Linn County officials are rescheduling votes on zoning changes that would allow construction of a large-scale solar farm around the decommissioned nuclear power plant near Palo. Union representatives and managers of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in southeast Iowa have reached agreements, avoiding a strike at the facility. Plus, an annual survey shows U-S commercial beekeepers have lost 39 percent of their honeybee colonies this year.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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