A PENNSYLVANIA BASED MEAT COMPANY HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY OVER THE NATIONAL CONTROVERSY OVER LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF.

A-F-A FOODS FILED FOR PROTECTION MONDAY IN FEDERAL COURT IN DELAWARE.

A COMPANY SPOKESMAN SAYS ONGOING MEDIA ATTENTION HAS CALLED INTO QUESTION THE WHOLESOMENESS OF THE MEAT AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE DEMAND FOR ALL GROUND BEEF PRODUCTS.

THE COMPANY IS A COMPETITOR OF B-P-I.
 

A-F-A HAS AROUND 850 FULLTIME EMPLOYEES AND ANNUAL REVENUE OF 958-MILLION DOLLARS.
  THE COMPANY IS BASED OUT OF KING OF PRUSSIA PENNSYLVANIA.
 

KSCJ RADIO IS CELEBRATING 85 YEARS OF SERVING SIOUX CITY THIS YEAR.
    

MAYOR BOB SCOTT READ A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE STATION AT MONDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING:

KSCJ FIRST SIGNED ON THE AIR ON APRIL 4TH OF 1927.

THE EAST LANE OF DOUGLAS STREET THAT BORDERS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY PARKING LOT WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY FOR STORM INLET REPAIRS.

THAT SECTION OF DOUGLAS IS BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH STREETS. THE REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT A WEEK.

IOWA 5TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING IS HOLDING A SERIES OF 23 TOWN HALL MEETINGS ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS WEEK.

KING WILL TALK TO CONSTIUENTS AT THE WILBUR AALFS LIBRARY AT 2:30PM THIS AFTERNOON.

FROM THERE HE HEADS TO LE MARS FOR A MEETING AT THE WILLOW CREEK GOLF COURSE AT 5PM.

TUESDAY MEETINGS INCLUDE STOPS AT STORM LAKE, SPENCER AND EMMETSBURG.