Category Archives: Local News
Promoting Bicycle Safety: Kiwanis Club Advocates for Helmets Amidst Rising Injury Statistics
(Atlantic) Over one million U.S. Children and teens have broken bones and fractured their skulls in bicycle injuries over the past 20 years. Nearly 87 percent of kids with skull fractures were not wea...
Jun 19, 2026
State News: Iowans Favor Direct Farm Sales, 8th Graders Allowed in Varsity Sports, and Legal Developments in Marshalltown,
New Poll: Majority Of Iowans Purchase Meat, Dairy Directly From Farmers (West Des Moines, IA) -- A majority of Iowans are going directly to the source to buy their meat and dairy. That's according to ...
Jun 19, 2026
Atlantic School Board Moves Facilities Project Into Design Phase
(Atlantic) During a special meeting Thursday evening, the Atlantic School Board approved moving forward with the design development phase of its facilities improvement project based on the schematic d...
Jun 18, 2026
Nunn Secures $500,000 Federal Investment to Rebuild White Pole Road in Guthrie County
(Stuart) Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced a $500,000 federal investment to rebuild an 11.5-mile stretch of White Pole Road in Guthrie County, a farm-to-market and freight corridor that...
Jun 18, 2026
Cass Health Welcomes Podiatrist Kalli Rush
(Atlantic) Kalli Rush, DPM is now seeing patients at Cass Health in Atlantic, Iowa. As a foot and ankle surgeon, Dr. Rush provides care in clinic at Atlantic Medical Center, and she will also perform ...
Jun 18, 2026
Harlan Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Rollover on Interstate 880 in Pottawattamie County
(Pottawattamie Co.) A Harlan man died in a single-vehicle rollover accident in Pottawattamie County Tuesday morning The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at the 9.6 mile marker of Interstat...
Jun 18, 2026
City: Code enforcement officer used city funds to buy a TV to watch at work
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) A City of Harlan employee who purchased a television for his office with city money was fired after refusing the city's request that he resign, according to state records. Stat...
Jun 18, 2026
Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation in Red Oak
(Red Oak) An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Red Oak. On Wednesday, June 17, at approximately 7:54 p.m., officers with the Red Oak Police Department were dispatched to 905 Highland...
Jun 18, 2026
Registration for the Annual Freedom Festival "Burger Battle" is June 26
(Atlantic) Registration is open for the second annual "Burger Battle" grill-off at the second annual "Freedom Festival" at Sunnyside Park in Atlantic on July 4. Committee member Spencer Walton says th...
Jun 18, 2026
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for Cass and Decatur Counties
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Cass and Decatur Counties in response to severe weather that occurred on June 5, 2026, and continuing. Governor Reynolds' proc...
Jun 18, 2026
