Category Archives: Local News
U.S. Education Secretary Announces Workforce Pell Grants in Visit to Iowa
(Fort Dodge, IA) -- The U.S. Secretary of Education visited Iowa Tuesday to announce a milestone in the new Workforce Pell Grant program. To qualify for Workforce Pell, a program must meet rigorous ea...
Aug 05, 2026
Fall Master Gardener Volunteer Training Available in Cass and Adair Counties
(Cass/Adair Co.) Garden Academy Training provides hands-on, in-person learning opportunities and online training for those interested in becoming a Master Gardener. Deadline to apply for guaranteed co...
Aug 05, 2026
Construction Worker Injured in Elevator Entrapment at Google Construction Site in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A construction worker was injured after becoming trapped in an elevator at the Google South construction site in Council Bluffs Monday evening. The Council Bluffs Fire Department says...
Aug 04, 2026
UPDATE: Victim IDed by DNR in Fatal Boat Accident on West Lake Okoboji
Arnolds Park, Iowa - Zhong Jie Teng, 64, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died from injuries suffered from a boating collision on West Lake Okoboji on Aug. 2. Teng and five minors were boating near Lime Kiln Poi...
Aug 04, 2026
Domestic Incident in Red Oak
(Red Oak, IA) -- On Tuesday, August 4, officers with the Red Oak Police Department were dispatched to the 700 block of Ann Street in response to a reported domestic incident. Following an investigatio...
Aug 04, 2026
Guthrie County Weighs $1.5 Million Truck Purchase for Engineering Department
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Guthrie County is looking into buying new trucks for the engineering department. County Engineer Josh Sebern presented his report to the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday's meeti...
Aug 04, 2026
Pottawattamie County Approves Hiring of New Road Deputy
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of Justin Dillard as a road deputy with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office. Dillard comes to the Sheriff's ...
Aug 04, 2026
2026 SW Field 4-H Table Setting Contest Results
(Atlantic) The Southwest Field 4-H Table Setting Contest was held Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic, Iowa. The Table Setting Contest is a fun way to learn how t...
Aug 04, 2026
Iowa GOP Candidate Supports Innovation Waivers For Public Education
(Des Moines, IA) -- Public schools in Iowa should be given waivers from things like standardized testing to make them more innovative. That's according to Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for Iowa Go...
Aug 04, 2026
Cass County Supervisors Approve Decommissioning of Crooked Creek Watershed Site 13-C
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the decommissioning of Crooked Creek Watershed Site 13-C in Grant Township. The decommissioning includes several parcels of land o...
Aug 04, 2026
