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Iowa land values follow grain prices

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When thinking about the price or value of Iowa farmland, it is often helpful to consider the price of the grain that is grown on that ground. Generally, if the price of corn and soybeans goes up, the value of the land rises as well. And if the price of those crops goes down, the value ...

Iowa State announces area graduates

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Multiple area residents received degrees from Iowa State University in Ames at the end of the fall 2025 semester. They are listed below by home town. Algona: Ava R. Bartolo, Kaylyn A. Meyers, Jackson Springer Badger: Klaire Adams Bradgate: Dane T. Ford Eagle Grove: Emma J. Thul Fonda: ...

Area residents graduate from BVU

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Nine area residents graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake at the end of the fall 2025 semester. They are Charnell Cox-Robinson, Fort Dodge; Angela Dencklau, Fort Dodge; Rachell Fairman, Fort Dodge; Audrey Gochenouer, Humboldt; Reagan Lee, Humboldt; Lizbeth Lopez, Humboldt; Arrin ...

Bianchi earns degree U of St. Mary

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Andrew Bianchi, of Fort Dodge, graduated from the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas, at the end of the fall 2025 semester. He received a doctorate in physical therapy.