Fairbank News

Iowa City, Ia. - A frigid rain pelted travelers who stopped at Deli Mart on Wednesday.

Hawkeye Renewables reaches agreement to convert debt into equity via a financial restructuring plan -- All of Hawkeye Renewables' operations are open and conducting business as usual -- Corn purchases are continuing under normal terms -- Sales of ethanol and distillers grains are continuing under normal terms -- Hawkeye Growth and Hawkeye Gold ...

Hawkeye Renewables has filed for for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and essentially turned operations over consortium of lenders, led by Credit Suisse .

Hawkeye Energy has put its ethanol plants at Iowa Falls and Fairbank into bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., essentially turning over the operations to a group of banks led by Credit Suisse.

A shocking accusation; a sex game on an eastern Iowa school bus. A 15-year-old boy accused of inappropriately touching an 8-year-old girl.

Finally, a dry spell is fueling progress in Iowa fields, but not for long. After a record wet summer, grain needs propane to dry, but some elevators are not accepting wet corn if driers are full, or if they've run out of natural gas.

Federal disaster money will go to two eastern Iowa communities not directly hit by a deadly tornado.

Two northeast Iowa towns not directly hit by deadly tornados last year have received $50,000 each for rebuilding efforts.

After several years of failed bond referendums, construction is about to start on two new schools in the Wapsie Valley School District.

Gov. Chet Culver announced funding Tuesday for seven Iowa communities impacted by tornados in 2008.