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News from Western Iowa.

Sen. Tom Shipley Backs PBM Regulation Bill to Support Rural Pharmacies
(Des Moines) The Iowa Senate passed Senate File 383 by a 36-14 vote, setting new regulations on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to help rural pharmacies and lower drug costs. PBMs act as middlemen be...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025

Adams County Sheriff's Report; Four Teens Charged with Burglary
(Adams Co) Four teens were charged in connection with multiple burglaries in the Prescott area in early April. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says a 14-year-old from Creston was charged with six co...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2025

Man Arrested In Connection To At Least Sixteen School Robberies
(Ottumwa) An Arkansas man is accused of robbing at least sixteen schools in Iowa and Missouri. According to the Wapello County Sheriff's Office, the case began with a February 2, 2025 break-in at Card...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2025

Union County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 56-year-old Samantha Kay Booth, of Creston, on Thursday, for Domestic Abuse Assault. Officers transported Booth to the Adams County Jail and held her on no bond pendi...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025

Cass County Cattlemen selects Royalty
(Wiota) The Cass County Cattlemen selected the 2025 Royalty on April 22 at the Wiota Steak House. A personal and dinner interview was conducted. Royalty for the year are (from Left) Princess Addi Mask...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025

Iowa Legislative Session Goes Into Overtime
(Des Moines) Today, marks the end of the 110-day 1st session of the 91st General Assembly. District #18 Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold says legislators are in for many more extra days wi...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025

Healthy U: Cultivating Healthy Aging
(Atlantic) The May edition of Healthy U will feature Kacey Peterson, MS, LMHC, on Thursday, May 15, at 12:00 p.m. in Conference Room 2. Peterson will lead a presentation titled "Cultivating Healthy Ag...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025
Alum, Treatment at Prairie Rose Starts Monday
(Harlan) Starting Monday, the public will see some storage tanks along the shore and a large barge at Prairie Rose State Park. John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Re...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025

Breaking Par: A Men's Health Event Coming This Summer
(Atlantic) Cass Health in Atlantic is offering a unique opportunity for men to focus on their health and well-being with a special event this summer. "Breaking Par: A Men's Health Event" will occur on...
Tom Robinson May 01, 2025

Halftime Bar & Grill Named Iowa's Best Burger of 2025
(Pleasantville) On the charming square of Pleasantville, Halftime Bar & Grill has earned top honors as the home of Iowa's Best Burger for 2025, as announced by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and t...
Mandy Billings May 01, 2025







