Rural Mainstreet Survey

404 031221For the first time since last March, state officials are reporting none of the states nearly 700 nursing homes and assisted living facilities is…

It’s unclear why Iowa will receive fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than initially promised by the federal government.But the state is moving ahead with…

In one day another 1,400 Iowans tested positive for the novel coronavirus, including almost 90 in Woodbury County. There were 13 more deaths statewide.…

A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, including all three Siouxland states, suggests they're optimistic about the…

Rep. Steve King's most recent insensitive remarks about rape are the kind that has doomed political candidates elsewhere, but some fellow Iowa Republicans…

051619 532Rural bankers say they are slightly less confident about the economy than they were last month. That’s according to The Rural Mainstreet survey…

051619 404 A monthly survey of rural bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states shows they're rapidly losing confidence in the region's farm…