Four Iowans sustained injuries after the boat in which they were riding struck the shore at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that the incident, referred to as a “grounding”, happened on the Big Niangua area of the lake. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, none of the four […]
The Des Moines Register reports that a 27 year old man was tragically killed in grain bin accident at the co-op in Farnhamville, Iowa. It is being reported that the man was cleaning the grain bin when he was engulfed by soybeans. As noted elsewhere in this site, the agricultural industry is one of the […]
The Ames Tribune recently featured an article regarding driver safety during the months leading up to harvest. With corn in excess of 10 feet in some parts of Iowa, rural intersections can become precarious due to obstructed vision from the corn. With a driver’s ability to see other cars, some drivers adopt an “out of […]