PERRY *NOT FOR RACCOON VALLEY* – The jobs of more than 1200 Iowans are in jeopardy a major meat class closes. Raccoon Valley Radio reports the Tyson Meats facility in Perry is closing by mid-summer. The plant slaughters nearly 9,000 pigs per day, which accounts for just under two percent of pork production in the nation.

CLARKSVILLE – A Parkersburg man died in a two vehicle collision near Clarksville late Monday. The Iowa State Patrol reports 31 year old Brady Lee Cashatt was operating a Dodge Dart and failed to stop at an intersection along Highway 3. Cashatt pulled in front of a Windstar Express semi operated by 57 year old Mark John Behrens of Carroll. Cashatt died from his injuries and was not wearing a seat belt as his vehicle rolled and ended upright in the middle of the highway.

IOWA – Despite a four-year ongoing drought, some communities in Iowa have yet to consider stricter conservation measures as the growing season begins soon. The Des Moines Register reports Osceola plans to open its aquatic center and water its local golf course despite depleted reservoirs. The Iowa DNR has tentative approved a request from the community to move four million gallons of water from other sources to fill West Lak, which is seven feet below normal.

FORT DODGE – Educators in the Fort Dodge School District are receiving a surprise from administration and the school board. Due to vacancies and the money saved from those, current staff is receiving bonuses for the current academic year, according to KCCI-TV. Nearly 500 employees are receiving scaling bonuses by March 20th.