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3 days ago | westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson

(Red Oak) After hours of debate, the Iowa Senate narrowly passed a bill late Monday night to restrict the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines. The measure passed 27-22 and now heads to the governor’s desk. Among those closely watching the outcome was Jan Norris of West Township in Montgomery County. She and other pipeline opponents spent roughly 13 hours in the Senate gallery awaiting discussion on the bill.

3 days ago | westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson

(Atlantic) Post-season tournament play starts today for the Atlantic boys’ golf team. Today, the Trojans will host a sectional tournament at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. The teams competing for a trip to the district tournament at Red Oak include ADM, Atlantic, Clarke, Creston, Glenwood, Harlan, Red Oak, and Winterset. The Trojans enter post-season play undefeated in dual play and have won five out of six tournament titles.

3 days ago | westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson

(Greenfield, Iowa) Habitat for Humanity has launched a five-day building blitz in Greenfield to construct two new homes for families displaced by last year’s Tornado. Volunteers began work Monday, with plans to complete framing and roofing by the end of the week. Organizers say the families are expected to move in this September. Four people died and dozens more suffered injuries in the massive Tornado that ripped through Greenfield during the afternoon hours of May 21, 2024. Iowa State Patrol Sgt.

3 days ago | westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson

(Keswick, Iowa)—Chloe Zittergruen, the newly elected President of the Iowa FFA Association, visited the KSOM/KS95 studios on Monday morning. She succeeds Collin Bauer, an Audubon High School graduate and current Iowa State University student, in this leadership position. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2424/files/2025/05/n-0513-3-zittergruen.mp3Zittergruen held several leadership positions before being elected President.