The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by Audubon County. The action came during the Commission’s meeting this (Tuesday) morning, in Ames. Up to $314,977 will be made available to assist in reconstruction of approximately 1,300 feet of 190th Street located northwest of the city of Audubon. The project is anticipated to be completed by September 2014. Officials say the project is necessary to provide access to 20 acres for industrial purposes.

Funding for the grant comes from the county share of the RISE Fund.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A 52-year-old northwest Iowa woman has claimed her $1 million Powerball prize.  Debbie Sheldon went to the Iowa Lottery headquarters on Monday after working a few hours at her job in Rock Valley. She’d bought the ticket at a convenience store in Sheldon. The ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball number. It was one of five tickets nationwide to win $1 million in Saturday’s drawing.

Sheldon and her husband, Dave, plan to use the money to help their children and grandchildren and put a little money away for retirement.  Debbie Sheldon says the money also will let her and her husband “breathe financially a little bit now.”

No one won Saturday’s $88 million jackpot, so the prize will increase to about $108 million for Wednesday’s drawing.