City Street Workers To Repair Alley
(Le Mars) — City officials plan to close the alley entrance on the west side of Northwest Bank starting Thursday, September 24th. Street Department workers will be repairing the approach going into the alley. They hope to have the alley open by October 3rd.
Inventors Of Insulights Host Iowa Agriculture Secretary
(Akron) — Last Friday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited with an Akron couple about their innovative business. Bill and Sue Brown own Insuligts Company. Insulights was the brain child of Bill Brown as he has invented insulators for an electric fence equipped with a LED light that flashes during the pulse of the electricity running through the fence. Brown talks about the purpose behind the Agriculture Secretary’s visit.
Brown says he created the insulights with the thought in mind it would help cattle producers, but the need for the product has expanded into international markets
The Akron inventor says he recently filled an order destined to Alaska to help protect campground sites.
Brown says his production facilities so far, consist of his office and his home, with family members serving as his employees.
Near the end of his visit, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig asked the Browns what they may need from the state of Iowa, or how the state can help spread the word.
In addition to inventing the insulights, Brown has also created an item referred to as a “Tree Pan” that helps protect young trees after they are planted.
Apartment Residents Expected To Return Home After Sunday Fire
(Des Moines, IA) — Des Moines fire officials say the residents of an apartment complex are expected to return home after a Sunday fire forced their evacuation. Fire crews responded to the location at about 3:00 a-m. A spokesperson says it took about 30 minutes to put the fire out and everyone inside the three-story structure was hustled outside. Black smoke was seen
coming from a third-floor unit and damage was done to only one apartment.
Investigators are working to determine the official cause of the fire.
Fort Dodge Police Investigate Shooting Of Young Woman
(Fort Dodge, IA) — Fort Dodge Police report an 18-year-old woman was sitting in a vehicle early Sunday morning when she was shot. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Police say she suffered a life-threatening injury. She was taken to a local hospital at about 2:15 a-m and airlifted to a Des Moines hospital later in the morning. Investigators say the shot was fired from another vehicle. No one else was wounded. Fort Dodge Police are
asking anyone with information about the incident to call them.
Blade Breaks Off Wind Turbine, Falls In Adair County Farm Field
(Adair County, IA) — Crews from MidAmerican Energy are trying to find out why a blade broke off a wind turbine in rural Adair County. Farmers called authorities reporting the blade had snapped and landed in a cornfield. It crushed the corn, but no injuries were reported. The utility says the blade is 177 feet long and weighs 18 thousand pounds. People living nearby are
saying the incident raises concerns about the safety of the wind turbines in that rural area of southwestern Iowa. A spokesperson for MidAmerican Energy says with 33 hundred wind turbines and 10 thousand blades, incidents like this one are very rare.
Iowa City Police Try To Find Out Who Shot Woman
(Iowa City, IA) — Authorities in Iowa City are hoping the public can help them identify the shooter who wounded a woman Sunday morning. Iowa City Police responded to a report of shots being fired at about 9:55 a-m. When they arrived at the location they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital. The victim’s name and medical condition
haven’t been reported. Police say they haven’t made any arrests.
