Category Archives: Local News
Iowa State Fair Sets Grandstand Concert Attendance Record
(Des Moines, IA) -- Officials say a new record has been set at the Iowa State Fair. This year's Grandstand concert attendance reached over 131-thousand fans between August 7 and yesterday, marking the...
Aug 18, 2025
Public Health Nurse Outlines Iowa's School Immunization Requirements
(Harlan) Iowa requires all children attending licensed childcare centers, as well as elementary, middle, and high schools, including those who are home-schooled, to receive certain immunizations. Requ...
Aug 18, 2025
Elmquist Brothers Win Awards for Audubon FFA at State Fair
Pictured immediately above is Leyton Elmquist; previous picture is Lane Elmquist. (Audubon, IA) -- The Iowa State Fair wrapped up yesterday and it was a strong fair for Audubon FFA. After Carson Bauer...
Aug 18, 2025
Grant Petty, of Atlantic: Iowa State Fair Grand Champion FFA Market Gilt Brings $40,000 at the Sale of Champions
(Atlantic) Grant Petty of the Atlantic FFA, and his Iowa State Fair Grand Champion FFA Market Hog brought $40,000 during the prestigious Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday. Each year, sixte...
Aug 18, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police report the arrest of 45-year-old David Daniel Wells of Red Oak for Public Intoxication. Officers arrested Wells in the 400 block of E. Washington Street on Sunday night and tr...
Aug 18, 2025
2 Hurt in Clarke County Crash
(Clarke County) Two people suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Clarke County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday at 2:25 p.m. on Northbound Interstate 35 near...
Aug 17, 2025
Tyler Folkerts Will Perform Live at Produce in the Park on Thursday
(Atlantic, Iowa) Produce in the Park will be "Cool as a Cucumber" this Thursday, August 21, from 4:30-6:30 in the Atlantic City Park. Market Manager Ciara Hoegh says thanks to a music sponsorship from...
Aug 17, 2025
National FFA Organization Announces New Membership Numbers
(Undated) The National FFA Organization, a nationally recognized school-based student leadership development organization, announced that its new membership number reflects more than one million FFA m...
Aug 17, 2025
Help for Farmers Struggling with Mental Health Challenges
(Area) Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) recently introduced the Farmers First Act of 2025. The U.S. is losing too many farmers to suicide, so the bill is all about getting farmers the help they need durin...
Aug 17, 2025
Iowa Gas Prices Drop Four Cents; Crude Oil Falls Sharply
(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are seeing a slight break at the pump this week. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in the state dropped 4 cents from last week, now sitting at...
Aug 17, 2025
