🍨 Nosh, a cafe in the East Village, is permanently closed. (Des Moines Register)
🏠 Altoona Area Historical Society is fighting to preserve the Haines House from turning into a commercial property. It was built by Thomas Haines, one of Altoona's earliest residents and the town's second mayor. (WHO-13)
🌵 Dry conditions and gusty winds could produce field fires during harvest season, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig warned. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
🦟 "No-see-um" bugs are back with their painful bites. (KCCI)
