Columbus Junction Based News Today

Escucha Mi Voz presented a petition demanding that the county distribute $1,400 in direct assistance to 1,700 essential and excluded immigrant workers.

The Columbus Junction-based maker of Bug Soother insect repellent has been purchased by a Marion company. Organic lip care manufacturer, Eco Lips, has acquired Simply Soothing, producers of the handcrafted, DEET-free signature Bug Soother, whose sales accelerated in 2008 after the Iowa floods brought an infestation of bugs to the state. Eco Lips CEO Steve Shriver says the two companies complement each other well, “Eco lips is a seasonal business, we manufacture lip balm primarily and that’s...