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Tempers Flare At Montgomery County Supervisors While Debating New Position in Auditor's Dept.
Tempers Flare At Montgomery County Supervisors While Debating New Position in Auditor's Dept.
(Red Oak, IA) -- Things got heated at the Montgomery County Supervisors meeting on Tuesday as they debated adding a new part time position to help in the auditor's office. County Auditor Jill Ozuna outlined the duties that a new employee would do an...
Iowa Regents Consider Tuition Lock Program
Iowa Regents Consider Tuition Lock Program
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Board of Regents is considering a pilot program that would let some students lock in their tuition rate for four years. The proposal would allow eligible Iowa undergraduate students to pay a one-time premium equal to ten...
Fake Movie Money Found In Dubuque County
Fake Movie Money Found In Dubuque County
(Dubuque, IA) -- The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office is warning people to check their cash after several fake 20-dollar bills were found this month. The fake bills were primarily used in social media and online marketplace purchases. Deputies say the...

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Tuesday's High School Sports Schedule
Tuesday's High School Sports Schedule
Tuesday, June 16 Softball Western Iowa #4 Exira EHK/Audubon @ #10 Riverside; Coverage on KSOM and Western Iowa Today TV #5 Logan Magnolia @ Treynor IKM Manning @ #4 Missouri Valley Underwood @ Tri Center Hawkeye Ten #11 Atlantic @ Clarinda Red Oak @ ...
Monday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Monday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Softball Hawkeye Ten #11 Atlantic 5, Kuemper Catholic 2 #11 Atlantic 11, Kuemper Catholic 8 St. Albert 10, Glenwood 3 St. Albert 16, Glenwood 5 Lewis Central 9, Shenandoah 1 Lewis Central 12, Shenandoah 1 Denison Schleswig 19, Red Oak 5 Denison Schle...
Sanchez's 2 Run Double Sparks Knights Comeback Over Tigers
Sanchez's 2 Run Double Sparks Knights Comeback Over Tigers
(Griswold, IA) -- Sam Sanchez deliver a go ahead 2 run double in the top of the 7th inning as Fremont Mills rallied for a 7-3 win at Griswold in a Corner Conference baseball game on Monday night. Errors would contribute to runs on both sides. Fremont...

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Christine Moffett Obituary
Christine Moffett Obituary
Christine Moffett passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services are pending at the Lamb Funeral Home in Gree...
Marie Casey Obituary
Marie Casey Obituary
Marie L. Casey, age 93, of Ida Grove, Iowa, took her Lord and Saviors hand on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Golden Horizons Senior Living, in Ida Grove, Iowa....


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Cash Grain June 15, 2026
Cash Grain June 15, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.77 October Corn - 3.97 June Beans - 10.79 October Beans - 10.70 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 4.09 Oct...
Northern States Cattle Producers Should Be Watchful for NWS
Northern States Cattle Producers Should Be Watchful for NWS
(NAFB) The New World screwworm has crossed the border from Mexico to Texas and New Mexico, Teresa Steckly, a beef cattle specialist with the University of Illi...
Cash Grain June 12, 2026
Cash Grain June 12, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.75 October Corn - 3.95 June Beans - 10.73 October Beans - 10.67 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 4.05 Oct...
Cash Grain June 11, 2026
Cash Grain June 11, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey June Corn - 3.74 October Corn - 3.94 June Beans - 10.75 October Beans - 10.69 SIRE - Council Bluffs June Corn - 4.02 Oct...

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State News Round Up: Pseudorabies Eradicated; Counterfeit Money Found in Dubuque
State News Round Up: Pseudorabies Eradicated; Counterfeit Money Found in Dubuque
(Undated) -- Here is the latest news: State officials say pseudorabies has been eradicated again in Iowa after a case was found in swine earlier this year. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office is warni...


Updated: Severe Weather Possible on Wednesday
Updated: Severe Weather Possible on Wednesday
(Des Moines, IA) -- The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports that Iowa could see...
Fatal Accident in Boone County
Fatal Accident in Boone County
(Boone County, IA) -- A fatal accident occurred halfway between Ames and Boone on Monday. ...
Montgomery County Arrests
Montgomery County Arrests
(Red Oak, IA) -- The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reported two arrests on Monday. At...
Pottawattamie County Crash Claims the Life of a Minden, Iowa Man
Pottawattamie County Crash Claims the Life of a Minden, Iowa Man
(Neola, IA) -- The Iowa State Patrol reports of a fatal one vehicle accident on I-880. On...


City of Atlantic to Provide Dumpsters for Resident Cleanup Effort
City of Atlantic to Provide Dumpsters for Resident Cleanup Effort
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic is preparing for the next phase of its citywide cleanup effort. Mayor Rob Clausen said dumpsters will be available at ...


