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How effective are Iowa recycling programs?
How effective are Iowa recycling programs?
(Iowa Capital Dispatch - Cami Koons) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is working to develop a reporting and data collection system to better understand recycling in the state. In an online stakeholder meeting Tuesday about a study comparing o...
Nunn Secures $500,000 to Expand Flood and Drought Monitoring Across District
Nunn Secures $500,000 to Expand Flood and Drought Monitoring Across District
(Alleman) U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn recently announced $500,000 in federal funding to complete a flood and drought monitoring network across Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. The Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa will use the funding to install ...
Free Concert to be Held This Weekend in Atlantic
Free Concert to be Held This Weekend in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Atlantic High School Alumni Smackdown Committee and Atlantic Parks & Recreation, is reminding the community that the Community Concert will take place this Friday, August 1...

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Lamb Brings Leadership to Cyclones Defensive Line
Lamb Brings Leadership to Cyclones Defensive Line
(Ames, IA) -- One of the new Iowa St. starters on the Defensive Line is Senior Tackle Bryson Lamb. Last year, Lamb was a starter in all 12 games for Head Coach Jimmy Rogers at Washington St. finishing the season with 25 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 1.5 sac...
Glenwood Sweeps Southwest Vally in Girl's Tennis
Glenwood Sweeps Southwest Vally in Girl's Tennis
(Glenwood) Glenwood Swept Southwest Vally in girl's Tennis on Tuesday. The singles winner for Glenwood; Adelynn Thiesen, Payton Stewart, Sophia Sinecio, Kendyl Pontefract, and Klaynn Stortenbecker, Thiesen/Stewart, and Stroud/Pontefract teamed up to ...
West Takes Over Panther Football With Experienced Senior Core
West Takes Over Panther Football With Experienced Senior Core
(Logan, IA) -- Logan Magnolia has a new Football Head Coach this season -- Jack West comes over from Nodaway Valley after two seasons and takes over the Panthers program. Lo Ma is coming off a 5-4 season and a playoff appearance. West says it made ...


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Chester "Chad" Alan Litty Jr. Obituary
Chester "Chad" Alan Litty Jr. Obituary
Mr. Chester "Chad" Alan Litty Jr., age 51, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. A public visitatio...
Perry Lego Obituary
Perry Lego Obituary
Perry Edward Lego, 74, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2026, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. He was born on June 26, 1952, in Saint Pau...


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Cash Grain August 11, 2026
Cash Grain August 11, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic August Corn - 4.12 October Corn - 4.15 August Beans - 11.49 October Beans - 11.04 Landus Coop - Casey August Corn - 4.07 Octobe...
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
(Harlan) The Rosmann family of Harlan will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day Saturday, August 22, offering the public an opportunity to learn about sus...

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Grain Bin Deaths Persist
Grain Bin Deaths Persist
(NAFB) Agriculture continues to rank among the nation's most dangerous industries. A new report from Purdue University shows at least 48 grain entrapment cases were reported last year, including 22 de...


Produce in the Park celebrates local food and astronomical events with MEATeor Shower Night August 13
Produce in the Park celebrates local food and astronomical events with MEATeor Shower Night August 13
(Atlantic) Produce in the Park will celebrate MEATeor Shower Night on Thursday, August 13,...
Gov. Reynolds Proclaims Safe + Sound Week in Iowa
Gov. Reynolds Proclaims Safe + Sound Week in Iowa
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds has proclaimed August 10-14, 2026, as Safe + Sound Week in...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Western Iowa
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Western Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Western I...
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Red Oak man on Tuesday. The Montgomery Cou...


Iowa Headlines: Politics, State Fair, Missing Child Anniversary and Major Drug Seizure
Iowa Headlines: Politics, State Fair, Missing Child Anniversary and Major Drug Seizure
Iowa Libertarian Party Meets Tonight To Choose New Lieutenant Governor Nominee (Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Libertarian Party will meet tonight to cho...


