Baxter
Baxter, IA · Municipal
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Palo, Grimes working on data center regulations
Data centers continue to be the focus of local government in many areas of the state. Google wants to build a data center in eastern Iowa within the Palo city limits and some residents there thought it was because the tech giant didn’t want to pay for a water study for all of Linn County. But Google has now agreed to pay close to a quarter of a million dollars for a third-party water balance study for the entire region.
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New Iowa program to help fill national shortage of commercial truck drivers
A new program in Iowa takes aim at filling the national shortage of commercial truck drivers. Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa opened a new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training skid pad to help prospective drivers learn how to control a tractor-trailer when it loses traction. A $1 million federal investment for the community college’s […]
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Partial Grand Ave. closure expected as intersection work begins
A project to expand a heavily-traveled Ames intersection is kicking off with temporary lane closures. Starting Monday, Nov. 2, the northbound lanes of Grand Ave. will close north of the 13th Street intersection, as Ames Electric Services begins to replace power poles. The lanes are expected to remain closed through Friday, Nov. 20. This is the first step of an intersection improvement project at 13th Street and Grand Ave that is expected to begin construction in 2028. More: Fate of 85-year-old church in limbo as Ames seeks demo for road work To better control an influx in traffic, Ames is building four left-turn lanes, expanding the streets in all directions to three lanes. The project will also include a new traffic signal and a shared-use path that runs along the west side of Grand Avenue. How will traffic flow along Grand Avenue? Northbound traffic on Grand Avenue will use the inside southbound lane during the power pole replacement project, according to an Ames press release. Southbound traffic on Grand Avenue will be limited to the outside southbound lane. Eastbound and westbound traffic on 13th Street will be limited to a single lane in each direction through the intersection. Ames must
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Mission of Mercy free dental clinic coming to central Iowa in November
The state’s 17th annual free dental clinic is set for in the middle of next month. Dentist Lauren Patrick is the local committee chair as the Iowa Mission of Mercy returns to central Iowa at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines. “It hasn’t been here since 2022 and post...