Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic's Washington Elementary Schools Hall Decorating Contest Winner Announced
(Washington) "Polar Express" won the Atlantic Washington Elementary Schools Confetti Crews deck the halls contest. The Washington Elementary Confetti Crew is a committee created to boost building mora...
Dec 14, 2022
Nebraska woman arrested following attempted bank robbery in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A Nebraska woman was arrested following an attempted bank robbery in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department says at 12:03 p.m. today (Tuesday), officers were called to 2...
Dec 13, 2022
Supervisors discuss increase in Pottawattamie County Township Trustee and Clerk Compensation
(Pottawattamie Co) Pottawattamie County is looking at increasing compensation for Township Trustees and Clerks. Township Trustees are responsible for providing or contracting for fire protection and e...
Dec 13, 2022
Iowa Farmland Values Hit Record High
(Ames, IA) -- The value of Iowa farmland has hit a new high. Iowa State University's Center for Agricultural and Rural Development finds values are up 17-percent, to eleven-thousand-411 dollars per ac...
Dec 13, 2022
Cass County Supervisors hear request for full-time Cass County Tourism Director
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation this morning on a request for a full-time Cass County Tourism Director. For the past 15 years, Kenner Baxter of Marne has led the Ca...
Dec 13, 2022
Funding for Audubon fire station set to be voted on in March
(Audubon) A FY23 Budget Amendment was acted on Monday night by the Audubon City Council. Following a public hearing, the amendment to the FY23 Budget was approved. "Nobody spoke to it at all there. We...
Dec 13, 2022
CAM School Board Elects Officers: Sets Timeline on Decision of Closing an Attendance Center
(Anita) The CAM School Board re-elected Todd McKee as President and Chuck Kinzie as Vice-President during their organizational meeting on Monday night. Linda Jahde was reappointed as the board secreta...
Dec 13, 2022
Boone County Crash Claims One Life
(Ogden) An Ogden man died in a pickup/semi accident. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened at 5:21 p.m. on Monday on westbound Highway 30 at R Avenue in Boone County. Authorities say 34-year-o...
Dec 13, 2022
Casey's Faces Two Potential Class-Action Lawsuits
(Undated) An Iowa-based convenience store faces two potential class-action lawsuits. The lawsuits say Casey's is cheating workers out of overtime wages. They claim that managers require employees to w...
Dec 13, 2022
Iowa Teen Pleads Guilty to Assault in Juvenile Court
(Story County) A Roland-Story High School student pleaded guilty to assault after the case was moved to juvenile court. Seventeen-year-old Kade Blume admits to assaulting someone as part of a hazing i...
Dec 13, 2022
