Category Archives: Local News
Nathan Sage Launches 99 Counties In 99 Days For The 99% Tour Across Iowa
(Knoxville) Nathan Sage (Democrat), a veteran running for U.S. Senate against Senator Joni Ernst in Iowa, announced the launch of his 99 counties in 99 days for the 99% tour across Iowa. Raised in a t...
Jul 31, 2025
Creston Police arrest a Man on Harassment and Probation Violation Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Carlos Ivan Cortez of Creston at 119 N. Elm Street on two counts of violation of probation and first-degree harassment. Police transported Cortez to the U...
Jul 31, 2025
Iowa Sales Tax Holiday Returns This Weekend
(Des Moines) Iowans can save some money this weekend as the state's annual Sales Tax Holiday returns, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 1, through midnight Saturday, August 2, select clothing and footwea...
Jul 31, 2025
New Rates Going into Effect for SWITA
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) has new fare rates going into effect on August 1st, the first increase in rates on the transit system in more than a decade. The increase was approved ...
Jul 30, 2025
EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Award to the City of Red Oak
(Red Oak) Today, at the Red Oak fire station, EPA Region 7 Land, Chemical and Redevelopment Division Director DeAndre Singletary presented a $500,000 award to the City of Red Oak for their selection t...
Jul 30, 2025
Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Settlement in NEW Co-op Red Oak Facility in 2024 Environmental Case
(Des Moines) Attorney General Brenna Bird announced settlements in two cases her office prosecuted on behalf of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. On March 11, 2024, NEW Cooperative, Inc. in Re...
Jul 30, 2025
Adair County Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors received reports from the County Sheriff, Veterans Affairs, and the County Engineer this morning. Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reported on the hospital's pr...
Jul 30, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports six recent arrests. Kolton Ray Coatney, 25, of Atlantic, was arrested on July 24th on charges of OWI-1st Offense and Possession of Marijuana 1st Offe...
Jul 30, 2025
Union County Man Hurt in Pickup Trailer Accident
(Creston) A Creston man suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Union County. The Union County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at around 4:50 p.m. on Cherry Street Road. Authorities...
Jul 30, 2025
Top Youth Showmen to Compete at "Best of the West" Tonight in Denison
(Denison) - Some of the region's top 4-H and FFA showmen and their livestock will converge tonight at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Denison for the 8th annual "Best of the West" Show. The event, ...
Jul 30, 2025
