Category Archives: Local News

(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Planning Council is seeking nominations for the second annual Ron Kohn Servant Leadership Award. The award recognizes an elected official, government employee, or appoint...

(Washington, D.C.) Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) released the following statement after the House voted 232-198 today to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act , legislation Nunn helped lead to prohibit...

(Atlantic) Do not be fooled by a recent social media post from a cansandra17 regarding brand-new construction in Atlantic's new housing development project. The post states: For rent: three beds, two ...

(Atlantic, IA) - The Cass County Fair gets underway today with a full schedule of livestock check-ins and opening-day activities. Swine weigh-in runs from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., while meat, dairy, goat an...

Five ACA Marketplace Insurers Ask Iowa To Approve A Rate Increase (Des Moines, IA) -- Obamacare premiums could be on the rise in Iowa. Five Affordable Care Act marketplace insurers are asking the Iowa...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 30-year-old Andrew Michael Brammer of Red Oak on Wednesday in the 400 block of E. Market Street on the charge of Violation of a no-contact protection order. Authoriti...

(Wichta, Kansas) Charles "Chuck" Burnett, a longtime Atlantic educator, coach, and community leader whose influence shaped generations of students and athletes, has passed away at the age of 91. Burne...

(Des Moines) Gov. Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services today announced an important change in how the state manages existing federal survivor benefits received on behalf of el...

(Des Moines) The price of regular unleaded gasoline continues to rise across Iowa. According to AAA's weekly fuel report released Wednesday, the statewide average for regular unleaded is now $3.80 per...

(Walnut) Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Highway 83 (Pearl Street) on the west edge of Walnut Tuesday evening. The accident involved a single motorcycle carrying two people. Sergea...