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Marshall County Double Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
(Marhsalltown, IA) -- A man accused of a late April double murder in Marshall County is pleading not guilty. Ilias Lasley is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the death of Mario Murillo and Frances Gasca in Marshalltown. Lasley was on the run for two days last month...
From the archives: Aerial footage shows devastation from deadly 2008 tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa
PARKERSBURG, Iowa — On May 25, 2008, a powerful EF5 wedge tornado, with winds topping out at 205 mph, devastated parts of northeast Iowa. In Parkersburg, 280 homes were wiped from their foundations, and 22 businesses were destroyed. The storm caused $100 million in damage. Nine people were killed and 70 more were injured.
Prioritize crop scouting throughout the growing season
Scouting for weeds, insects, and diseases is one of the best investments in money and time to protect crop yields and add bushels this fall. “Scouting is so critical to be done timely and often,” says Eric Andersen, who farms outside Dike, Iowa, in the state’s northwest. “We make plans on inputs and applications all winter long, but the weather, environmental conditions, and soil conditions can vary so much from year to year and from field to field. It is really important to have boots on the ground and be out there assessing if those plans really are the right decision.”
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