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Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday, October 6 Volleyball West Central Pleasantville @ Interstate 35 Non Conference Shenandoah plays at tournament in Syracuse, NE Bedford @ Southwest Valley Mount Ayr @ Murray Collins Maxwell @ Ma...
Chris Varney Oct 06, 2025

Charge into Fire Safety: Fire Prevention Week Focuses on Lithium-Ion Batteries
(Atlantic) It's Fire Prevention Week, and the theme this year is all about staying safe with rechargeable batteries. Atlantic Fire Department Captain Paul Wood says the theme this year is "Charge into...
Tom Robinson Oct 06, 2025

Shop Iowa Day Returns October 8: A Statewide Celebration of Shopping Local
(Des Moines) Shop Iowa Day is back on Wednesday, October 8, bringing together small businesses and communities across Iowa for a day dedicated to local shopping and hometown pride. The statewide onlin...
Mandy Billings Oct 06, 2025

Montgomery County Arrest Report
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 39-year-old Erin Jean Larson, of Elliott, on Sunday for four counts of Violation of a No Contact Order. Deputies also arrested 59-year-...
Mandy Billings Oct 06, 2025

Atlantic's BOO-tique Market Brings Halloween Fun to Farmers Market
(Atlantic) Produce in the Park is bringing some Halloween fun to its first holiday market of the season with the BOO-tique Market on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic. The free ...
Mandy Billings Oct 06, 2025

Field Fire Near Red Oak
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Fire Department says at 1:05pm Sunday, the Red Oak, Stanton and Elliott Fire Departments were dispatched to the area of 250th and G Ave, southwest of Red Oak, for a field fire. W...
Mandy Billings Oct 05, 2025

USPS To Temporarily Raise Prices For Some Services
(Washington, DC) -- Some USPS services will cost more this holiday season. Price hikes for Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select, and USPS Ground Advantage services will take effect toda...
Mandy Billings Oct 05, 2025

Heart Attack Study Shows Heart Attacks Have Risk Factors Beforehand
(Undated) -- A new study shows just about all heart attacks are linked to a risk factor beforehand. Researchers found 99 percent of those studied had high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated bl...
Mandy Billings Oct 05, 2025

Iowa's Deer Bow Season is Underway
(Lewis, Iowa) Deer bow season opened on October 1 and will run through December 5, with a pause during the shotgun seasons. Once those have wrapped up, bow season will resume. According to Iowa Depart...
Tom Robinson Oct 05, 2025

Gas Prices Dip in Iowa; Crude Oil, Natural Gas Also Fall
(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are paying a little less at the pump this week. According to AAA, the average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa fell 5 cents to $2.86 per gallon, 13 cents lower than...
Mandy Billings Oct 05, 2025







