Wolf Carbon Solutions withdrew its permit request for a pipeline that would have run from Cedar Rapids toward Illinois on Dec. 2. The pipeline would have captured carbon dioxide emissions at the Archer...

Volunteers helped Palisades-Kepler State Park ranger install grills and new fire pits at campgrounds in the park Monday, Oct. 21. The installation was made possible by grant monies received by Friends...

The Mount Vernon City Council approved a contract with Spahn and Rose for the construction of a bathroom and mezzanine storage space for the Bryant work site. City administrator Chris Nosbisch said the...

On Sept. 9, an elk was spotted on Shannon Drive in Iowa City—that is, if “spotted” is the right word. As if a 750-pound beast with antlers spreading out four feet would be difficult to detect....

The Mount Vernon Sustainability Group’s prairie rehabilitation project continues in the area north of First Street —near the gazebo— in planting prairie seeds. Darrow Center, of the sustainability...

Crop farmers and anyone involved with on-farm conservation practices will get an in-person demonstration of some of the latest conservation efforts happening in Iowa during a special field day Aug. 8 being...