Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic Rising Seeks Volunteers for April 4 Easter Egg Hunt
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising is looking for volunteers to help run the Atlantic Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4th. Tasks include setting up the prize tables, spreading eggs, and giving away prizes,...
Mar 19, 2026
Creston Man Arrested for Domestic Abuse
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 32-year-old Hoss Franklin McKay on Wednesday for Domestic Abuse 2nd Offense. McKay was taken to the Union County Jail and held on no bond until seen by...
Mar 19, 2026
Atlantic High School Spring Play Little Women Opens This Weekend
(Atlantic) The cast is finishing rehearsals for this weekend's production of Little Women at the Atlantic High School Auditorium. Little Women is story of the four March sisters-Jo March, Meg March, B...
Mar 19, 2026
Bills stall that would set community college bachelor degrees, expand tuition grants
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Legislation to expand the degree offerings of community colleges and eligibility criteria for the Iowa Tuition Grant Program were left out of consideration Wednesday by the Iow...
Mar 19, 2026
State Headlines: Iowa Honors Fallen Soldiers, Legislature Debates Emergency Powers, Economy Shows Mixed Results
Bodies Of Two Iowa Soldiers Killed In Kuwait Arriving Home Today (Des Moines, IA) -- The bodies of two Iowa soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait on March 1st return home today. A priva...
Mar 19, 2026
AHSTW School To Host Sudden Cardiac Arrest Response Drill
(Avoca) AHSTW Community School District will host a Sudden Cardiac Arrest response drill on April 17 at 11:00 a.m. as part of its certification process through Project ADAM. During this drill, the dis...
Mar 19, 2026
Governor Candidate Sherman Addresses School Funding, Vets Affairs, Economy in Atlantic Visit
(Atlantic, IA) -- Iowa Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Brad Sherman stopped by Atlantic yesterday and visited the KSOM/KS 95 studios. Sherman has completed his 99 county tour but was in Council Blu...
Mar 19, 2026
Atlantic City Council Approves Appointment of Parks & Recreation Director; Mayor Reflects on Sunday's Blizzard
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the appointment of Maggie Robinson as the Atlantic Parks & Recreation Director on Wednesday. Councilman Shawn Sarsfield...
Mar 18, 2026
Baby Girl Declared Safe Haven in March
(Des Moines) Through the Safe Haven Law, a baby girl, born March 6 is now in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be placed with a foster family unti...
Mar 18, 2026
Supervisors Receive Update on Orient Energy Center Project and Wind Turbine Replacement
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors received an update on the Orient Energy Center construction project during their meeting this morning. John Huff, with MidAmerican Energy, said constr...
Mar 18, 2026
