Category Archives: Local News
Orient-Macksburg Board of Education Approves Sale of School Property
(Orient) The Orient-Macksburg Board of Education has approved the sale of the school property to the City of Orient following a public hearing held Monday night. In preparation for the transfer of own...
Jan 22, 2026
Extreme Cold Warning
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for almost all of Iowa from Midnight tonight to noon on Friday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 35 below zero ...
Jan 22, 2026
Lund Briefs Atlantic City Council on Potential Impacts of Governor's Property Tax Plan
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Administrator John Lund presented the city council with some bleak news that may be coming down the road for the city and local governments, regarding the Iowa House and Gover...
Jan 21, 2026
Griswold School Board Continues Discussion Next Week on 4-Day School Week
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board will hold a work session on Monday, January 26. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information that may be used later to survey all stakeholders about their i...
Jan 21, 2026
High Winds Blamed for Grass Fire in Montgomery County
(Coburg) On today's date at 11:32 a.m., the Red Oak Fire Department, Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, Stanton Fire Department, Elliott Fire Department, and Essex Fire Department were dis...
Jan 21, 2026
NWS Issues High Wind Warning for Parts of SW Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for a portion of southwest Iowa and all of west central Iowa until 11:00 p.m. tonight. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to ...
Jan 21, 2026
Private colleges argue potential harms of 4-year community college degrees
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Representatives of Iowa's private colleges pushed back Tuesday against the narrative that baccalaureate degrees are sorely needed at community colleges, with lawmakers respondi...
Jan 21, 2026
Where is the Ag Economy at in Early 2026?
(NAFB) It's been a tough go for the U.S. agricultural economy so far in 2026. Matt Clark, the interim executive director for Terrain Ag, said the livestock sector entered the year in better shape than...
Jan 21, 2026
Eight Atlantic High School Band Students Take Part in Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association
(Atlantic) The 57th annual Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association (SWIBA) event took place on Monday, January 19th, at Atlantic High School. Eight students from Atlantic High School participated in th...
Jan 21, 2026
Citizens Participate in Nationwide Free America Walk Out
(Atlantic) Approximately 20 people peacefully gathered along Highway 6 between Chestnut and Poplar St. in Atlantic at 2:00 pm. on Tuesday to be a part of over 500 rallies throughout the United States....
Jan 21, 2026
