Category Archives: Local News
SWIPCO Grant Application Nets $600,000 for Southwest Iowa Families Expansion
(Clarinda) Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) recently helped the city of Clarinda obtain a $600,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Iowa Economic Development Authority, which ...
Feb 06, 2022
Celebrate School Counselors During National School Counseling Week, Feb. 7-11, 2022
(Atlantic) National School Counseling Week 2022, "School Counseling: Better Together," sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 7-11, 2022, to focus ...
Feb 05, 2022
Council Bluffs man arrested following a pursuit
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was arrested following a pursuit Friday afternoon. The Council Bluffs Police Department says at 4:11pm, officers were called to the Speedee Mart gas station, loca...
Feb 05, 2022
Rep. Tom Moore says the House passed the Biofuel Infrastructure bill; bills have been introduced to address teacher shortage issue
(Des Moines) Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said the Iowa House held its first floor debate of the year. Moore said they passed the Biofuel infrastructure bill with bi-partisan suppor...
Feb 05, 2022
Southwest Valley School's Superintendent spent time at the State Capitol and addressed issues with some of the proposed bills
(Corning) Southwest Valley School's Superintendent Chris Fenster said in his weekly address that he spent time at the Capitol in Des Moines this past Wednesday with Adams County Economic Development. ...
Feb 05, 2022
Atlantic Mayor updates City Council on Retail Business Recruiting Firm Activity
(Atlantic) On August 18, the Atlantic City Council voted 6-1 to hire the "Retail Coach" for business recruitment and related services. The contract cost is $30,000 plus $2,500 of reimbursable expenses...
Feb 05, 2022
Four area school districts awarded BELIEF grants
(Des Moines) Four area school districts were awarded BELIEF grants. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced today the competitive planning grants, up to $10,000 each, to publi...
Feb 04, 2022
Cass County Sheriff's Office reports spam phone call involving Sheriff McLaren's name
(Cass Co.) Today, the Cass County Sheriff's Office was made aware of a scam phone call involving the name of Sheriff Darby McLaren. This scam call, allegedly from Sheriff McLaren, is asking residents ...
Feb 04, 2022
House District 21 Rep. Tom Moore reviews bills passed through the Education and Human Resources Committees
(Des Moines) Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore says the Education Committee voted and passed two bills this week. House File 2052 simply provides schools with the decision to filter inte...
Feb 04, 2022
Iowa killing over fight about mayo ends in life sentence
LOGAN, Iowa (AP) - A fatal hit-and-run in west-central Iowa has ended with an Iowa man being sentenced to life in prison. The Des Moines Register reports that 29-year-old Kristofer Erlbacher, of Woodb...
Feb 03, 2022
