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The space at 405 S. Gilbert St. was known for its intimate performances and literary events as well as its pizza, burgers and wide selection of beers on tap.

USDA last updated this survey in 2014 and found nearly 40 percent of farmland in the U.S. was either rented or leased, that the average age of the nation’s 1.4 million “principal landlords” was 67 years old and that 9 percent of farmland in the Midwest region was expected to transfer ownership in the subsequent five years.

Fareway Stores Inc. has announced the acquisition of Brothers Market locations in Lisbon and Denver, Iowa. The transaction is expected to close in March.

Completion expected in the fall of 2026

The owner of the half-finished Broad and Main project faced foreclosure, but a contractor has agreed to buy and finish it by the end of 2026.

Heartland’s “aggressive goals” include implementing more edge-of-field practices, more cover crops and bolstering community engagement.

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. They also said a genetic analysis had suggested the bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient, which could have led to the more severe illness.

The detection of avian flu in the flock of 60 chickens, ducks and geese was the first in three weeks in domestic birds in Iowa. Meanwhile, a Louisiana resident who was infected has died.