Category Archives: Local News

(Area) Conditions are improving on the drought monitor index. State Climatologist Justin Glisan calls the latest developments 'significant.' "The driest part of the state is Western Iowa. We have D-3 ...

(Carson) The Carson Dreamland Theatre is working on a grant application for new faade construction and marquee. The Theatre is on the shortlist as one of the top five local attraction finalists in the...

(Des Moines) The Iowa House this week passed a bill that establishes licensure in Iowa for Rural Emergency Hospitals. Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said Federal law created this de...

(Atlantic) At Wednesday's Atlantic School Board meeting, Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber addressed the district's staffing and teacher recruitment practices. Barber says given the teacher...

(Des Moines) The National Weather Service's latest spring flood outlook shows an above-normal risk for flooding along the Missouri River downstream from Council Bluffs. Zogg notes future weather, espe...

(Avoca) AHSTW Schools Superintendent Darin Jones released a Twitter post stating, "The AHSTW Community School District is excited to announce that Mr. Davis Pattee has been named our next High School ...

(Atlantic) Cass County Assessor Mary Anstey says almost all residential properties showed significant value increases. Anstey says Iowa is a market value-based state, and the market is determined by t...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 18-year-old Hannah Marie Dahlberg of Red Oak this (Friday) this morning at the Red Oak High School for possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers transported Dahlberg...

(Creston) Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Addisyn Julie Vorm, of Nevada, early this morning at 304 N. Spruce Street for possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers cited and released her on a promi...

(Des Moines) Iowa Auditor Rob Sand calls a bill that passed the Senate this week "pro-corruption." He says it would give state agencies veto power to stop him from accessing information relevant to an...