Two Rounds of Severe Weather Possible Across Iowa on Wednesday
Two Rounds of Severe Weather Possible Across Iowa on Wednesday
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says Iowa could see two rounds of thunderstorms ...
Three Arrests Reported in Mills County
Three Arrests Reported in Mills County
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. David Osvaldo Ramirez-...
Former Atlantic School Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Exploitation and Grooming Charges
Former Atlantic School Employee Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Exploitation and Grooming Charges
(Atlantic/Stuart) Former Atlantic High School employee Jesse McCann has entered pleas of n...
Aurelia Silo Fire Draws Multiple Departments
Aurelia Silo Fire Draws Multiple Departments
(Aurelia, IA) - Multiple fire departments helped put out a silo fire in rural Aurelia on F...
Iowa Prisons Bracing For Inmate Surge
Iowa Prisons Bracing For Inmate Surge
(Des Moines, IA) - Iowa prison officials and union leaders are warning the state's correct...
Dave Muhlbauer accepts Democrats' lieutenant governor nomination
Dave Muhlbauer accepts Democrats' lieutenant governor nomination
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer was officially nominated...
Republicans call for unified support for governor nominee Zach Lahn at state convention
Republicans call for unified support for governor nominee Zach Lahn at state convention
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Republican leaders emphasized party unity Saturday at the Iowa Rep...
Adair County Authorities Report Four Recent Arrests and Citations
Adair County Authorities Report Four Recent Arrests and Citations
(Adair Co.) Authorities in Adair County report three arrests and one citation. The Stuart ...
Congress Needs to Shore Up Social Security Trust Funds
Congress Needs to Shore Up Social Security Trust Funds
(NAFB) A new Social Security Trustees Report shows that Social Security trust funds are ex...
Adams County Road Construction Project on 250th Starts Today
Adams County Road Construction Project on 250th Starts Today
(Corning) The Adams County Secondary Roads Department is reporting a washed culvert on 250...

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College Baseball World Series Scoreboard
College Baseball World Series Scoreboard
NCAA Baseball College World Series Schedule Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, NE Double Elimination Round Friday, June 12 Game 1: West Virginia 7, Troy 5 Tyrus Hall got the go ahead 2 ...


IHSBCA Baseball Rankings
IHSBCA Baseball Rankings
Weekly Baseball Rankings from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association 4A  Tea...
Peyton McLaren Awarded KS95's Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
Peyton McLaren Awarded KS95's Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) Atlantic pitcher Peyton McLaren played an integral part in the Trojans 6-0 reco...
Lockwood and Tigers Host Knights in Corner Baseball Contest; Coverage Tonight on KSOM
Lockwood and Tigers Host Knights in Corner Baseball Contest; Coverage Tonight on KSOM
(Griswold, IA) -- High School baseball continues tonight as Fremont Mills visits Griswold ...
Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday, June 15 Baseball Hawkeye Ten Kuemper Catholic @ Atlantic DH Harlan @ Clarinda DH S...


Vikings Baseball Have a Busy Week
Vikings Baseball Have a Busy Week
On Friday night, AHSTW got to the .500 mark on the season with an 8-3 win over Audubon. Freshman Kip Lamp got the start for the Vikings and went 6 in...


High School Girls Soccer State Scoreboard
High School Girls Soccer State Scoreboard
Class 1A Championship #3 Hudson 1, #1 Denver 0 (4-1 PK's) Hudson (19-2) 0 0 0 0 - 4 Denver...
Saturday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Saturday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Majority of games were canceled because of weather Softball Ballard 11, #12 Martensdale St...
Saturday's High School Sports Schedule
Saturday's High School Sports Schedule
Saturday, June 13 Softball John Stephens Classic @ Creston 9:00 am: #5 Dallas Center Grim...
Lamp Pitches Six Solid Innings to Help Vikings Over Wheelers
Lamp Pitches Six Solid Innings to Help Vikings Over Wheelers
(Avoca, IA) -- AHSTW got their bats moving in the third inning and Freshman Kip Lamp did n...
Friday's High School Girls Soccer State Scoreboard
Friday's High School Girls Soccer State Scoreboard
Class 1A Semifinals Noon - Field 1 #1 Denver 3, #4 St. Albert 2 (3-2 PKS) Denver (19-0-3) ...
Friday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Friday's High School Baseball & Softball Scores
Softball John Stephens Classic #11 Atlantic 10, Bondurant Farrar 9 (8) Ankeny 13, Clarinda...
St. Albert Captures Conference Championship with Perfect 8-0 League Record
St. Albert Captures Conference Championship with Perfect 8-0 League Record
The Hawkeye Ten Conference proudly announces the 2026 Girls Soccer All-Conference selectio...
Updated: Atlantic Softball Team Tops Bondurant-Farrar, and Ankeny at Friday's John Stephens Classic in Creston
Updated: Atlantic Softball Team Tops Bondurant-Farrar, and Ankeny at Friday's John Stephens Classic in Creston
(Creston, IA) The Atlantic Softball Team extended its record to 15-2 with with wins over B...
Wheelers Visit Vikings in Baseball Action Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
Wheelers Visit Vikings in Baseball Action Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
(Avoca, IA) -- Its a Western Iowa Conference baseball showdown tonight as Audubon visits A...
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday's High School Sports Schedule
Friday, June 12 Baseball Non Conference Iowa City Regina Catholic @ Atlantic DH (starts at...