Category Archives: Local News
Jo Molina joins as Produce in the Park summer intern
(Atlantic) Internship programs help to build organizations, and Produce in the Park's internships progress market goals while also building the practical skills of interns. Jo Molina is serving as the...
Jun 10, 2026
Atlantic Bottling earns top honors among Coca-Cola bottlers
(Atlantic) Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company is proud to announce that its production facility in Atlantic, Iowa, received the Coca-Cola President's Cup - an award given to the producing bottler tha...
Jun 10, 2026
Motorcycle Crash in Jasper County Claims One Life
(Jasper, County) A Knoxville, Iowa, man died in a motorcycle crash in Jasper County early this morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened around 4:16 a.m. on eastbound Highway 163 near ...
Jun 10, 2026
Atlantic Elks Flag Day Ceremony Set for Sunday, June 14
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Elks Club is hosting a Flag Day ceremony with a meal and more on Sunday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Atlantic City Park. Atlantic Elks Club representative Kyle Quist notes that th...
Jun 10, 2026
Severe Weather Alert for All of Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines says there is an Enhanced Risk, rated three out of five, for severe weather today, this risk extends into Thursday. As we look ahead to this aft...
Jun 10, 2026
Missing Greenfield Woman
(Greenfield) The Greenfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in the whereabouts of a missing woman from Greenfield. According to the Police Department's Facebook post, Lynn Lessard wa...
Jun 10, 2026
State News: Former Superintendent Faces Prison and IT Employees Get Laid Off
Former DMPS Superintendent Ian Roberts Transferred to an Illinois Prison (Des Moines, IA) -- Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is being transferred to a minimum-security fede...
Jun 10, 2026
Update: Suspects in Council Bluffs Shooting Incident Arrested on Tuesday Afternoon
(Council Bluffs) Authorities in Omaha, Nebraska, arrested two suspects Tuesday afternoon in connection with the Monday evening shooting incident in Council Bluffs. Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, author...
Jun 09, 2026
Recommendation to Hire Atlantic High School Principal Among Wednesday's Agenda Items
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will take action on hiring a High School Principal at Wednesday's meeting. The consent agenda includes the following: Resignations/Retirements -Heath Kelley, Guidi...
Jun 09, 2026
Gov. Reynolds announces partnership to transform state's IT systems and operations
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the state of Iowa will migrate its executive branch data from an outdated IT system powered by physical servers and multiple data centers to a modern...
Jun 09, 2026
