Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Urges Iowans to be on the Lookout for Spotted Lanternflies
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is asking Iowans to be on the lookout for spotted lanternfly (SLF) insects. The colorful but invasive and destructive insec...
Oct 24, 2025
Iowa Pheasant Hunting Season Opens Tomorrow, October 25
(Lewis, Iowa) The Iowa Pheasant and Quail hunting season officially opens this weekend in Iowa. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, discussed the upcomi...
Oct 24, 2025
Drivers take note, it's mid-October and deer are on the move.
(Des Moines) While deer-vehicle collisions occur year-round, deer movement increases during the breeding season, peaking around the first week of November. Combined with crops coming out and shorter d...
Oct 24, 2025
One Person Hurt in Two-Vehicle Crash in Tama County
(Cedar Rapids) One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Tama County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Thursday afternoon on westbound Highway 30 and Highway T4...
Oct 24, 2025
Food banks prepare for lapse of SNAP funding, 'unprecedented' need due to government shutdown
(Iowa Capital Dispatch article written by Cami Koons. and photo courtesy of Cami Koons) (Des Moines )As federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is days away from running out,...
Oct 24, 2025
Cass County Arrest Report
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Julia Marie Sheler, 31, of Massena, was arrested on October 20th for Domestic Abuse Assault-2nd Offense. Sheler was transported to the ...
Oct 23, 2025
Riverside School District Voters to Decide on PPEL November 4
(Oakland) Patrons in the Riverside School District will vote on a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) on November 4th that would allow the district to make significant progress on the needs ident...
Oct 23, 2025
Doug and Jill Leonard Family Donate $25,000 to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) Doug and Jill Leonard Family have donated $25,000 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project, which will bring a housing development, new child development center, and YMCA expansion to At...
Oct 23, 2025
Vision Atlantic Fundraising Progresses Toward Major Development Projects
(Atlantic) - Vision Atlantic President Christina Bateman says fundraising efforts are continuing to move forward for the organization's major projects - the $84 million Transformation project includes...
Oct 23, 2025
Temporary Roadway Construction for Eclipse Wind Farm in Audubon County
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Engineer's Office is reporting temporary roadway construction for the Eclipse Wind Farm. Starting Monday, October 27th, MidAmerican Energy will begin roadway construct...
Oct 23, 2025
