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James "Jim" Nelson Obituary
Private Graveside Services for 84 year old James "Jim" Nelson of Persia will be Saturday, July 30th at the Valley View Cemetery in Persia. Visitation will be Friday, July 29th from 5PM to 7PM at the P...
Western Iowa Today Jul 25, 2022
Too Early to Tell If Change In Unemployment Pay Rules Has Impact
(Des Moines, IA) -- The rules for collecting unemployment in Iowa changed this month -- going from 26 weeks to 16 weeks before the unemployment benefits end. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth T...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2022

ISU Professor Digging into Letters To Casey Kassem On 'American Top 40'
(Ames, IA) -- An Iowa State University professor is creating a podcast that tracks the subjects of letters written to the host of the popular syndicated radio program "American Top 40." Emma Murray sa...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2022
Pocahontas Prepping for RAGBRAI Riders
(Pocahontas, IA) -- Thousands of people are leaving Ida Grove this (Monday) morning, headed to Pocahontas on day two of the RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. It's the firs...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2022
Fundraiser For 9-Year-Old Survivor of Shooting At Maquoketa Caves State Park
(Cedar Falls, IA) -- Relatives have set up a fundraiser to create a trust fund for the nine-year-old boy who survived the shootings at a state park that killed his parents and younger sister. State in...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2022
Diana Thornton Obituary
Diana Kay (Christensen) Thornton was born on November 29, 1952 in Oakland, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Betty (Ratashak) Christensen. Diana entered into eternal peace on July 15, 2022 in Beaumont,...
Mandy Billings Jul 24, 2022

Apartment fire in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Fire Departments responded to an apartment fire in Red Oak this (Sunday) afternoon. At approximately 2:14pm, the Montgomery County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting...
Mandy Billings Jul 24, 2022
SUV vs Bicycle Accident in Atlantic; teen suffers minor injuries
(Atlantic) A teen suffered minor injuries in a SUV vs bicycle accident in Atlantic. Atlantic Police Sgt. Caleb Smith told KSOM/KS95 News first that a 13-year-old male was riding a bicycle north on Plu...
Mandy Billings Jul 24, 2022
Fatal accident in Harrison County
(Harrison Co.) One person died and another was injured following a single-vehicle accident in Harrison County early this (Sunday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 21-year-old Faith Staska of Missou...
Mandy Billings Jul 24, 2022
Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 1A All-District Baseball
Southwest District First Team Pitchers Cory Bantam, Woodbine, SR Kolby Culbertson, Coon Rapids-Bayard, SO Cade Ticknor, CAM, SR Sean McGee, Tri-Center, JR Catchers Colby Rich, CAM, SR Brycen Wookey, M...
Western Iowa Today Jul 24, 2022







