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News from Western Iowa.

Iowa Gas Prices Drop as Crude Oil Continues Decline
(Des Moines) Fuel prices fell across Iowa this week, continuing a downward trend as both gasoline and crude oil costs declined, according to AAA and state energy data. Regular unleaded gasoline in Iow...
Mandy Billings 1h ago

41 Percent Feel More Stress Than Last Holiday Season
(Undated) -- A poll by the American Psychiatric Association shows 41 percent of U.S. adults expect to feel more stress this holiday season than last year. Clinical psychologist Carrie Ditzel says in o...
Mandy Billings 1h ago

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate 10 Years of TS Bank in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently visited TS Bank to celebrate the milestone anniversary of 10 years of serving the Atlantic community. TS Bank moved into its curre...
Mandy Billings 1h ago

Small Business Owners Cite Inflation As Big Challenge
(Undated) -- Small business owners are citing inflation as one of the biggest challenges they currently face. New polling shows 45-percent of small business owners say inflation presents a challenge f...
Mandy Billings 2h ago

Mortgage Rates Projected To Dip Slightly In '26
(New York, NY) -- Economic forecasters are predicting mortgage rates will dip only slightly next year. Freddie Mac puts the 30-year fixed-rate average at about 6-point-2 percent. Projections released ...
Mandy Billings 2h ago

Crawford County Crash Claims One Life
(Crawford County) One person died in a two-vehicle crash in Crawford County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday on Boyer Valley Boulevard North of G Avenue. Auth...
Tom Robinson 8h ago

A Community For Kids Launches "Fa La La La Lights Finder" making holidays a little Brighter.
(Area) A Community For Kids is spreading holiday cheer with the launch of a Fa La La La Lights Finder, an interactive Google Map designed to help families easily find the best Christmas light displays...
Tom Robinson 9h ago

Two Iowa National Guardsmen Killed in Attack in Syria: Three Other Guard Members Wounded
(Des Moines) Two Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers and one U.S. civilian were killed and three others were injured in an enemy attack Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Palmyra, Syria. The attack occurred wh...
Tom Robinson 9h ago

Weather Related Announcements
Saturday *Atlantic vs Winterset boys' basketball game is now cancelled *Atlantic vs Nodaway Valley Girl's Basketball game is postponed. *The Exira/EHK girl's and Boys' Basketball Games with IKM/Mannin...
Tom Robinson 20h ago

Nebraska Man Arrested for OWI in Glenwood
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 59-year-old Kris Marvin Carver, of Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday for OWI 1st Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $1,300.
Mandy Billings Dec 12, 2025







