Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic High School Band Shines at Solo/Small Ensemble Festival
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School band participated in the Solo/Small Ensemble Festival last weekend. Jarrod O'Donnell said the band had 20 Division I, Superior Ratings; 11 Division 2, Excellent Rat...
Apr 06, 2025
Gas Prices up a Dime this Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 10 cents, averaging $3.13 across Iowa. This week's price is down 14 cents from one year ago. The national average on Wednesda...
Apr 06, 2025
Search Underway in Oregon for Missing Woman, a Native of Shenandoah, Iowa
(Oregon) Authorities in Harney County, Oregon, are actively searching for 29-year-old Kaylee Birt, a native of Shenandoah, Iowa, who has been missing since Friday, April 4. Deputies worked late into t...
Apr 05, 2025
Council Bluffs Police Investigating Truck vs School Bus Accident
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a personal injury accident that occurred Friday afternoon. Dispatch advised officers of a collision near the interse...
Apr 05, 2025
Five Candidates Enter Race for Lewis Mayor Ahead of Special Election on April 29
(Lewis) Friday was the deadline to file papers for the City of Lewis Special Election for the position of Mayor. Candidates who filed papers include Christopher Jahnke, Anthony L. Sorbello, Jeffrey Wi...
Apr 05, 2025
Annual Spring Wildlife Spotlight Surveys Begin in Iowa
(Lewis) The annual spring wildlife spotlight surveys are underway. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appears on the KSOM DNR report, saying the survey...
Apr 05, 2025
Bills up for consideration in 2025 narrow as Iowa lawmakers hit second funnel deadline
(Des Moines) As the Iowa Legislature advanced past the second major deadline of the 2025 session, conversations on pipelines, Medicaid work requirements and new higher education requirements are conti...
Apr 05, 2025
Red Oak Man Arrested for Harassment
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 31 year old Joshua Michael Lowe in the 300 block of E. Valley Street on Friday on the charge of Harassment 1st Degree. Lowe was transported to the Mont...
Apr 05, 2025
Cass Health Board of Trustees Reduces Tax Levy
(Atlantic) On March 19, 2025, the Cass Health Board of Trustees voted unanimously to reduce the hospital's tax levy by $0.75, setting a new rate of $1.40 per $1,000 of taxable property valuation, down...
Apr 04, 2025
Investigation Clears Former Page County Supervisor of Wrongdoing in Courthouse Entry During Special Election
(Page Co) The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has released the results of an investigation into circumstances surrounding Jacob Holmes, a former Page County Supervisor, and his three c...
Apr 04, 2025
