DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced a $5 million investment in food banks and food pantry networks to help more Iowans in need get access to fresh, nutritious food.

“Access to fresh foods is a challenge for those facing food insecurity and soaring inflation has made it even harder,” said Gov. Reynolds. “Iowa is making long-term investments to reduce food insecurity in our communities – supporting food banks and their networks to better serve those in need. This one-time infrastructure investment will help improve capacity and distribution at Iowa’s food banks, and ensure more Iowans have access to the food they need.”

The new Iowa Food Insecurity Infrastructure Fund will help eligible nonprofits that have experienced economic hardship build, expand, or remodel facilities to enable them to increase the amount of food, especially fresh food, distributed to local food pantries throughout Iowa. Eligible nonprofits include food banks that are bulk food aggregators or distributors that replenish food pantries across Iowa, as well as nonprofit food pantry networks that serve as primary distribution points.

IEDA will begin accepting applications on June 1 and will continue to review applications as they arrive through July 1 or until funding runs out. Funded projects must be completed by June 30, 2026. For more information, visit https://www.iowaeda.com/infrastructure/food-infrastructure/.

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests. Last Saturday, 43-year-old Dustin Ray Kilgore was arrested after Deputies in Adams County were called to a residence in the 400 block of 6th Avenue in Prescott, for a possible assault. An investigation resulted in Kilgore being charged with Burglary in the 1st Degree – a Class B Felony, Domestic Abuse Assault/3rd offense, and Assault while participating in a felony, both of which are Class-D Felony charges.  Kilgore was also charged with five counts of Child Endangerment, each count is an aggravated misdemeanor. He was being held in the Adams County Jail without bond and has been ordered to have no contact with four of his alleged victims. Kilgore’s preliminary hearing was set for June 6th.

On May 7th, Adams County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 1300 block of 260th Street in Nodaway, for a possible assault. Following an investigation, 38-year–old Jeffery Allen Knapp was placed under arrest for Domestic Abuse Assault/1st offense. He was transported to the Adams County Jail and held without bond. He has since entered a plea of not guilty. A pre-trial conference in his case takes place August 8th, with a jury trial is set for September 6th.

And, at around 1:45-a.m. on May 7th, a traffic stop was conducted at the intersection of Highways 34 and 148 in Adams County. The 16-year-old driver  of the vehicle was given a juvenile referral for Minor In Possession (MIP) of Alcohol. The juvenile was released to their parents.

(Radio Iowa) – Opponents of carbon pipelines are asking federal officials to issue a moratorium on new construction. The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is holding a two-day public hearing in Des Moines. Kim Junker, a Grundy County farmer, says if state regulators give the go-ahead for construction of the three carbon pipelines proposed in Iowa, the federal agency should adopt new safety standards for the operation of pipelines — and the response to ruptures. “Carbon dioxide is heavier than air. It travels like a cloud to low lying areas, depriving oxygen from everything in its path,” she says. “It’s odorless and colorless. If carbon pipelines are approved in the Midwest, tens of thousands of lives are at risk.”

Three people from Mississippi are in Iowa, testifying before federal officials about a carbon pipeline rupture three years ago near a small town Satartia. Debrae Burns and his family saw the explosion, their car shut off and all three passed out.  “I woke up in the hospital. My symptoms now are headaches, memory loss, having trouble concentrating,” Burns says. Gerald Briggs is the first responder who rescued Burns and had to take him to an ambulance five miles from the site because gas-powered vehicles don’t work in a cloud of carbon dioxide. “I don’t have a pipeline running through my property, but I’d be standing on the street with you if I did,” Briggs said. Briggs spoke at a news conference organized by opponents of the three pipeline routes proposed in Iowa. Jack Willingham is the emergency management director for the county where the carbon pipeline ruptured. Willingham says crews first responded to an initial report of a green cloud in the area.

“We start getting calls from people who can’t breathe, people that need to know what to do in their house — they can’t breathe, they can’t see,” Willingham says. “We have cars that are shutting down.” The director of regulatory affairs for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline says the company will use state-of-the-art technology to detect and prevent any potential issues — and will meet or exceed federal safety standards.