Category Archives: Local News
Busy Meeting For Guthrie County Board of Supervisors Included a Potential New Policy on Dust Control
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors are considering a countywide dust control policy. County Engineer Josh Sebern proposed that individuals that choose to have dust control...
Jan 07, 2025
Community Partners to Discuss Breaking Barriers to Better Mental and Physical Health
(Atlantic) Healthy Cass County invites all community members and stakeholders to its upcoming meeting, scheduled for Monday, January 13th at 12 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Cass County Comm...
Jan 07, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Recognize January 9th as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation recognizing January 9, 2025, as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Supervisors Chair Scott Belt read the ...
Jan 07, 2025
U.S. Ethanol Exports Set Record in 2024, Driven by Growing Global Demand
(Maryland) Data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau reveals that U.S. ethanol exports in 2024 reached 1.72 billion gallons by November, surpassing the previous annual record of 1.67 billion gallons ...
Jan 07, 2025
Gov. Reynolds extends Harvest Proclamation
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds today signed an extension of the proclamation concerning weight limits and the transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immedia...
Jan 07, 2025
Exira EHK School District Considering Four Day School Week; Public Meeting Tonight
(Elk Horn, IA) -- There is an informational meeting tonight at the Exira EHK middle/high school in Elk Horn to examine what a 4 day school week would look like. According to the school's website, a 4 ...
Jan 07, 2025
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Hears Red Oak Library Update
(Montgomery Co) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors received a report this (Tuesday) morning from Kathi Most with the Red Oak Library. Kathi Most said as of today, she has been with the City fo...
Jan 07, 2025
Deere Will Lay off 75 In Ottumwa on February 7th
(Moline, IL) -- Deere & Company is starting 2025 the way it ended 2024: with more layoffs. The ag equipment manufacturer says it's laying off 75 workers at Deere Ottumwa Works on February 7th. Onc...
Jan 07, 2025
Alarming Iowa Cancer Rates Echo Surgeon General's Call For New Alcohol Warning Labels
(Undated) The nation's top doctor is calling for new alcohol warning labels following a report from the University of Iowa. Last year, epidemiologists released a report indicating alcohol-related canc...
Jan 07, 2025
Grassley Named President Pro Tempore Again
(Washington, DC) Iowa's senior senator, Chuck Grassley, has been reappointed as President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate. The Republican senator, now 91 years old, assumes the position traditionally g...
Jan 07, 2025
