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Wolverines Eye Strong Finish Before Class 2A Baseball PlayoffsSummer Bugs Are Hatching a Little Late in Iowa Because of the Cool Spring, but They're ComingGuthrie County Sheriff's Office Reports Two Rollover Accidents, No InjuriesIBHSCA Baseball RankingsMonday's High School Sports ScheduleOmaha Woman Sentenced to over Four Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine DistributionBrynn Lamp is the KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week.Nebraska Man Arrested for OWI in Montgomery CountyState Headlines: Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut by 22%; Fourth of July DUI Crackdown Begins; Police Continue Search for Jodi Huisentruit; Greg Abel Becomes U.S. CitizenExperts see potential for Iowa hydrogen, but need funding and data sharingDNR to Study Blue Catfish in Iowa LakesTSA Fourth Of July Air Travel ExpectationsCelebrating America's 250th birthday at Produce in the Park
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Summer Bugs Are Hatching a Little Late in Iowa Because of the Cool Spring, but They're Coming
Summer Bugs Are Hatching a Little Late in Iowa Because of the Cool Spring, but They're Coming
(Des Moines, IA) -- This is praying mantis maternity season. People are posting photos of babies hatching in their gardens, often by the hundreds. "Not all of them will survive, though, so only a small number will actually make it to adulthood...
Guthrie County Sheriff's Office Reports Two Rollover Accidents, No Injuries
Guthrie County Sheriff's Office Reports Two Rollover Accidents, No Injuries
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office responded to two rollover accidents over the past week. On Monday, June 22, at approximately 12:47 p.m., 30-year-old Johnny Lawrence, of Perry, was driving a 2024 Western Star semi and tanker westboun...
Omaha Woman Sentenced to over Four Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
Omaha Woman Sentenced to over Four Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
(Council Bluffs) An Omaha woman was sentenced on Friday to 48 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Summer Louisa Chrans, 43, distributed one-pound quan...

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Wolverines Eye Strong Finish Before Class 2A Baseball Playoffs
Wolverines Eye Strong Finish Before Class 2A Baseball Playoffs
(Greenfield, IA) -- Nodaway Valley baseball has been focusing on getting off to better starts. The Wolverines are 4-16 which does not reflect the way the team is playing says Head Coach Dan Jameson. He says there has been one or two innings where t...
IBHSCA Baseball Rankings
IBHSCA Baseball Rankings
Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Top Ten Rankings Final rankings for Classes 1A and 2A 4A  Team Name Record 1 Sioux City East 33-2 2 Indianola 25-2 3 Cedar Rapids Prairie 25-5 4 Waukee 21-8 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 22-6 6 Pleasant Valle...
Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday, June 29 Softball Non Conference #13 Bishop Heelan @ #10 Atlantic Bedford @ #4 Riverside #2 Exira EHK Audubon @ Woodbine Ar-We-Va @ Siouxland Christian #6 PCM @ #5 Van Meter #4 West Monona @ AHSTW CBAL @ Underwood #5 Missouri Valley @ Westwood...





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Duane Johnson Obituary
Duane Johnson Obituary
A Memorial Service for 83 year old Duane Johnson, of Avoca, Iowa, will be held Thursday, July 2 at 1:00 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Visitation i...
Max Nicoletto Obituary
Max Nicoletto Obituary
Celebration of Life Services: Private family services will be held at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield with full military honors conducted by the Greenfield ...


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Cash Grain June 26, 2026
Cash Grain June 26, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.75 October Corn - 3.96 June Beans - 10.91 October Beans - 10.91 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 4.09 Oct...
FBN Acreage Report Shows Significant Decrease in Corn Planting
FBN Acreage Report Shows Significant Decrease in Corn Planting
(NAFB) With the USDA's acreage report just days away, The Farmer's Business Network shared its sixth annual U.S. Acreage Report. Josh McClure, the head of brok...
Cash Grain June 25, 2026
Cash Grain June 25, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.77 October Corn - 3.98 June Beans - 10.92 October Beans - 10.92 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 4.11 Oct...
Cash Grain June 24, 2026
Cash Grain June 24, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.69 October Corn - 3.90 June Beans - 10.69 October Beans - 10.70 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 4.03 Oct...

