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🌱 What Nevada’s shuttered ethanol plant reveals about risky biofuel megaprojects
Nevada, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Nevada! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What Nevada’s shuttered ethanol plant reveals about risky biofuel megaprojects
Also on today's calendar: Des Moines North Varsity Baseball @ Nevada and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 76 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
- Friday: Warmer with periods of sun, with a high of 88 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• From Feasible to Fragile: Why Bioeconomy Projects Stall When Models Meet Reality (advancedbiofuelsusa.info) — Nevada’s former DuPont cellulosic ethanol plant is used as a cautionary example of how large biofuel projects can fail even when the technology and feedstock look solid on paper. The piece explains how weak farmer participation, permitting delays, and community concerns can derail projects, and argues that future bioeconomy investments must better integrate local economics, infrastructure, and public trust. 
📸 Around Nevada
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★ Featured events ★
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South Hamilton Varsity Baseball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:15 pm
Thursday May 21
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Other local events
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Des Moines North Varsity Baseball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:15 pm -
South Hamilton Varsity Softball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:30 pm -
Union Varsity Baseball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:15 pm -
Carroll at Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
4:00 pm -
Prairie City-Monroe Varsity Baseball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:15 pm -
Perry Varsity Softball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:30 pm -
Saydel Varsity Softball @ Nevada →
Nevada High School, 1001 15th St, Nevada
5:30 pm
Friday May 22
Tuesday May 26
Wednesday May 27
Thursday May 28
Monday June 1
Wednesday June 3
Wednesday June 10
📣 Nevada Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Preschool Story Time →
Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad St, Story City
10:30 am -
Gilbert Library is Open →
Gilbert, IA Calendar, 207 Main Street, Gilbert
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K-4th grade early out program →
Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad St, Story City
2:30 pm -
Iowa Aging & Disability Resource Center →
Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave, Ames
1:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Story County Medical Center posted a job opening for Homemaker - Full-Time in Nevada. Apply here.
- Scott Richardson - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member in Nevada. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nevada here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ames
- Ames still figuring out what 50-acre Ontario Park should look like (amestrib.com)
- U.S. inflation rises to 3.8% in April as Iran war lifts energy prices (factpatrol.com)
- Iran war hits home as gasoline prices fuel significant U.S. inflation jump (pbs.org)
Madrid
- Mourinho, Elections, Civil War: Takeaways From Florentino Perez's Bizarre Real Madrid Tirade (ksnt.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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