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Iowa Doctoral Student Escorted Out Of DEI Subcommittee Meeting (Des Moines, IA) -- House subcommittee members are saying an Iowa doctoral candidate attempted to assault House members on Monday. Abigai...
Feb 11, 2026
Atlantic Pulls Away in Fourth Quarter to Down Harlan, 49-38
(Harlan) Atlantic used a strong fourth quarter surge to pull away from Harlan for a 49-38 victory in a Hawkeye Ten Conference girls basketball matchup Tuesday night in Harlan. Peyton McLaren paced Atl...
Feb 10, 2026
Exira City Council Approves Application for City's Existing Housing Unit Purchase Program
(Exira) The Exira City Council approved an application for the city's existing housing unit purchase program during its regular meeting Monday night. Exira City Clerk Megan Andersen says this is the t...
Feb 10, 2026
Jean Gearheart Obituary
Jean Gearheart, age 98 of Atlantic, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Exira Care Center. Jean was born on August 5, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Paulson) Br...
Feb 10, 2026
Creston Police Arrest a Man on an Outside Warrant
(Creston) A Creston man is in custody on an outside warrant. Police arrested 38-year-old Wesley Gene Keeler Jr. on Monday at the intersection of Division and Summit. Authorities transported Keeler to ...
Feb 10, 2026
Atlantic and Harlan Square off in Girls' Hawkeye Ten Conference Basketball Game
(Atlantic) The Atlantic girls' basketball team faces Harlan in the final regular-season game tonight at Harlan. Harlan enters the contest with an 8-12 record. Atlantic is 11-8, and looking to secure a...
Feb 10, 2026
Dry Conditions Spark Several Grass Fires in Southwest Iowa
(Area) Firefighters spent Monday afternoon battling several large grass fires fueled by dry conditions. The grass fires broke out in Pottawattamie County near Stuart and in Union County near Afton. In...
Feb 10, 2026
Adams County Man Suffers Possible Injuries in Single-Vehicle Accident in Creston
(Creston) One person was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon following a single-vehicle accident in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, 82-year-old Ronald Dale Brammer of Prescott ...
Feb 10, 2026
The Education Committee passed 6 bills out of committee
(Des Moines) This past week, the Education Committee at the Iowa Legislature passed six bills out of committee. Iowa House District #9 Representative Tom Moore of Griswold voted no on three bills, inc...
Feb 10, 2026
USDA's Farm Income Forecast is Lower for 2026
(Washington D.C.) USDA released the first farm income projections for 2026. Carrie Litkowski, a senior economist with the USDA's Economic Research Service, said the income forecast is lower this year....
Feb 9, 2026
