Public Informational Meeting Scheduled To Discuss Proposed Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
(Le Mars) — An informational public meeting regarding a second carbon pipeline is scheduled for this evening beginning at 6:30 and will be held at the Le Mars Convention Center. This is the second carbon pipeline to be proposed for Plymouth County, and it is referred to as the Heartland Greenway System, and will cover 885 miles in Iowa. The purpose is to collect carbon dioxide from various ethanol plants and transport it by an underground pipeline to be stored at an underground facility in Illinois. The proposed pipeline would cross the state of Iowa diagonally from Lyon County in northwest Iowa to Lee County in the southeastern corner of the state. In Plymouth County the pipeline would go across west central and northern Woodbury County, then cross into Plymouth County west of Kingsley, and head north and northeast on the eastern edge of Plymouth County. It would cross into Cherokee County on the far northwest corner before going into O’Brien County and connecting to the mainline. As mentioned, this is the second carbon pipeline being proposed to cross Plymouth County. The first pipeline is known as Summit Pipeline and would connect Plymouth Energy ethanol plant near Merrill and connect to the Little Sioux Corn Processors ethanol plant near Marcus. The Summit carbon pipeline would transfer the pressurized carbon dioxide to North Dakota at an underground storage facility. The Heartland Greenway pipeline would cross some 13-hundred miles and five states. As mentioned, tonight’s public meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Le Mars Convention Center.
Heartland Greenway System Pipeline
Summit Pipeline
Economist Predicts Higher Food Costs In Near Future
Iowa Farm Bureau economist, Sam Funk, doesn’t expect all the logistics and other issues to be sorted out and bring food prices down as we move into a new year.
Fertilizer prices have been rising — and he says the cost of all other inputs used by farmers are unlikely to drop.
He says demand certainly won’t drop.
Higher energy prices also figure into the equation.
He says those issues will go along with the logistical problems the country is facing in getting the inputs in and the products out.
Three Iowa Community Colleges Competing For Million Dollar Award
(Des Moines) — Community colleges in Estherville, Mason City and Sheldon have been notified they’re among 150 U.S. community colleges that can compete for what a former president has called the “Oscar” for achievement and student performance. The Aspen Institute’s one-million dollar prize is handed out once every two years to just one of the country’s more than one-thousand community college. Robert Leifeld, Iowa Lakes Community College vice president for administration, says the Aspen Institute evaluated publicly available data to come up with its list of 150 schools.
North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City and Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon are the other two Iowa colleges on the list. Leifield says the next step is to fill out an official application. It’s due in early December and the Aspen Institute will then select 10 finalists.
The next Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence will be awarded in early 2023. Three community colleges in Florida and one in California have been recognized since the award was established. Leifeld says it’s an acknowledgement that a community college is accomplishing its mission.
The Aspen Institute is an international non-profit that hosts an annual Ideas Festival that draws well-known participants like former presidents, Supreme Court justices and leaders from other countries.
State Regulators Approve Financing Plan For New Casino Boat
(Marquette, IA) — State regulators have approved a financing plan that will eventually lead to a replacement boat for the Casino Queen in Marquette. Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko says a 46 million dollar financing plan was approved for the parent company to buy two boats in Louisiana. One of the two boats would eventually replace the one in Marquette. He says the boat would be larger and newer boat and good for the Marquette market. The Racing and Gaming Commission approved the financing plan at its November meeting.
13-Year-Old Boy Charged With Attempted Murder In Man’s Stabbing
(Grinnell, IA) — A 13-year-old Iowa boy faces a charge of attempted murder in a Grinnell stabbing incident Saturday morning. Officers responding to a 9-1-1 call at about 8:00 a-m found a 43-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to his stomach. He is being treated at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Police say he is expected to survive. The teenage suspect is being held at a juvenile detention center until an initial court appearance. No names have been released. The suspect and victim are apparently related to each other. Investigators say they have been told it was an unprovoked attack.