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Nebraska Man Arrested for OWI in Montgomery County
Nebraska Man Arrested for OWI in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) A Nebraska man was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old Anesu Bushu, of Elkhorn, Nebraska, was arrested at 1:1...


State Headlines: Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut by 22%; Fourth of July DUI Crackdown Begins; Police Continue Search for Jodi Huisentruit; Greg Abel Becomes U.S. Citizen
State Headlines: Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut by 22%; Fourth of July DUI Crackdown Begins; Police Continue Search for Jodi Huisentruit; Greg Abel Becomes U.S. Citizen
Iowa Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut 22% By 2032 (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowans who de...
Experts see potential for Iowa hydrogen, but need funding and data sharing
Experts see potential for Iowa hydrogen, but need funding and data sharing
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Hidden in Iowa's bedrock could be resources with the potential to ...
DNR to Study Blue Catfish in Iowa Lakes
DNR to Study Blue Catfish in Iowa Lakes
(Iowa) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will begin a research project on blue catf...
TSA Fourth Of July Air Travel Expectations
TSA Fourth Of July Air Travel Expectations
(Springfield, VA) -- TSA is bracing to screen nearly 19-million air travelers across the F...


Celebrating America's 250th birthday at Produce in the Park
Celebrating America's 250th birthday at Produce in the Park
(Atlantic) Produce in the Park will celebrate America's 250th birthday during its July 2 farmers market in Atlantic City Park with family-friendly act...


Lewis Teen Dies After Rollover Crash in Adair County
Lewis Teen Dies After Rollover Crash in Adair County
(Adair Co.) A Lewis teenager died after suffering injuries in a single-vehicle rollover cr...
Heat Wave Persists While Severe Storms Loom Monday Night
Heat Wave Persists While Severe Storms Loom Monday Night
(Des Moines) The threat for severe thunderstorms returns to the state Monday evening. Stor...
Sheldon Man Dies Following Harrison County ATV Crash
Sheldon Man Dies Following Harrison County ATV Crash
(Harrison Co.) A Sheldon man died following an ATV accident Saturday evening in Harrison C...
Atlantic City Council to Consider Changes to Property Mowing Abatement Fees
Atlantic City Council to Consider Changes to Property Mowing Abatement Fees
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council will consider the first reading of three ordinances o...
AHS Students Compete at the National Speech and Debate Tournament, Margaret McCurdy Reaches Semi-Final Rounds
AHS Students Compete at the National Speech and Debate Tournament, Margaret McCurdy Reaches Semi-Final Rounds
(Atlantic) Last week four Atlantic High School students traveled to Richmond, Virginia to ...
Gambling Disorder Spikes in Legalized Sports Betting States
Gambling Disorder Spikes in Legalized Sports Betting States
(Wilmington, DE) -- Diagnoses of gambling disorder is on the rise in states that have le...
June Is Migraine Awareness Month
June Is Migraine Awareness Month
(Undated) -- June is migraine and headache awareness month. Doctor Emad Estemalik a mig...
DNR Stocks 100 Bass to Boost Fish Population at Renovated Cass County Education Pond
DNR Stocks 100 Bass to Boost Fish Population at Renovated Cass County Education Pond
(Massena) The Cass County Education Pond near Massena was renovated, drained, and dredged ...
Community Foundation for Western Iowa Celebrates Vision Malvern's First Home Sale
Community Foundation for Western Iowa Celebrates Vision Malvern's First Home Sale
(Malvern) The Community Foundation for Western Iowa is pleased to celebrate the successful...
Iowa National History Day Students Excels at 2026 National History Day Contest
Iowa National History Day Students Excels at 2026 National History Day Contest
(College Park, MD) Sixty-nine Iowa students recently competed in the National History Day&...

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Brynn Lamp is the KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week.
Brynn Lamp is the KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week.
(Atlantic) Atlantic pitcher Brynn Lamp pitched another six solid innings in Atlantic's 8-3 win over 7th ranked Class 5A Dowling on Friday. For her performance on Friday, for the en...


