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Grassley, Ernst Announce Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights
Grassley, Ernst Announce Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights
(Butler Co.) The offices of U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host two virtual informational events for Iowa students interested in applying to U.S. Military Service Academies in the fall of 2027 or 2028. The U.S. Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights will be held on Monday, August 31, and Tuesday, September 1. Representatives from all five service academies will be available to answer questions about the application and nomination process. The Monday, ...

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Cyclones Could Have Strong Ends on the Defensive Front
Cyclones Could Have Strong Ends on the Defensive Front
(Ames, IA) -- There is a ton of uncertainty surrounding the Iowa St. football team coming into the season. However, the Cyclones do have some strong potential on the defensive end spots. Washington St. transfer Isaac "Bobby" Terrell was named Second Team All Preseason at DE. Last year f...
Tigers Host Wolverines In Week Zero Football Opener; Coverage on KSOM
Tigers Host Wolverines In Week Zero Football Opener; Coverage on KSOM
(Griswold, IA) -- The High School Football officially begins tonight and in a Week Zero 8 Man Match Up, East Mills visits Griswold; coverage on KSOM. The Tigers return just about everybody from last year's 1-8 team and Head Coach Seth Lembke will be needing improvement across the board. Junior Dain...


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Carol Watson Obituary
Carol Watson Obituary
Left to cherish Carol's memory are her children, Jennifer (Bernie) Watson-Peters of Persia, IA, Suzanne (Jay) Handbury of Neola, IA, Rebecca (Mark) Eldridge of ...
Roberta Johnson Obituary
Roberta Johnson Obituary
Roberta Johnson, 79, of rural Bridgewater, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 10:30 a...


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Farm Credit Conditions Weaken Across Upper Midwest
Farm Credit Conditions Weaken Across Upper Midwest
(NAFB) Financial pressure is building in farm country. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports agricultural credit conditions across the Upper Midwest weake...
Cash Grain August 20, 2026
Cash Grain August 20, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic August Corn - 4.54 October Corn - 4.58 August Beans - 12.16 October Beans - 11.71 Landus Coop - Casey August Corn - 4.49 Octobe...

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Farm Credit Conditions Weaken Across Upper Midwest
Farm Credit Conditions Weaken Across Upper Midwest
(NAFB) Financial pressure is building in farm country. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports agricultural credit conditions across the Upper Midwest weakened during the second quarter compared t...


Iowa Drought Conditions Show Improvement After Recent Rainfall
Iowa Drought Conditions Show Improvement After Recent Rainfall
(Des Moines) Iowa's drought situation improved in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update r...
Adair County Election Filing and Absentee Voting Deadlines Announced
Adair County Election Filing and Absentee Voting Deadlines Announced
(Greenfield) Adair County Elections Commissioner Nathan Reed is reminding prospective cand...
Learn to Hunt Program Offers Women's Waterfowl Course
Learn to Hunt Program Offers Women's Waterfowl Course
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering a program to teach women...
State News: Unemployment Steady, Drought Eases and State Fair Draws Attention
State News: Unemployment Steady, Drought Eases and State Fair Draws Attention
Iowa Unemployment Remains Steady, Fewer Residents In Workforce (Des Moines, IA) -- Unemplo...


Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Sand Discusses Single Primary Proposal During Atlantic Campaign Stop
Iowa Gubernatorial Candidate Rob Sand Discusses Single Primary Proposal During Atlantic Campaign Stop
(Atlantic) Iowa Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Rob Sand continued his annual 100 Town Hall tour in Western Iowa today (August 20) and made a campaig...


Council Bluffs Police Safely Resolve Mental Health Crisis
Council Bluffs Police Safely Resolve Mental Health Crisis
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police safely resolved a mental health crisis Thursday mor...
Speed Limit to Be Reduced on Old Highway 34 in Adams County
Speed Limit to Be Reduced on Old Highway 34 in Adams County
(Adams Co.) The Adams County Sheriff's Office says the speed limit on old Highway 34, 210t...
Cass County Libraries Partner to Provide Hygiene Kits
Cass County Libraries Partner to Provide Hygiene Kits
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Public Library is partnering with libraries in Anita and Griswold ...
Non-Partisan Organization Asking Fairgoers How They Feel About Politics
Non-Partisan Organization Asking Fairgoers How They Feel About Politics
(Des Moines, IA) -- A non-partisan organization is at the Iowa State Fair asking Iowans ...
Cass County Releases Nonpartisan Candidate List for General Election
Cass County Releases Nonpartisan Candidate List for General Election
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Auditor's Office has released the list of candidates who, to da...
DOE Scraps Proposed Electric Transmission Corridors
DOE Scraps Proposed Electric Transmission Corridors
(NAFB) The U.S. Department of Energy has stopped a Biden-era process that could have led t...
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Pottawattamie County Warrant
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Pottawattamie County Warrant
(Red Oak) A traffic stop early this morning in Montgomery County led to the arrest of a ma...
State News: Iowa Politics, DNR Investigation, Addiction Treatment and More in State News
State News: Iowa Politics, DNR Investigation, Addiction Treatment and More in State News
Wes Enos Running In State Senate Race (Des Moines, IA) -- There's a new Republican candida...
Atlantic City Council Approves Amended Section of Sewer Connection Ordinance
Atlantic City Council Approves Amended Section of Sewer Connection Ordinance
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday approved the amendment of a section of c...
Atlantic City Administrator Reports on Proposed Stand-Alone Garage Policy
Atlantic City Administrator Reports on Proposed Stand-Alone Garage Policy
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Administrator John Lund reported to the City Council on Wednesday...
Nebraska Woman Arrested for Drug and OWI charges in Glenwood
Nebraska Woman Arrested for Drug and OWI charges in Glenwood
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 19-year-old Maycie Love Knapp, of Omaha...
Red Oak Man Charged With Drug Possession, Driving Under Suspension
Red Oak Man Charged With Drug Possession, Driving Under Suspension
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested a Red Oak man following a traffic stop We...
Iowa Gas Prices Jump 34 Cents
Iowa Gas Prices Jump 34 Cents
(Des Moines) The price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa rose 34 cents over the past we...

