Lee County

The levy will help ensure that ambulances are staffed with paramedics, and that other first responders continue to serve residents across the county.

An estimated 50 residents attended a meeting in Donnellson to voice their opposition to the project.

Voters will decide the fate of the tax levy on March 7.

The election will be held on March 7. 60% of voters must support the measure for it to pass.

The county could use the money to invest in its emergency management services and enhance its alcohol and drug counseling services.

Plans call for constructing a 15,000-square-foot building for the health department and Emergency Management System on nine acres of land west of Ft. Madison.

During an informational meeting in West Point, landowners said they are not interested in selling any of their property for the project and they do not want to lose it by force through eminent domain.

The county is creating an ordinance after local law enforcement learned of a large, confined animal breeding operation in rural Argyle that was selling animals online.

The project got a big boost from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.

The Iowa Fertilizer Company (IFC) this spring marked its third year of operations in Lee County. IFC officials said the massive chemical plant has…