Category Archives: Local News
Two Arrested in Red Oak Lottery Ticket Theft Investigation
(Red Oak) Two people were taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the theft of lottery tickets in Montgomery County. An investigation by Iowa lottery authorities and the Red Oak Police Depart...
Oct 29, 2025
Guthrie County Supervisors Declare EMS as an Essential Service
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- At Tuesday's meeting, the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors passed the final consideration of Resolution 26-10 declaring emergency medical services as an essential service in...
Oct 29, 2025
Attorney General Brenna Bird Gives Tips on Managing Subscriptions
(Des Moines) Attorney General Brenna Bird hears frequently from Iowans that they often find it difficult to cancel unwanted or unused subscriptions. These could be anything from online streaming servi...
Oct 29, 2025
Cass County Election Equipment Successfully Tested
(Cass Co.) Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers announced the successful completion of public testing of election equipment took place on October 28, leading up to the November 4 City-School Election. The...
Oct 28, 2025
Randy Feenstra Officially Announces Campaign for Governor of Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra is launching his campaign to be Iowa's next governor. Feenstra formed an exploratory committee in May of this year looking into a potenti...
Oct 28, 2025
Atlantic School District Outlines Bond Measures Ahead of November 4 Vote
(Atlantic) Atlantic School District patrons will vote on a $22.5 million General Obligation Bond, an $18.5 million Sales Tax Revenue Bond, and a Revenue Purpose Statement on November 4th. Atlantic Sch...
Oct 28, 2025
Cass County Auditor Explains Bond Election Public Measure Postcards
(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers is clarifying why many voters recently received multiple "Official Notice of Bond Election" postcards in the mail. In 2023, the Iowa Legislature passed Hous...
Oct 28, 2025
Atlantic and Clarke Community High Schools Earn National Speech & Debate Recognition
(West Des Moines) The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is proud to announce the 2024-2025 Leading Chapter Awards. Two schools here in Iowa were recognized, including Atlantic High Schoo...
Oct 28, 2025
Three Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Page County
(Page Co.) Three people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Page County Monday evening. The Page County Sheriff's Office received a call at 5:57 p.m. of a traffic acci...
Oct 28, 2025
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors TABLE Action to Possibly Dissolve Compensation Board
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors tabled a resolution at Tuesday morning's meeting to possibly dissolve the county compensation board. In 2023, the Iowa legislature passed a bill gi...
Oct 28, 2025
