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Severe Storms Sweep Southwest Iowa: Multiple Hail and Wind Reports
Severe Storms Sweep Southwest Iowa: Multiple Hail and Wind Reports
(Southwest Iowa) Southwest Iowa experienced a series of severe storms late Saturday afternoon and into the early evening, with reports of strong winds and large hail affecting Montgomery and Taylor counties. Below is a summary of confirmed reports fr...

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Saturday's High School Soccer Scores
Saturday's High School Soccer Scores
Girls Creston Tournament Kuemper Catholic 6, Creston 0 Creston 2, Central Iowa 0 Kuemper Catholic 5, Boone 0 Boone 5, Central Iowa 0

2026 Senior Salute

Senior Salute - Donovan Hedrington
Senior Salute - Donovan Hedrington
Senior Name (First and Last) Donovan Hedrington Parents Mistie Holaday PJ Hedrington Siblings Dante, Quinn, Weston, Lennon, Mya, Josephine School Atlantic Extracurricular...
Senior Salute - Corbin Ritter
Senior Salute - Corbin Ritter
Senior Name (First and Last) Corbin Ritter How the last name is pronounced... Rit ter Parents Natalie Ritter and Stephen Ritter Siblings Nellee and Tessa School Atlantic ...
Senior Salute - Xander Harwood
Senior Salute - Xander Harwood
Senior Name (First and Last) Xander Harwood How the last name is pronounced... Har Wood Parents Stacy and Chris Harwood Siblings Tatum Harwood - 13YO School AC/GC Extracu...





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Larry Will Obituary
Larry Will Obituary
Larry Will, 63, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Larry is survived by his children, Gayle Will, Nicole Will and Tyler...
Wayne Franklin Obituary
Wayne Franklin Obituary
Wayne Franklin was born on June 24, 1949, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Leo and Mary (Kelly) Franklin. He attended Marshalltown schools and graduated with the Class...


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Cash Grain May 15, 2026
Cash Grain May 15, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair May Corn - 4.11 October Corn - 4.36 May Beans - 11.17 October Beans - 11.06 Landus Coop - Atlantic May Corn - 4.11 October Corn - 4.36 May ...
Cash Grain May 14, 2026
Cash Grain May 14, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair May Corn - 4.22 October Corn - 4.46 May Beans - 11.32 October Beans - 11.18 Landus Coop - Atlantic May Corn - 4.22 October Corn - 4.46 May ...
Cash Grain May 13, 2026
Cash Grain May 13, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair May Corn - 4.36 October Corn - 4.58 May Beans - 11.69 October Beans - 11.43 Landus Coop - Atlantic May Corn - 4.36 October Corn - 4.58 May ...
Cash Grain May 12
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Tornado Watch
Tornado Watch
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for Cass, Adair, Adams, Fremont, Madison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, and Union Counties in Southwest Iowa. Storms are developing in ...


Severe Weather Potential Across Western and Central Iowa: Weather Briefing from Des Moines NWS
Severe Weather Potential Across Western and Central Iowa: Weather Briefing from Des Moines NWS
(Des Moines) The Des Moines National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a weather briefing h...
Rain Totals
Rain Totals
Anita-.20 Atlantic-.20 Corning-.76 Wiota-.27 Red Oak-.58
Severe Storm Sparks 3 Structure Fires in Red Oak
Severe Storm Sparks 3 Structure Fires in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Severe weather moved through the City of Red Oak and portions of Montgomery Coun...
Severe Storms Cause Widespread Damage Across Southwest Iowa
Severe Storms Cause Widespread Damage Across Southwest Iowa
(Red Oak) A line of storms swept through, leaving behind downed trees and power lines. A s...


Reynolds Signs 27 Bills Into Law
Reynolds Signs 27 Bills Into Law
(Des Moines, IA) -- On Friday, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law SF 2430, a bill relating to the display of flags at half-staff on public buildings. &...


Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Recent Arrests
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Recent Arrests
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office has made several arrests in the past few days....
Education Iowa college graduates may face slower hiring process from employers
Education Iowa college graduates may face slower hiring process from employers
(Iowa Dispatch Article written by Brooklyn Draisley) (Des Moines) As thousands of student...
Manilla and Denison Fire Departments Respond to Water Tower Incident
Manilla and Denison Fire Departments Respond to Water Tower Incident
(Manilla, Iowa) The Denison Volunteer Fire Department was called out on mutual aid by the ...
State News: Iowa Governor Issues Fuel Transportation Proclamation, Honors Law Enforcement, and Rejects Proposed Shooting Range
State News: Iowa Governor Issues Fuel Transportation Proclamation, Honors Law Enforcement, and Rejects Proposed Shooting Range
Governor Reynolds Issues Proclamation to Ease Fuel Transportation (Des Moines, IA) -- Io...
Iowa Sees More Drought and Near-Drought
Iowa Sees More Drought and Near-Drought
(Des Moines) A run of mostly rain-free days across Iowa is seeing a slight expansion in dr...
Attorney General Brenna Bird Celebrates Victory in Fight to Protect Iowa Children
Attorney General Brenna Bird Celebrates Victory in Fight to Protect Iowa Children
(Des Moines) Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a victory today in her ongoing effort ...
Avoid Distractions, Buckle Up: Iowa Launches Memorial Day Safety Campaign
Avoid Distractions, Buckle Up: Iowa Launches Memorial Day Safety Campaign
(Des Moines) The Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcemen...
Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff on Friday, May 15 for National Peace Officers Memorial Day
Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff on Friday, May 15 for National Peace Officers Memorial Day
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-st...
Atlantic Municipal Utilities Announces Matt Klein as New General Manager. Steve Tjepkes to Transition to Special Projects Role Ahead of Retirement
Atlantic Municipal Utilities Announces Matt Klein as New General Manager. Steve Tjepkes to Transition to Special Projects Role Ahead of Retirement
(Atlantic) Atlantic Municipal Utilities (AMU) has announced that Matt Klein has been appoi...
DC Bureau Health Care Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say
DC Bureau Health Care Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say
(Article written by Jennifer Shutt of (Iowa Capital Dispatch) (Washington D.C.) Officia...

Local Sports

Trojans Get Both Doubles Teams in Semifinals at Boys Tennis Districts
Trojans Get Both Doubles Teams in Semifinals at Boys Tennis Districts
(Red Oak, IA) -- Red Oak hosted Boys Tennis Singles and Doubles Districts on Saturday and Shenandoah won both the singles and doubles competition. Luke Daoust beat Noah Narmi of S...


Wheelers Compete at Boys Tennis Districts
Wheelers Compete at Boys Tennis Districts
(Boone, IA) -- Audubon competed at the Class 1A Boys Tennis districts on Saturday. Fred Ha...
Saturday's High School Sports Schedule
Saturday's High School Sports Schedule
Saturday, May 16 Boys Tennis Districts Singles & Doubles Class 1A District 7 @ Red Oak...
Friday's High School Soccer Scores
Friday's High School Soccer Scores
Girls Harlan 5, Creston 2 #4 St. Albert 9, Denison Schleswig 1 #9 Tri Center 1, Missouri V...
Baseball Season Ends for Bearcats
Baseball Season Ends for Bearcats
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Arkansas Tech University Wonder Boys took down the Northwest Missou...


High School Girls Golf Regional Results
High School Girls Golf Regional Results
Class 1A Region 2B @ Neola Team Standings 1) Earlham 365 (Advances to Regional Finals) 2) CAM 389 (Advances to Regional Finals) 3) Tri Center 391 4) R...


State Track Qualifiers Announced
State Track Qualifiers Announced
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association ha...
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday, May 15 Girls Golf Regionals First Round Class 1A Region 2A @ Dunlap: Boyer Valley...
Cougars Counting on Speed, New Arms for Another Winning Baseball Season
Cougars Counting on Speed, New Arms for Another Winning Baseball Season
(Anita, IA) -- CAM has a winning tradition in baseball with a winning record in 10 of the ...
Trojans Sweep Knights
Trojans Sweep Knights
Atlantic 9, Kuemper Catholic 0 Singles 1. Zayden Parker 12 (A) won forfeit 2. Preston...
Thursday's High School Soccer Scores
Thursday's High School Soccer Scores
Girls Denison Schleswig 1, Atlantic 0 Boys Harlan 3, Atlantic 0. Cyclones: Alex Medina O...
Bearcats Baseball Loses in First Round of NCAA Tourney
Bearcats Baseball Loses in First Round of NCAA Tourney
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team saw the Augustana ...
Updated: ADM Wins Girl's and Boy's 3A State Qualifying Meet at Glenwood: Glenwood, and Atlantic Finish Second and Third in both Respectively
Updated: ADM Wins Girl's and Boy's 3A State Qualifying Meet at Glenwood: Glenwood, and Atlantic Finish Second and Third in both Respectively
(Glenwood) ADM swept the eight-team girl's and boy's fields at Thursday's Class 3A State Q...
Class 1A State Qualifying Final Track & Field Results: Audubon District One
Class 1A State Qualifying Final Track & Field Results: Audubon District One
A reminder that only the winners automatically qualify for the state track meet; the rest ...
Class 1A State Qualifying Final Track & Field Results: Fremont Mills District 6
Class 1A State Qualifying Final Track & Field Results: Fremont Mills District 6
A reminder that only the winners automatically qualify for the state track meet; the rest ...
Class 2A State Qualifying Final Track and Field Results: Treynor District 8
Class 2A State Qualifying Final Track and Field Results: Treynor District 8
A reminder that the top two finishers qualify automatically for the state track meet; the ...