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Minden Countryside Market Awarded Grant for Drive Thru Window
(Des Moines) Minden was among the eight recipients of the latest Rural Innovation Grants announced today by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). Awarded through the Governor's Empower Rural...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2025

Tami Sue Petersen Obituary
Funeral services for 64 year old Tami Sue Petersen of Spokane, WA and formerly of Kimballton, will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Kimballton, with buri...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2025
Season Wrap-Up Series: A Young Exira-EHK Baseball Team Looking to Build
The Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton baseball season was full of new faces this season with a new head coach Trey Petersen coaching in his first year and five new faces in the starting lineup. The season sta...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2025

Season Wrap-Up Series: Audubon Baseball finishes 6-16 in Rollercoaster Season
The Audubon Wheelers had a good opening day this summer winning their first game against Griswold 20-3, but wins were hard to come by in the Western Iowa Conference this season. Following the win, the...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2025

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Vote to Extend Job Offer for County Engineer Position
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors has taken a step toward filling the vacant County Engineer position. On May 27th, the contract with Engineer John Rasmussen was termina...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2025

Cass County Supervisors Approve Bid for N28 South Resurfacing Project
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a resolution awarding a contract for the south N28 resurfacing project. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said resurfacing will be ...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2025

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) Two people were arrested on Burglary charges in Mills County on July 23rd. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Faith Marie Scholting, of Pacific Junction, was charged with Bu...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2025

Red Oak Woman Arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 35-year-old Lindsey Kylin Bricquel Hardin, of Red Oak, this morning for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense. Hardin was held on no bond.
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2025

Strong to Severe Storms Forecast for Southwest Iowa Tonight Into Wednesday Morning
(Des Moines) On Monday, powerful winds lashed the northern counties of Iowa, with gusts reaching seventy miles per hour or more in certain regions. Jimenez warns that some areas might experience rainf...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2025
Southern States May Be About to Turn Drier in August and Beyond
(NAFB) Parts of the Southern U.S. have struggled with drought for several years in a row. However, that's no longer the case in many areas. Meteorologist Matt Makens owner of Makens Weather, says a re...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2025







