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Stargazing at Prairie Rose on Thursday
(Harlan) Prairie Rose State Park will host a stargazing event this week. The get together is on Thursday, December 30th at 6:30 p.m. Interested parties can meet in the West Campgrounds. "We are going ...
Western Iowa Today Dec 29, 2021
ACED and Audubon County Supervisor discuss Valley Business Park Sale Proceeds
(Audubon) Audubon County Economic Development Administrator Laurie Gilbert and the Board of Directors met with the County Supervisors on Tuesday morning to discuss the revenue from the Valley Business...
Tom Robinson Dec 29, 2021

Iowa House GOP Looks to Develop Trans Athlete Policy
(Des Moines, IA) -- Seven states have passed laws in 2021 that restrict transgender athletes from participating in girls sports activities in schools. House Speaker Pat Grassley says "a lot of" Republ...
Western Iowa Today Dec 28, 2021
Judge Dismisses Request to Throw Out Lawsuit From Former IDPH Spokesperson
(Des Moines, IA) -- A district court judge is dismissing the state's request to throw out a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by the former spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health. Poll...
Western Iowa Today Dec 28, 2021
Knoxville Woman Accused of Stabbing Man During Argument
(Knoxville, IA) -- A Knoxville woman is jailed for the alleged stabbing of a man during an argument. Officers found the man with a stab wound to his stomach late Monday morning. They say the victim to...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2021
Adair County Sheriff's Report
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested a Carroll; Iowa man on two Guthrie County Warrants. Deputies arrested 51-year old Ronald Lynn Becker on December 23, on warrants for Violating a...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2021
Winter Weather Advisory for Central and Eastern Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Winter Weather Advisory today from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for central and eastern Iowa, including much of the Des Moines Metro. Foreca...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2021
Basements poured for Littlefield Park cabin project
(Exira) Littlefield Park recently reached a key milestone in their project to add seven cabins. Concrete was poured earlier this month for the basement of the structures. Audubon County Conservation D...
Western Iowa Today Dec 28, 2021
December Storm by Far and Away Biggest Weather Event in 2021
(Des Moines) When looking back at the most significant weather event in 2021, the December Derecho is hands down the main story, according to Craig Cogil, Meteorologist with the National Weather Servi...
Tom Robinson Dec 28, 2021
Conservation Plan Changes For Monona County Loess Hills Area
(Monona County, IA) -- The Loess Hills wildlife management area in western Iowa's Monona County is shifting its conservation strategy. A forest stewardship plan is proposed, which means techniques wou...
Tom Robinson Dec 27, 2021