Clarinda Starts Quick, Holds Off Atlantic for Hawkeye Ten Conference Win at St. Louis
Clarinda Starts Quick, Holds Off Atlantic for Hawkeye Ten Conference Win at St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Clarinda jumped out to an early lead and withstood a late Atlantic rally to ea...
Flora Among Cyclone Players To Represent Team at Big 12 Media Event
Flora Among Cyclone Players To Represent Team at Big 12 Media Event
(Ames, IA) --Iowa State will send five student-athletes to the 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 ...
Atlantic Head Softball Coach Terry Hinzmann Reflects on the 20-0 Finish in the Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic Head Softball Coach Terry Hinzmann Reflects on the 20-0 Finish in the Hawkeye Ten Conference
(Atlantic) The Atlantic softball team capped off an undefeated run through the Hawkeye Ten...
Harlan Baseball Riding High as Postseason Play Awaits
Harlan Baseball Riding High as Postseason Play Awaits
(Harlan, IA) -- The Harlan Cyclones are once again looking like a team to watch out for in...


Saturday, June 27, Area High School Baseball and Softball Scores
Saturday, June 27, Area High School Baseball and Softball Scores
Softball: Knight Tournament: Carroll, Kuemper, Harlan, Treynor Harlan 10 Carroll, 5 Kuemper Catholic 12 Treynor 1 Kuemper Catholic 12, Harlan 6 Carrol...


Exira-EHK-Audubon Softball Gears Up for Postseason
Exira-EHK-Audubon Softball Gears Up for Postseason
(Audubon, IA) -- Postseason softball is right around the corner and Exira-EHK-Audubon is w...
Atlantic's Explosive Fourth Inning Leads to 8-3 Win Over Dowling, Catholic in Non-Conference Softball Game
Atlantic's Explosive Fourth Inning Leads to 8-3 Win Over Dowling, Catholic in Non-Conference Softball Game
(Atlantic) Atlantic broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fourth inning, with six runs on s...
Friday, June 26, Area High School Softball Scores
Friday, June 26, Area High School Softball Scores
Friday, June 26 Softball Non Conference Atlantic 8 Dowling, Catholic, 3 Lewis Central 9 Un...
Bower Hits 2nd Homer of Season as CAM Baseball Slugs Past Exira-EHK 12-4; Cougars Prepare for Prange Classic
Bower Hits 2nd Homer of Season as CAM Baseball Slugs Past Exira-EHK 12-4; Cougars Prepare for Prange Classic
(Elk Horn, IA) -- Collin Bower had a near cycle against the Exira-EHK Spartans in Friday's...
Treynor Baseball Closes Out Conference Schedule with Plenty Success
Treynor Baseball Closes Out Conference Schedule with Plenty Success
(Treynor, IA) -- Treynor's all-around success in athletics this year has continued to the ...
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday, June 26 Softball Non Conference Dowling Catholic @ Atlantic AHSTW @ Ogden Earlham ...
Atlantic Takes Two from Red Oak: Wins Hawkeye 10 Conference Softball Title with a Perfect 20-0 Record
Atlantic Takes Two from Red Oak: Wins Hawkeye 10 Conference Softball Title with a Perfect 20-0 Record
(Red Oak) The Atlantic Softball team wrapped the Conference season at Red Oak on Thursday ...
Atlantic Edges Red Oak in Hawkeye Ten Conference Baseball
Atlantic Edges Red Oak in Hawkeye Ten Conference Baseball
(Atlantic) Atlantic put together timely hitting and a dominant pitching performance to ear...
IGHSAU Releases Regional Softball Tournament Brackets
IGHSAU Releases Regional Softball Tournament Brackets
(Des Moines) The Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union released the 2026 Regional Bracket...
Thursday, June 25, Area High School Baseball and Softball Scores
Thursday, June 25, Area High School Baseball and Softball Scores
Thursday, June 25 Softball Hawkeye Ten Atlantic 21 Red Oak, 0 Atlantic 20 Red Oak, 0 Lewis...