Category Archives: Local News
Calhoun County Crash Claims 2 Lives and Injures 4 Others
(Manson) Two people died and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Calhoun County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday on Highway 7 three miles east of Manson. Au...
Sep 28, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 50-year-old Martin Leroy Lafollette on Saturday for Domestic Abuse Assault with Intent to Inflict Injury. Lafollette was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and was h...
Sep 28, 2025
Cass County 4-H enrollment is open to youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade
(Cass Co.) Enrollment is now open for the 2025-2026 Cass County 4-H program year, and all youth in kindergarten through 12th grade can join at no cost. Thanks to generous donations to the Cass County ...
Sep 28, 2025
Iowa Gas Prices Fall Amid Rising Crude Oil Costs
(Des Moines) The price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa dropped 6 cents from last week, now averaging $2.91 per gallon, according to AAA. Gas prices are down 13 cents compared with a year ago, whi...
Sep 28, 2025
Special On Street Parking Restrictions for 2025 Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree
(Clarinda) The Clarinda Police Department would like to remind the citizens that no parking is allowed on the following streets from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4th , 2025, for the...
Sep 28, 2025
Survey: 1 In 3 Americans Have No Emergency Savings
(Undated) -- A new survey from retirement plan provider Empower says a third of Americans don't have an emergency savings fund. The survey also found that 29-percent of Americans could not afford an u...
Sep 28, 2025
Rock Reef Project Underway at Lake Manawa
(Atlantic) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is conducting a Rock Reef project at Lake Manawa. An excavator is on a barge building 1,140 tons of Class D rip rap. Iowa Department of Natural Reso...
Sep 27, 2025
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Bloom Behavioral Health
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Bloom Behavioral Health LLC on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, to celebrate the opening of the new practice located in Downtown Atlantic. The...
Sep 27, 2025
Bank Of Canada Is Pushing Trade Diversity
(NAFB) Taking a page from Prime Minister Mark Carney's playbook, the head of the Bank of Canada also thinks that Canada has waited far too long to reduce its economic dependence on the United States. ...
Sep 27, 2025
Two Juveniles Arrested for Threats Against Red Oak School District
(Red Oak) On Friday, the Red Oak Police Department received information about threats made against the Red Oak School District. Following an investigation, two juvenile males were arrested and charged...
Sep 27, 2025
