Category Archives: Local News

(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council will discuss setting dates for fireworks use during the regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday. Last month, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 303, wh...

(Avoca) The Regional Water Rural Water District announced that the drinking water boil advisory for the City of Avoca, which went into effect on May 14, 2025, has been lifted effective immediately. Th...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 44-year-old Adam Wayne Lewis of Randolph, Iowa on Saturday for OWI 2nd Offense, and No Valid Driver's License. Authorities transported Lewis to the Montgomery County ...

(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are seeing a modest uptick at the pump this week even as crude-oil prices drift lower on global markets, according to the latest Weekly Fuel Report. AAA reports that the stat...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors hosted Police Chief Devin Hogue and Officer Ben Sandy on Thursday, May 29th at the Rock Island Depot. The Ambassadors were on hand to welcome Officer S...

(Lewis) The Cass County Conservation Board is holding a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park on June 14th. The event is open to the first 50 youths aged 15 and under to register for the event. Che...

(Atlantic) Due to broken glass goggles, the Nishna Valley YMCA pool will be closed until June 9th. The pool will have to be drained, cleaned, refilled, and heated. While the pool is shutdown, YMCA mem...

(Boone County) One person died in a two-vehicle crash in Boone, Iowa County. The Iowa State Patrol reports that the accident occurred on Thursday at approximately 8:24 a.m. on Highway 30 and Montana A...

(Undated) -- Burnout among workers is at a ten-year high. The World Health Organization describes burnout as a "syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been suc...

PARKERSBURG - At a sometime raucous town hall meeting Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst faced vocal opposition on her support for spending cuts to programs such as Medicaid and SNAP. Like many othe...