Category Archives: Local News
Americans To Spend Record Amount On Halloween
(Washington, DC) -- Americans are set to spend a record amount on Halloween this year. According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween spending is expected to reach 13-point-one-billion dollars...
Oct 19, 2025
City of Tabor Awarded CAT Grant for Splashpad
(Tabor) The Iowa Economic Development Authorities awarded a Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant to the City of Tabor. The City of Tabor was awarded $90,000 to construct a splashpad at the cit...
Oct 19, 2025
Youth Pheasant Hunting Season is Today
(Lewis) The Youth Pheasant Hunting season is the weekend, October 18th and 19th. John Lorenzen, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Office in Lewis, says the daily bag limit is one Pheasant....
Oct 18, 2025
Fatal Accident in Benton County Involves School Bus
(Vinton, IA) -- A school bus was involved in the death of an individual from Vinton, Iowa, according to the Iowa State Patrol. On Friday afternoon at 1:42 pm, a Vinton Shellsburg school bus with 6 chi...
Oct 18, 2025
AHSTW School District Sees Slight Decline in Certified Enrollment
(Avoca) Certified enrollment in the AHSTW School District is down slightly this year. Superintendent Darin Jones said the number of resident full-time students-which includes district residents who at...
Oct 18, 2025
Statement from the County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Regarding Mayoral Candidate's Withdrawal Announcement
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections has been made aware of candidate John Haidsiak publicly announcing his intention to withdraw from the city of Red Oak mayoral race...
Oct 17, 2025
Iowa HHS alerting SNAP recipients of potential federal shutdown impacts
(Des Moines) Today, Iowa HHS is alerting Iowans who use SNAP that due to the federal shutdown continuing, there is a possibility that November benefits will not be issued onto cards. Iowa received not...
Oct 17, 2025
Gov. Reynolds to extend harvest proclamation
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure. The proclamation will be effective Saturday,...
Oct 17, 2025
DNR investigating hog manure spill in Louisa County
(Louisa Co.) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a hog manure release into an unnamed tributary of Roff Creek in Louisa County. On October 16, the DNR Field Office in Washington ...
Oct 17, 2025
Concern Raised Over Mayoral Candidate's "Mass Extermination" Comment at Youth Forum
Update: Candidate Haidsiak has withdrawn from the race. (Red Oak) A concerned Red Oak citizen is calling out comments made by a candidate for Mayor during the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council forum on W...
Oct 17, 2025
