Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Tips to Avoid Frozen Pipes
(Atlantic) The bone-chilling temperatures forecast in the coming days could cause various problems, including frozen pipes inside your home. During bitterly cold snaps, Atlantic Municipal Utilities re...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2025

Iowans can learn which cancers are most common in their county
The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or trends that might be driving higher rates of ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 05, 2025

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Warning About Alcohol-Cancer Link
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Surgeon General is warning about a link between alcohol and cancer. Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Surgeon General's Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk on Friday saying, "The ...
Mandy Billings Jan 05, 2025

Ernst Nominates Iowa Students to U.S. Service Academies
(Washington) United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced the Iowa students she is nominating to U.S. Service Academies. "...
Mandy Billings Jan 05, 2025
Romance Scams Can Prey on the Elderly in Rural Areas
(NAFB) Romance scams are well known among many people under 50, but did you know they can hit seniors, even in rural areas? Michelle Reinen is the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture's Administrator o...
Tom Robinson Jan 05, 2025

Gas Prices Lower This Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell one cent, averaging $2.76 across Iowa. This is five cents lower than one year ago. The national average was $3.04, steady fro...
Tom Robinson Jan 05, 2025

City of Griswold Snow Emergency
(Griswold) A snow emergency for the City of Griswold is in effect starting at 9:00 PM (Saturday, January 4, 2025) and will continue through the duration of the storm and the forty-eight (48) hours aft...
Mandy Billings Jan 04, 2025

Update: Southwest Iowa counties in Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning
(Des Moines) A winter storm will arrive later today and bring accumulating snowfall to southern Iowa from tonight through the day Sunday before ending Sunday evening. The National Weather Service says...
Mandy Billings Jan 04, 2025

DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen Points Out Best Ice Fishing Spots
(Lewis) Ice fishing season is approaching as the bitterly cold temperatures freeze local lakes and ponds. Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen recommends several area lakes for your next ice fishing trip...
Tom Robinson Jan 04, 2025

The Fuller Center for Housing of Southwest Iowa Donates Funds to Carry on Its Mission
(Shenandoah) The Fuller Center for Housing of Southwest Iowa has worked for many years to improve housing opportunities in the Shenandoah area. However, the group recently felt the time had come to di...
Mandy Billings Jan 03, 2025







