Category Archives: Local News
Montgomery County Supervisors Approve Road Projects, Office Lease Agreement
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday morning approved four secondary road construction projects and approved a real estate agreement for Highland Annex office space for Resi...
May 26, 2026
Guthrie County Supervisors Delay Appointing New Attorney
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Supervisors decided to appoint a new County Attorney on June 9. In last week's meeting, the supervisors wanted to appoint a new county attorney as soon as po...
May 26, 2026
Government + Politics Health Care Ban on some insurance prior authorizations expected to cut red tape
(Iowa Capital Dispatch Story) (Des Moines) Patients in Iowa will no longer have to wonder whether their health insurance companies will approve certain care their doctors recommend. Gov. Kim Reynolds ...
May 26, 2026
Fertilizer Woes Are Complex, Answers Not Easily Attained
(NAFB) Fertilizer prices were already elevated before hostilities broke out between the U.S. and Iran, but since then, input prices have reached even new heights due to supply chain issues in the Stra...
May 26, 2026
Pottawattamie County Crash Claims the Life of a Harrison County Man
(Pottawattamie County) The driver of a pickup died in a semi-pickup accident in Pottawattamie County on Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 4:24 p.m. on Northbound Interstate 2...
May 26, 2026
State News: Former Superintendent Sentencing Scheduled, Fatal Shooting, and Iowa Students Shine at National Spelling Bee
Superintendent to Be Sentenced This Week (Des Moines) Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts is scheduled to be sentenced this week. Roberts has pleaded guilty to one count of mak...
May 26, 2026
Honoring Sacrifice: Memorial Day Reflections at Atlantic Ceremony
(Atlantic) Memorial services were held nationwide today, remembering those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Leonard Kinney, Commander of American Legion Post #43, served as the emcee a...
May 25, 2026
GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen addresses death threat against campaign
(Iowa Capital Dispatch story written by Kadin Luhmann) (Ames) Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen, speaking Friday during a campaign stop at Wallaby's restaurant in Ames, addressed an earlie...
May 25, 2026
UTV Accident Claims Two Lives in Clinton County, Iowa
(Calamus, Iowa) Two people died in a UTV accident in Clinton County over the weekend. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 3:22 p.m. on Sunday at 2474 158th Avenue. Authorities d...
May 25, 2026
Cass County Man Arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested an Atlantic, Iowa, man on Sunday. Deputies stopped a car with no plates driven by 24-year-old Brady Lee Fulk on Highway 71 and 205th Street in...
May 25, 2026
