Category Archives: Local News
AHSTW School District Sees Slight Decline in Certified Enrollment
(Avoca) Certified enrollment in the AHSTW School District is down slightly this year. Superintendent Darin Jones said the number of resident full-time students-which includes district residents who at...
Oct 18, 2025
Statement from the County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Regarding Mayoral Candidate's Withdrawal Announcement
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections has been made aware of candidate John Haidsiak publicly announcing his intention to withdraw from the city of Red Oak mayoral race...
Oct 17, 2025
Iowa HHS alerting SNAP recipients of potential federal shutdown impacts
(Des Moines) Today, Iowa HHS is alerting Iowans who use SNAP that due to the federal shutdown continuing, there is a possibility that November benefits will not be issued onto cards. Iowa received not...
Oct 17, 2025
Gov. Reynolds to extend harvest proclamation
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure. The proclamation will be effective Saturday,...
Oct 17, 2025
Concern Raised Over Mayoral Candidate's "Mass Extermination" Comment at Youth Forum
Update: Candidate Haidsiak has withdrawn from the race. (Red Oak) A concerned Red Oak citizen is calling out comments made by a candidate for Mayor during the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council forum on W...
Oct 17, 2025
Hometown Heroes Named Home of 2025 Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin
(Clive) The Iowa Pork Producers Association has named Hometown Heroes of Grinnell the winner of the 2025 Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest. Located on Main Street in downtown Grinnell, the r...
Oct 17, 2025
Atlantic Community Schools Announces Drop in Student Enrollment
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District released its October 1 enrollment data to the Iowa Department of Education by October 15. Atlantic Business Manager Lisa Jones released this statement...
Oct 17, 2025
Des Moines Man Arrested After Police Find Hidden Camera In Porta-Potty
(Marshall County) -- A Des Moines man is accused of placing a hidden camera in two porta-potties in Des Moines and State Center. Authorities say Tyler Pavlick allegedly placed a concealed camera in a ...
Oct 17, 2025
Falling Oil Prices Should Mean Cheaper Fuel
(NAFB) For the past several weeks and even several months, oil prices have held fairly steady, remaining in the mid-$60 per barrel range. But, thanks to OPEC's increased production, that trend is no m...
Oct 17, 2025
Des Moines School Board President Jackie Norris exits U.S. Senate race
Iowa Capital Dispatch story written by Robin Opsahl. Des Moines school board chair Jackie Norris, who was running for U.S. Senate, spoke to Iowans at the Polk County Democrats' Steak Fry in Des Moines...
Oct 17, 2025
