Category Archives: Local News
Tackling Isolation and Loneliness in Rural America
(NAFB) An estimated one in two American adults reports experiencing significant loneliness. The Surgeon General's Advisory on the Health Effects of Social Connection and Community says loneliness can ...
May 04, 2025
Gasoline Prices Dip Slightly in Iowa, Crude Oil Sees Notable Drop
(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are seeing a small reprieve at the pump this week, as regular unleaded gasoline prices dipped by one cent to an average of $2.97 per gallon, according to the latest report fr...
May 04, 2025
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Ashley Skow Photography
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Ashley Skow Photography on Thursday, May 1, 2025, to celebrate the grand opening of the new business in Downtown Atlantic with a ribbon-cutti...
May 04, 2025
Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered allflagsin Iowa to fly athalf-staff from sunrise to sunsetin honor of the National FallenFirefightersMemorialService on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Firefighters...
May 02, 2025
Post-Election Audit of the Lewis Special Election
(Cass Co) On Friday, Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kathy Somers oversaw the post-election audit of the Lewis Special Election. The audited results matched the election night ballot...
May 02, 2025
Arrest Made in Stuart Sexual Abuse Investigation
(Stuart) A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of a minor in Stuart, Iowa. According to the Stuart Police Department, Wilson Erwin Elverildo Choc Cuc was taken into c...
May 02, 2025
Friday's Rain Totals
Friday's Rain totals: Adair- Anita-.25 Audubon-.10 Atlantic-.30 Clarinda-.25 Corning-.25 Creston-.20 Greenfield-.15 Glenwood-.15 Griswold-.20 Guthrie Center-.10 Harlan-.15 Marne- Massena-.25 Oakland-....
May 02, 2025
Cumberland Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
(Cass Co) A Cumberland woman was arrested on drug charges. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old Brenda Lee Zimmerman was charged on April 24th with Possession of a Controlled Substance an...
May 02, 2025
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...
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...
May 02, 2025
