Coon Rapids News

River enthusiasts from around the state converged on Webster City Saturday for a three-day celebration of the role rivers play in the quality of life for Iowans.

Regarding the April 5 story, "Small Towns Debate Value of Ethanol Plants": The economy of Guthrie and Greene counties has greatly benefited from ethanol plants near Menlo , Coon Rapids , and Grand Junction .

On April 1, 2009, FC acquired an ownership position in Feed Partners LLC and its feed mill at Larrabee, IA.

Albert City, Ia. - Bruce Nehring finished the lunch special of fish and chips at the Twisted Spoon Cafe and assessed the changes in his hometown's economy since one of the state's largest ethanol plants opened three years ago.

Back in his small Iowa hometown, Tate attended his high school senior prom by himself, dressed in slacks and a tie.

Nearly a dozen people, including several arrested in California, and a New Jersey corporation accused of visa and mail fraud pleaded not guilty Friday during arraignments in federal court in Des Moines.

Fifty years ago this fall, on a farm near Coon Rapids in west-central Iowa, the United States and the Soviet Union - the world's two superpowers and sworn enemies - took a step back from the brink of nuclear ...

Federal authorities this week announced the arrests and indictments of 11 people in six states as part of an investigation into visa and mail fraud.

It understates the man to say that Roswell "Bob" Garst was an ordinary Iowa farmer.

Washington, Feb. 13 : US federal authorities claimed to have unearthed a major H-1B visa racket with the arrest of at least 11 persons, most of them suspected to be of Indian origin.

February 13, 2009, 11:58 AM - Computerworld - Federal agents on Thursday said they arrested 11 people in several states in a crackdown on H-1B visa fraud and unsealed documents that detail how the visa process ...

Federal authorities have announced the arrests and indictments of 11 people in six states as part of an investigation into visa and mail fraud.

Humane Society officials are evaluating 118 cats for possible adoption after they were rescued from a Minnesota mobile home.

Michael Honaker, 38, of Marion, and Mary Ann Compton, 72, of Coon Rapids, were taken to the hospital after their vehicles collided along Highway 13 on Monday afternoon, the Linn County Sheriff's Office said.

Honey Creek Resort State Park at Rathbun Lake is struggling financially and has fielded numerous complaints since opening in September.

Running 24 hours, seven days a week since the second week of September, Hawkeye Growth is producing 300,000 gallons of ethanol a day.

Meeting with the board of supervisors Tuesday, Joe Hanner, executive director of the Guthrie County Conservation Board, told of an opportunity to purchase a small tract of land for a river access to the South ...