calvary Lutheran 0 New Haven 5, Community 4 CLASS 1, DISTRICT 12 Semi-Final Mendon 11, Higbee 1 […]… Continue Reading
The MORNING Sports Report
In area state baseball games: CLASS 1, DISTRICT 9 Semi-Final St. Elizabeth 16 Calvary Lutheran 0 New Haven 5, Community 4 CLASS 1, DISTRICT 12 Semi-Final Mendon 11, Higbee 1 […]… Continue Reading
Columbia to be in School May 27th
Blame it on the math. Fitting for a school, right. The Columbia Public School District will be required to hold school on May 27, the day after the Memorial Day […]… Continue Reading
JCPenney Shutting Down These 7 Locations Across America
“Isolated closures happen from time to time due to expiring lease agreements, market changes, or other factors,” the rep says. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Indiana 4-H sees program growth with record project numbers
Photo provided by Indiana 4-H. Indiana’s 4-H program continues to see growth. Tony Carrell, acting program director, says the program set a record during the 2023-2024 year of more than 155,000 projects exhibited. He says these experiences provide members with valuable life skills. “Whether they decide to go to a four year college, a two-year…… Continue Reading
Bond Memorialized
He was a hometown guy. The words of Mexico resident Dr. Joseph Corrado yesterday in an interview with KOMU-TV, reflecting on the life of former Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond. Hundreds […]… Continue Reading
Bond memorialized
He was a hometown guy. The words of Mexico resident Dr. Joseph Corrado yesterday in an interview with KOMU-TV, reflecting on the life of former Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond. Hundreds […]… Continue Reading
Midwest farmland values up slightly in first quarter
A policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says land values in the Seventh District were up slightly from a year ago in the first quarter of 2025. David Oppedahl says a few factors led land values 1% higher than the first quarter of 2024. “And up 4% from the fourth quarter.” He…… Continue Reading
