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Monday's rain may be too little, too late for some Iowa crops
(Ames, IA) -- While parts of Iowa saw up to two inches of rain on Monday, it may be too little, too late for many of the crops that have been critically damaged by the long string of hot, dry days. Me...
Tom Robinson Aug 17, 2022
Classes resume without funds to give all students free lunch
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa school districts are about to resume classes without funding to provide free lunches for all students. Two years of pandemic aid ended in June, leaving districts scrambling to...
Tom Robinson Aug 17, 2022
Joseph Burg Obituary
Joseph Burg, 61, of Bridgewater passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Mass of Christian Burial: Will be held on Monday, august 22, 2022, at 10:30 ...
Western Iowa Today Aug 17, 2022
Atlantic Cross Country Team Hosts "Glow Run"
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School Cross Country Team is hosting a "glow run" at Midnight at the Trojan Bowl. "We always time our runners in a mile, so we're going to do it differently this year and ...
Tom Robinson Aug 17, 2022
Harlan City Council approves MOU for use of Airport Facilities for Student Aviation Program
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council Tuesday evening approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Ignite Pathways for use of the airport facilities for a student aviation program. Ignite Pathways in Woodbi...
Mandy Billings Aug 17, 2022

Supervisors voice frustrations over issues with new Guthrie County Jail addition
(Guthrie Co) The new Guthrie County Jail facility project was discussed at the board of supervisors meeting Tuesday morning. Guthrie County Board Chairman Mike Dickson and Sheriff Marty Arganbright ex...
Mandy Billings Aug 17, 2022

Melanie Larsen wins Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics DAISY Award
(Audubon) Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics has announced their 2022 DAISY Award winner. The honor is given annually to nurses. Melanie Larsen, BSN, RN, is the latest recipient. She was nom...
Western Iowa Today Aug 17, 2022
Man Who Turned Himself In Charged With First-Degree Murder
(Des Moines, IA) -- A man who turned himself in to the Polk County Sheriff's Office Monday has been charged with first-degree murder. Thirty-eight-year-old Courtney Shane Smith is being held in the Po...
Western Iowa Today Aug 16, 2022
Grassley Says $80B For IRS Is Example Of Overreach
(Washington, DC) -- U-S Senator Chuck Grassley says a bill that includes 80-billion dollars to pay for the hiring of 87-thousand I-R-S agents over the next decade is an example of overreach. The Iowa ...
Western Iowa Today Aug 16, 2022
Council Bluffs man arrested for Forgery
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports the arrest of 27-year-old Cody Wentz. Wentz, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Tuesday for Forgery. Bond was set at $5,000 cash or surety.
Western Iowa Today Aug 16, 2022