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Week Zero High School Football Games Preview
Week Zero High School Football Games Preview
(Area) -- In high school football action tonight in Week Zero, Panorama will visit Southwest Valley. The Panthers have a new Head Coach Jim Demers who does not have great numbers ...


Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday, August 21 Football Week Zero Games East Mills @ Griswold (8 Man); Coverage on KSOM...
Cyclones Fall Versus Clarinda
Cyclones Fall Versus Clarinda
Clarinda 8, Harlan 1 Singles 1) Chandy Nothwehr (Clarinda) defeats Chloe Swensen (Harlan) ...


Rogers Says Positional Battles Still Going on in Cyclones Fall Camp
Rogers Says Positional Battles Still Going on in Cyclones Fall Camp
(Ames, IA) -- Wednesday was Media Day for Iowa St. football and Head Coach Jimmy Rogers met with the media for nearly a half hour. He says there are ...


Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Release 2026-27 Non Conference Schedule
Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Release 2026-27 Non Conference Schedule
(Iowa City, IA) - Eleven of the University of Iowa men's basketball team's 12 nonconferenc...
Bulldogs Volleyball Have Plenty of Talent Back for Another State Run
Bulldogs Volleyball Have Plenty of Talent Back for Another State Run
(Oakland, IA) -- Last year's volleyball season ended in disappointment for the Riverside B...
Atlantic Volleyball Returns With Strong Core, Opens Season August 29
Atlantic Volleyball Returns With Strong Core, Opens Season August 29
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Volleyball team is hosting the coaches' clinic on Saturday and wil...
Largent's Big Hitting Leads Chargers Volleyball Into New Season
Largent's Big Hitting Leads Chargers Volleyball Into New Season
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- One of the best volleyball players in the area is AC/GC Senior Hit...
Thursday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Thursday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Thursday, August 20 Girls Tennis Denison Schleswig @ St. Albert Harlan @ Clarinda Glenwood...
IGHSAU Releases First Volleyball Rankings
IGHSAU Releases First Volleyball Rankings
The first day for High School Volleyball competition is Monday and the Iowa Girls High Sch...
Former Cyclone WR Higgins Is Out For Season
Former Cyclone WR Higgins Is Out For Season
(Houston, TX) -- The Houston Texans received a big blow to their wide receiver corps today...
Wheelers Girls Earn Win Over Knights
Wheelers Girls Earn Win Over Knights
Audubon 7, Kuemper Catholic 2 Singles #1: Charlotte Schwabe (KC) defeats Vivian Jackson (...
Defensive End Ta'ase Brings Unique Energy to Cyclones
Defensive End Ta'ase Brings Unique Energy to Cyclones
(Ames, IA) -- Malaki Ta'ase is one of many transfers -- 57 in total -- for the Iowa St. fo...
Former Hawkeyes Kicker Stevens Wins Starting Job in Washington
Former Hawkeyes Kicker Stevens Wins Starting Job in Washington
(Ashburn, VA) -- Former Iowa Hawkeye Kicker Drew Stevens has won the starting job with the...
Hansen, Rich & Follmann Lead Cougar Volleyball Into New Season
Hansen, Rich & Follmann Lead Cougar Volleyball Into New Season
(Anita, IA) -- CAM Volleyball was 11-21 last year and has some reasons for optimism this s...
Nine Seniors Lead Harlan Volleyball Into New Season
Nine Seniors Lead Harlan Volleyball Into New Season
(Harlan, IA) -- Harlan Volleyball is poised to turn things around -- the Cyclones are comi...
Wednesday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Wednesday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Wednesday, August 19 Girls Tennis Kuemper Catholic @ Audubon Shenandoah @ Creston