Category Archives: Local News
Horses Help Southwest Iowa Shares Growth of Equine Therapy Program with Pottawattamie County Supervisors
(Pottawattamie Co.) Kori Nelson, Executive Director of Horses Help Southwest Iowa, provided an update on their program to the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. Horses Help Sou...
May 26, 2026
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Glenwood
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested two people on drug charges. Cheyenne Marie Bledsoe, 30, of Avoca, was arrested on May 24th for Possession of Marijuana 1st, OWI 1st Offense, and Chil...
May 26, 2026
Cass County Supervisors Continue Discussion on Veterans Affairs Director Position
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors continued discussion this morning regarding the Veterans Affairs Director position. Last month, Cass County Veterans Affairs Director Mitch Holmes annou...
May 26, 2026
Montgomery County Supervisors Approve Road Projects, Office Lease Agreement
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning approved four secondary road construction projects and approved a real estate agreement for Highland Annex office space for Resi...
May 26, 2026
Guthrie County Supervisors Delay Appointing New Attorney
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Supervisors decided to appoint a new County Attorney on June 9. In last week's meeting, the supervisors wanted to appoint a new county attorney as soon as po...
May 26, 2026
Government + Politics Health Care Ban on some insurance prior authorizations expected to cut red tape
(Iowa Capital Dispatch Story) (Des Moines) Patients in Iowa will no longer have to wonder whether their health insurance companies will approve certain care their doctors recommend. Gov. Kim Reynolds ...
May 26, 2026
Fertilizer Woes Are Complex, Answers Not Easily Attained
(NAFB) Fertilizer prices were already elevated before hostilities broke out between the U.S. and Iran, but since then, input prices have reached even new heights due to supply chain issues in the Stra...
May 26, 2026
Pottawattamie County Crash Claims the Life of a Harrison County Man
(Pottawattamie County) The driver of a pickup died in a semi-pickup accident in Pottawattamie County on Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 4:24 p.m. on Northbound Interstate 2...
May 26, 2026
State News: Former Superintendent Sentencing Scheduled, Fatal Shooting, and Iowa Students Shine at National Spelling Bee
Superintendent to Be Sentenced This Week (Des Moines) Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts is scheduled to be sentenced this week. Roberts has pleaded guilty to one count of mak...
May 26, 2026
Honoring Sacrifice: Memorial Day Reflections at Atlantic Ceremony
(Atlantic) Memorial services were held nationwide today, remembering those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Leonard Kinney, Commander of American Legion Post #43, served as the emcee a...
May 25, 2026
