Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

International News Keeping Oil Prices in Check
(Washington, D.C.) Oil prices continue the trend that has been evident for several months. Prices don't deviate much from week to week, remaining in the low- to mid-$60 range. Patrick DeHaan is the se...
Tom Robinson Nov 09, 2025

Saturday's Rain Total's
Rain Totals: Anita-.30 Atlantic-.30 tenths of an inch Marne-40 Massena-.13 one hundredths
Tom Robinson Nov 09, 2025

Skunks Making Scents, and Cents for Trappers
(Lewis) The furbearer season is one week in, for most species. John Lorenzen with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says that even though the market for many furs is down, there was one major s...
Tom Robinson Nov 09, 2025

Iowa Fuel Prices Inch Up Slightly; Crude Oil Prices Continue to Decline
(Des Moines) Iowa motorists saw a slight increase at the pump this week, while crude oil prices continued their downward trend, according to the latest Weekly Fuel Report from AAA and the Iowa Departm...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2025

Farmer's Almanac Announces Final Publication
(Area) After more than two centuries of blending weather forecasts, folk wisdom, and a touch of wit, the Farmer's Almanac has announced that the 2026 edition will be its last. The historic publication...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2025

Doctor Gives Tips On Avoiding Pain From Raking Leaves
(Undated) -- A doctor is giving some advice on how to try and avoid back pain from raking the leaves. Trishul Kapoor, a pain medicine specialist at the Cleveland Clinic recommends stretching prior to ...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2025

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit with Hospice of the Midwest
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors met with staff from Hospice of the Midwest on Thursday November 6th, to learn more about the compassionate services they provide, and the i...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2025
Montgomery County Approves $500 Contribution to Support Pipeline Court Brief
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted four to one to provide a $500 contribution to ISAC for the Couser vs. Shelby County friends of the court brief. The Couser ...
Mandy Billings Nov 08, 2025

First Snow of the season Saturday
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service says a winter weather system will bring a mix of rain and snow across Iowa on Saturday. Several inches of snow are most likely to fall from northwestern into ...
Mandy Billings Nov 07, 2025

Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department report the following arrests/incidents from October. SK Kovac, 25, of Atlantic, was arrested on October 18th for Public Intoxication. Gavin Hooks, 32, of Daph...
Mandy Billings Nov 07, 2025