Local Nonprofits Invite Community to Support Volunteer Iowa Day of Service Projects
Local Nonprofits Invite Community to Support Volunteer Iowa Day of Service Projects
(Cass Co.) This spring, 25 Cass County nonprofit organizations were selected to participat...
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
(Harlan) The Rosmann family of Harlan will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day Satu...
Atlantic Rotary Club Welcomes New Atlantic School District Staff
Atlantic Rotary Club Welcomes New Atlantic School District Staff
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Rotary Club recognized new teachers and administrators in the Atla...
Montgomery County Engineer Warns Annual DOT Report May Miss Deadline
Montgomery County Engineer Warns Annual DOT Report May Miss Deadline
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert, appearing before the board of superviso...
Facing criminal charges, former nursing home worker surrenders his license
Facing criminal charges, former nursing home worker surrenders his license
(Iowa Capital Dispatch - Clark Kauffman) A nurse who landed a job in an Iowa care facility...
Pottawattamie County Proclaims August Emergency Management Awareness Month
Pottawattamie County Proclaims August Emergency Management Awareness Month
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation de...
Guthrie County Moves Forward With Resolution to Set 55 MPH Speed Limit on Roads Leading to Lake Panorama
Guthrie County Moves Forward With Resolution to Set 55 MPH Speed Limit on Roads Leading to Lake Panorama
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors approved setting a 55-mile-per-hour ...
Jury Selection Begins in Chad Gibbs Murder Trial
Jury Selection Begins in Chad Gibbs Murder Trial
(Denison) Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in Crawford County District...
Harlan Community Schools Moving Class Start Time to 7:50 A.M.
Harlan Community Schools Moving Class Start Time to 7:50 A.M.
(Harlan) The Harlan Community School District is changing its class start time beginning w...
Iowa News Roundup: School Principal Killed in Crash, Lt. Governor Candidate Withdraws
Iowa News Roundup: School Principal Killed in Crash, Lt. Governor Candidate Withdraws
BCLUW Principal, Child Killed in Dubuque County Crash (Dubuque County, IA) -- An Iowa scho...

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Gentile Will Work Tri Center Football Team Hard to the Bone in Practice
Gentile Will Work Tri Center Football Team Hard to the Bone in Practice
(Neola, IA) -- If there is some way that Tri Center Football Head Coach Jake Gentile (Jen-TILL-ee) can put his players in bubble wrap the entire fall, he would do it. The Trojans ...


Atlantic Football: Trojans Reload Backfield Around McNeal
Atlantic Football: Trojans Reload Backfield Around McNeal
(Atlantic) The 2026 Atlantic football team has a mixture of both new and experienced playe...
EXIRA/EHK Will Not Play a Junior Varsity Football Schedule
EXIRA/EHK Will Not Play a Junior Varsity Football Schedule
(Exira/EHK) - Due to a lack of numbers, the Exira/EHK junior varsity football schedule has...
Cripps Takes Over No. 1 Spot as Timberwolves Tennis Begins Season
Cripps Takes Over No. 1 Spot as Timberwolves Tennis Begins Season
(Corning, IA) -- Southwest Valley Girls Tennis will open their new season today. The Timb...
Adair and Three Underwood Sophomore All State Players are the GG Harris Farm Bureau KSOM Athletes of the Week
Adair and Three Underwood Sophomore All State Players are the GG Harris Farm Bureau KSOM Athletes of the Week
(Underwood, IA) -- When the Baseball Coaches released their All State Teams for the 2026 s...


Tuesday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Tuesday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Tuesday, August 11 Girls Tennis Southwest Valley @ Glenwood Denison Schleswig @ CBAL Lewis Central @ Clarinda


Saint Albert Catholic Announces Resignation of Head Baseball Coach Duncan Patterson
Saint Albert Catholic Announces Resignation of Head Baseball Coach Duncan Patterson
(Council Bluffs) Saint Albert Catholic Schools announces the resignation of Head Baseball ...
Clarinda Tops Atlantic in Girl's Tennis
Clarinda Tops Atlantic in Girl's Tennis
(Clarinda) Clarinda defended their home courts against Atlantic in girls' tennis on Monday...
Wheelers Girl's Tennis Team Opens Season with a Win Over Red Oak
Wheelers Girl's Tennis Team Opens Season with a Win Over Red Oak
(Audubon) The Audubon Girls' Tennis Team is off to a great start with a home victory over...
Atlantic Cross Country Teams Enter Season With Experience, Talent
Atlantic Cross Country Teams Enter Season With Experience, Talent
(Atlantic) Seventeen boys and nine girls reported to Atlantic's preseason cross country wo...
Atlantic Cross Country Team Hosting "Glow Mile" on Friday, August 14
Atlantic Cross Country Team Hosting "Glow Mile" on Friday, August 14
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Cross Country Team is hosting the team's annual "Glow Mile&qu...
Atlantic Football Team Begins 2026 Preseason Workouts
Atlantic Football Team Begins 2026 Preseason Workouts
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team officially begins preseason workouts today as the Tr...
Wheelers Football Opens Practice With Eyes on Return to Dome
Wheelers Football Opens Practice With Eyes on Return to Dome
(Audubon, IA) -- Today is the first full day of Fall Practice for cross country, volleybal...
Taryn O'Brien Awarded KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
Taryn O'Brien Awarded KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) Atlantic senior girls' tennis player Taryn O'Brien broke into the singles lineu...
Monday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Monday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Monday, August 10 Girls Tennis Atlantic @ Clarinda, 9 AM Red Oak @ Audubon, 10 AM Winterse...
Iowa Basketball Mourns Passing of Hawkeye Legend Nelson
Iowa Basketball Mourns Passing of Hawkeye Legend Nelson
(Iowa City, IA) - Former University of Iowa men's basketball student-athlete Don Nelson pa...