DES MOINES, IOWA (October 4, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced an ethanol deal with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace the lost biofuel from small oil refinery exemption waivers (SREs): 

ANKENY, IOWA (October 4, 2019) — The Iowa Biodiesel Board joined other renewable fuel and farm advocates today in thanking the president for directing the Environmental Protection Agency to properly account for future small refinery exemptions in annual Renewable Fuel Standard rules.

Grant Kimberley, Iowa Biodiesel Board executive director and Iowa Soybean Association director of market development, issued the following statement:

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 4, 2019) — The Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) and its divisions the Iowa Center for Assisted Living (ICAL) and the Iowa Center for Home Care (ICHC) announced their 2019-2020 board officers and directors elected during the association's state convention in Des Moines this week.

WAVERLY, IOWA (October 3, 2019) — Trinity Borland of Bettendorf is one of 53 Wartburg College students recently inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma honor society.

Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest freshman honor-society. A student must achieve a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 3.5 and be in the top 20-percent of their class by the end of the first year.