The Ear: Southwest Mixmaster back on track

💰 Southwest Mixmaster's proposed replacement project in WDM was awarded a nearly $69 million federal grant, Sen. Chuck Grassley announced.

• The interchange is considered among the most dangerous in the state, and a funding gap previously threatened its 2026 construction start date.

🎭 Teehee's Comedy Club is not part of a proposal to turn Spaghetti Works' former Court Avenue restaurant into a bar. However, venue spokesperson Carolyn Jenison tells Axios that its owners are still eyeing the site.

• The DSM Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider the bar proposal Wednesday.

🧀 Polk County has resumed full distribution of food supplies for thousands of low-income seniors who had previously been affected by a USDA delivery problem, county administrator John Norris tells Axios.