Category Archives: Local News
Griswold School Board Discuss Teacher Shortage and Incentives
(Griswold) Currently, all schools struggle with staff shortages, and the Griswold School District is no exception. The school board discussed the issue at last week's meeting. Griswold Schools Superin...
Dec 26, 2021
Iowa experiences movement of Snowy Owls
(Area) Snowy Owls have been seen in Iowa. According to the Iowa DNR at least a dozen snowy owls have appeared in the state. "It's not highly unusual, but it is noteworthy. The Snowy Owls their breedin...
Dec 26, 2021
Ernst Nominates Iowa Students for America's Service Academies
(Red Oak) Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee nominated Iowa students from across the state to the United States Service Academies. "As a...
Dec 26, 2021
Southwest Iowa Man dies in crash on I-80 ramp in Omaha
(Omaha, AP) A 54-year-old southwest Iowa man has died in a Christmas Eve accident after his motorcycle crashed in Omaha. Police say Jamie Richardson of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was exiting onto Interstat...
Dec 25, 2021
Red Oak Police Report Two Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 35-year old Torrance Fitzgerald Hillard early this morning for 5th-degree criminal mischief. Officers transported Hillard to the Montgomery County Jail and held him o...
Dec 25, 2021
Watch For Signs of Alzheimer's in Older Loved Ones During Holidays
(West Des Moines, IA) -- While the holidays are a time for family gatherings, some Iowans might notice changes in a loved ones' cognitive abilities that warrant further investigation. Lauren Livingsto...
Dec 25, 2021
Griswold School Board agrees to join Natural Gas Risk Pool
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board voted to join approximately 70 other schools in a Natural Gas Insurance Pool. Griswold Shared Superintendent Dave Henrichs says members of the Risk Pool would pay ...
Dec 25, 2021
Winter Recreation opportunities in Atlantic
(Atlantic) We won't have a white Christmas... but as soon as the weather turns, Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen said they will plenty of items for some winter recreation fun. R...
Dec 25, 2021
Grassley's nominations to U.S. Service Academies
(Area) Sen. Chuck Grassley has nominated two southwest Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. Service Academies. Each year, Grassley has the opportunity as a U.S. senator to nomin...
Dec 25, 2021
Southwest Iowa man who argued self-defense guilty in brother's death
(Creston, AP) A Southwest Iowa man has been convicted of killing his brother whose body was found this summer in a rural field more than a week after he was reported missing. The Des Moines Register r...
Dec 24, 2021
