Category Archives: Local News
DNR Fisheries Seasonal Positions Open for Applications
(Lewis) John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says if you want to work for the Iowa DNR Fisheries Bureau, consider applying for seasonal positions that are ...
Dec 19, 2025
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Federal Prison for Firearms Charge While on Federal Supervised Release
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon. According to public court documents, 37-year-old Cornelius Lavaughn David possess...
Dec 19, 2025
Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors Welcome Coyote Willow Wind as New Chamber Member
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcomed Coyote Willow Wind, a wind energy project based in Cass and Audubon Counties, as a new Chamber member on Thursday. Jarrod Beckstro...
Dec 19, 2025
Adair County Compensation Board Presents Salary Recommendations
(Greenfield) The Adair County Compensation Board presented salary recommendations to the Adair County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday for the 2027 fiscal year. According to County Auditor Mandy Berg...
Dec 19, 2025
Page County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
(Council Bluffs) A Clarinda man was sentenced Thursday, December 18, 2025, to nine years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. According to public court records, the National Center for ...
Dec 19, 2025
Rotary Scholarships Available
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Rotary Club reminds 2026 graduating seniors at Atlantic Community School that scholarships are available. The Club will award six (6) $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors ...
Dec 19, 2025
Red Oak Police Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police took a man into custody on assault charges on Thursday in the 700 block of E. Oak Street. Police arrested 35-year-old Andrew Keith Gray of Red Oak on charges of assault on a p...
Dec 19, 2025
Vision Atlantic Series: Atlantic YMCA "Bursting at the Seams"
(Atlantic) Dr. Bob Sharp, President of the Nishna Valley Family YMCA, and Vision Atlantic Committee member, and Deb Schuler, Co-Chair of the Community Committee for Vision Atlantic, talk about the YMC...
Dec 19, 2025
Canada geese test positive for Avian Influenza at Green Valley Lake, Lake of Three Fires
(Des Moines) H5 avian influenza has been confirmed in Canada geese at Green Valley Lake and at Lake of Three Fires, state wildlife officials announced on Thursday. Staff with the Iowa Department of Na...
Dec 18, 2025
Iowa Communities Top $1.7 Million for Giving Tuesday 712
(Area) The giving spirit is alive and well in western Iowa! The Community Foundation for Western Iowa is thrilled to report that for a third consecutive year, Giving Tuesday 712 sponsored by Katelman ...
Dec 18, 2025
