Category Archives: Local News
Affirmative action, conversion therapy bills approved by Iowa Senate subcommittees
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Bills removing affirmative action and police anti-bias training requirements from state law, as well as a measure that opponents said would legalize conversion therapy practice...
Mar 13, 2026
House votes to strengthen dog breeder regulations and water use permits
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House advanced legislation Thursday that would provide greater oversight of pet breeders in the state, expand dog ownership documentation and specify how the state can...
Mar 13, 2026
Atlantic Begins Weekly Outdoor Warning Siren Tests
(Atlantic) Cass County Dispatch plans to set off Atlantic's outdoor warning sirens today (Friday) at noon. This will be the start of regular testing each Friday unless there is a threat of actual stor...
Mar 13, 2026
State News: Rising Inflation, Proposed Church Service Penalties, and Teenagers Facing Murder Charges
Report: February Inflation Rose Faster in the Midwest Than the National Average (Undated) -- A new report finds inflation in the Midwest rose faster than the national average in February compared to a...
Mar 13, 2026
Adair County Elections Deputy Releases Primary Voter Information
(Greenfield) Adair County Elections, and Real Estate Deputy Nathan Reed reminds voters that the last day to file nomination papers for County Supervisor (District 2NE & 4SE), County Treasurer, Cou...
Mar 13, 2026
Guthrie County First Responder Program Expanding, Arbor Says
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- While EMS service is still being debated in Guthrie County, Director of Public Health Jotham Arbor says that the first responders program that he has established is expanding. ...
Mar 13, 2026
Atlantic High School Brings 'Little Women' to Life: A Celebration of Sisterhood and Dreams
(Atlantic) The Little Women story of sisterhood and resilience is coming to the stage at Atlantic High School, as the school's Spring Play opens March 20 and runs through March 22. Director Mark Ander...
Mar 13, 2026
Fundraising Continues for Atlantic Childcare Center and YMCA Expansion
(Atlantic) While fundraising continues for the 300-capacity childcare development center and the YMCA expansion project in Atlantic, questions are being raised about how the construction will affect t...
Mar 13, 2026
Field Fire in Rural Montgomery County
(Red Oak) At 4:33 p.m. today, fire crews were finishing up a mutual aid response to a fire in the 1300 block of Lumber Avenue in rural Page County when Montgomery County Communications notified them o...
Mar 12, 2026
Field Fire Near Clarinda Quickly Brought Under Control
(Rural Clarinda) Multiple southwest Iowa fire departments responded to a field fire Thursday afternoon in rural Page County. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, at 3:56 p.m., crews were dispat...
Mar 12, 2026
