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Carroll County Landfill Offering New Battery Disposal Sites In Effort To Reduce Frequency Of Landfill Fires

West Central Iowa Solid Waste is offering new ways for area residents to dispose of potentially hazardous batteries after the landfill in Carroll experienced another large fire last weekend. Fires in the landfill are becoming more and more frequent, and Director, Mary Wittry, says the increase can be attributed to modern lithium batteries. Two of the three most recent fires at the landfill were caused by improper battery disposal. Landfill staff were unable to determine the cause of the third, but Wittry suspects it was also started by a damaged lithium battery. These fires are dangerous on their own but can pose potential health risks to the community when certain materials are caught in the blaze, such as the one last weekend.

With Manning sensibilities, former Iowa poet laureate finds podcast voice

Carroll-born and Manning-raised Mary Swander, a former poet laureate of Iowa and a prolific playwright and author with international reach, has launched an increasingly popular podcast spotlighting a wide spectrum of rural life, from the farming she knows deeply to cultural and social life, much of it involving eastern Iowa’s Amish. Mary Swander, a Manning native and the former poet laureate of Iowa, is making a foray into the podcasting world. “AgArts From Horse and Buggy Land” — available for free at podcast platforms like iTunes and Spotify — has featured pieces on drive-in rural church services, livestock auctions and an online implement dealership.

712 Women on a Mission donates to Behavioral Health Unit at St Anthony

712 Women on a Mission donates to Behavioral Health Unit at St Anthony
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