AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoIowa State Fair buzz: The fair’s Best New Food contest is down to the top 11 finalists for 2026, including items like Strawberry Bliss, Sweet Americana, Crunchy Lamb Wrap, Garlic Dill Pickle Cheese Curds, and Star Spangled Swine. Health breakthrough: A Montezuma mother with cystic fibrosis is recovering after what Northwestern Medicine calls the first known quadruple-organ transplant that included retransplanted lungs. Public safety & fraud: Iowa-area attention is on a new push to crack down on robocalls and scam texts, with state attorneys general urging stronger federal rules to stop scammers from using real phone numbers. Local government: Asbury is set to revisit whether UTVs can be allowed on city streets, with limits on age, speed, and hours. Community input: Cedar Falls is mailing a city services survey and will open resident feedback to the public in August. Sports (Iowa): Several Eastern Iowa teams punched state softball tickets after extra-inning wins, setting up next week’s Fort Dodge tournament.
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