Latest Iowa Headlines
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U. S. Department of Agriculture Mulls Over Options on Midwest Flood Aid
Jun 18 2008 // The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) will look “at everything possible” to aid Midwest farmers hurt by the worst flooding in more than 15 years, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Wednesday (June...
North Dakota Officials Offer Advice to Flooded Iowa Counterparts
Jun 17 2008 // Officials in Grand Forks are reaching out to their counterparts in flooded Iowa, offering advice learned from the devastating 1997 Red River flood that swamped their city. “Every disaster is unique, every recovery is...
Iowa Legislative Panel to Study Impact of Flooding on Livestock Industry
Jun 17 2008 // Iowa lawmakers agreed on June 12 to create a special committee to examine the economic impact of this spring’s flooding on Iowa’s livestock industry. The Legislative Council, a bipartisan group that runs the...
New Markets
Jun 16 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac...
Tornado Hits Iowa Boy Scout Camp, 4 Killed, 48 Seriously Injured
Jun 12 2008 // Adding insult to already enough injury–Iowa was hit again on June 11 with another round of deadly storms. This tornado roared through a remote camp area hitting the Little Sioux Boy Scout camp in Western Iowa....
Midwest Flooding Forces Evacuations, Bridge Closings, Business Shutdowns
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
Iowa Storms Yield $160 Million in Insurance Claims
Jun 11 2008 // Storms that hit Iowa during the Memorial Day weekend have led to about $160 million in claims, according to an insurance information company. The New Jersey-based Insurance Services Office’s property claims unit...
Iowa Tornado Toll Estimated at Nearly $6 Million
Jun 5 2008 // The deadly EF5 tornado that ripped through northeastern Iowa did more than $6 million in damage. That’s according to a preliminary estimate from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Iowa Homeland Security and...
People
Jun 2 2008 // Appleton, Wis.-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Co. named Darin L. Kath as president-designate. Richard J. Schinler, current president and chief executive officer, will retire after 25 years with the company on Dec. 31. He...
New Markets
Jun 2 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Energy Risks Market Detail: MarketScout has...
Deadly Iowa Tornado Rated State’s Strongest in 32 Years
May 29 2008 // A tornado that leveled half a town in northeast Iowa and killed seven people was the strongest to hit the state in 32 years, the National Weather Service said on May 27. The twister, three-quarters of a mile wide with...
Wisconsin Avoids Upper Midwest Storms that Hit Iowa, Minnesota
May 28 2008 // Wisconsin emergency-management officials breathed a sigh of relief on May 25 as a series of storms that caused death and destruction in two neighboring states left Wisconsin with only minor damage. The series of...
Iowa Mutual Elects Cole President
May 28 2008 // The board of directors of Iowa Mutual Insurance Company recently announced that it had elected Thomas R. Cole, president effective July 1, 2008. Iowa Mutual and its subsidiary, Iowa American Mutual Insurance Company, are...
Tornadoes Kill 1 Child in Minnesota; Iowa Twister Kills 6
May 27 2008 // While most of the country was celebrating Memorial Day with picnics and parades, people in two states were fighting to stay alive. A town official says a 2-year-old child has died and 20 are missing after a severe storm...
Iowa City Votes Down Purchase of Earthquake Insurance
May 22 2008 // City leaders in Johnston, Iowa have decided against earthquake insurance in the wake of two tremors this spring in Illinois and Missouri. The City Council on Tuesday, May 20th rejected spending $4,000 a year for an...
Iowa Mutual Posts Financial Results; Elects New Board Members
May 15 2008 // Iowa Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Iowa American Insurance Company, announced 2007 performance figures during its annual policyholder meeting. The growth in the commercial area helped offset the difficulty...
Iowa Soybean Company Sues Insurance Carrier
May 15 2008 // A Mason City soybean company is suing its insurance carrier for not covering damage to a shipment that became infected with Indian meal moths in 2005. Midwestern Soybeans International Inc. filed lawsuit this month in...
Iowa City Considers Purchasing Earthquake Insurance
May 13 2008 // Some Iowa cities have earlthquake coverage so it was not that surprising that city leaders in Johnston are considering earthquake insurance in the wake of two tremors this spring in Illinois and Missouri. City Finance...
Iowa Flood Cleanup Costs Hit $735,000
May 12 2008 // City officials say keeping the Mississippi River from causing extensive damage and cleaning up flooded areas has cost the city $735,000 so far. The figure includes overtime for city workers who scrambled to build an...
Iowa Company to Contest Citations in Worker’s Death
May 9 2008 // A company says it will contest citations issued by state safety regulators in a worker’s death at an ethanol plant under construction in northern Iowa. Kenneth Sterling, of Austin, Minn., died in February after being...
