Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Secretary Pate Reminds Iowans of Deadlines to Request Absentee Ballots, Return Absentee Ballots, and Vote in the June 2 Primary Election
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is reminding Iowans to make a plan to participate in June's Primary Election and note upcoming deadlines for absentee ballots. Iowans can begin casting b...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2026

Doctor Raises Awareness About Melanoma
(Cleveland, OH) -- A health expert is raising awareness about the deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma. Cleveland Clinic dermatologist Jennifer Lucas says the longer melanoma has to grow, the harde...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2026

Enhanced DNR Fishing Atlas Coming Out Next Week
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release a mobile-friendly fishing atlas on May 14. John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist for the DNR Office in Lewis, says the updates will include i...
Tom Robinson May 09, 2026

University of Iowa enters new phase of revenues and efficiencies committee work
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) After an academic year spent exploring efficiencies and identifying areas where money could be saved, the University of Iowa's Revenue and Efficiencies Strategic Plan Action an...
Iowa Capital Dispatch May 09, 2026

McCann Charged in Sexual Exploitation case
(Stuart) The Stuart Police Department has filed charges against a Greenfield man, Jesse Eugene McCann, for Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee, a Class D Felony, following an investigation conduc...
Mandy Billings May 08, 2026

Strike Out the Stigma Wiffle Ball Game in Atlantic May 11th
(Atlantic) Partnership for Progress is hosting a wiffle ball game in Atlantic on Monday as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. Dani Hadley said this is the 4th Annual Strike Out the Stigma Wiffle B...
Mandy Billings May 08, 2026

Accident at 7th & Walnut in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cass EMS and Atlantic Fire and Rescue were called to a two-vehicle accident at 7th and Walnut Streets at 3:28 p.m. Friday. One person complained of head and neck pain. No other information ...
Mandy Billings May 08, 2026

You Can Help Stamp Out Hunger This Weekend
(Undated) -- This weekend is the nationwide post office food collection event known as Stamp Out Hunger. Letter carriers will be picking up donated food left in shopping bags at mailboxes on Saturday ...
Mandy Billings May 08, 2026

Red Oak Receives $20.2 Million USDA Loan for Wastewater System Improvements
(Red Oak) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing millions of dollars into rural water infrastructure projects across Iowa, including a major wastewater improvement project in southwest Iowa. ...
Mandy Billings May 08, 2026

Main Street Iowa Celebrates 40 Years, Honors Communities and Leaders
(West Des Moines) The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) Main Street Iowa celebrated its 40th anniversary this evening at the 2026 Main Street Iowa Development Awards in West Des Moines, hon...
Tom Robinson May 08, 2026







