Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Cass Health Nurse Apprenticeship Program Opens Slots for 2026
(Atlantic) The Cass Health Nurse Apprenticeship program announced that it will open 16 slots for students to begin their LPN program in late summer 2026, with an anticipated RN graduation in May 2028....
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2025

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Proclaim October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday signed a proclamation designating the month of October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The proclamation emphasizes t...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2025

One Injured in Union County Accident
(Union Co.) One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Union County Wednesday morning. According to the Union County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred at 7:54 a.m. at the intersection of H...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2025

Harlan City Council Addresses Wage Increases, and Ordinance Amendments
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council on Tuesday addressed a handful of amended ordinances, approved wage adjustments, parking space allocations, and parking sign regulations, as well as updated job descri...
Tom Robinson Oct 08, 2025

Adair County Man Dies in Construction Accident
(Greenfield) Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield reports this morning that services are pending for 33-year-old Brandon McVay, of Greenfield. Funeral Home Officials say McVay passed away on Tuesday from a...
Tom Robinson Oct 08, 2025

Adair County Board of Supervisors Set Public Hearing for FY26 Budget Amendments
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing date on the FY26 Budget Amendment requests. Board Chair Nathan Baier explained some of the amendments... The public hearing on th...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2025

Nunn Says Federal Shutdown Threatens Services for Iowans, Pushes to Protect Military Pay
(Washington D.C.) Representative Zach Nunn, of Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, says the ongoing federal government shutdown is beginning to directly impact Iowans - from farmers and veterans to fam...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2025

Government + Politics Iowa state revenue fell 8.1% in fiscal year 2025, nonpartisan agency report finds
Iowa Capital Dispatch Article written by Robin Opsahl (Des Moines) The state of Iowa's general fund revenue for fiscal year 2025 is roughly $200 million less than predicted when state lawmakers were m...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Oct 08, 2025

Vision Atlantic Moves Forward: Major Progress on Fundraising For the Child Development Center and YMCA Expansion
(Atlantic) KSOM/KS95 News continues its series on the Vision Atlantic $84 million transformative project. Today, we are visiting with Vision Atlantic President Christina Bateman and Vision Atlantic Se...
Tom Robinson Oct 08, 2025
Dorsey Trial Continued to February
(Cass Co) The trial for former Massena daycare provider Alison Elaine Dorsey has been continued to February following a January ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court granting her a new trial. According to ...
Mandy Billings Oct 07, 2025







