Category Archives: Local News
Six Students Named Recipients of 2026 Cecile Kopecky Nursing Scholarship
(Atlantic) Cass Health and the Atlantic Community School Foundation are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Cecile Kopecky Nursing Scholarship. This year's scholarship recipients are: -Brittn...
Jul 15, 2026
Exira Gears Up for RAGBRAI with "X Marks the Spot" Theme
(Exira) Exira is preparing to welcome thousands of cyclists as an official meeting town on day two of RAGBRAI. Riders will leave Harlan on Monday morning, July 20, and travel through Exira on their wa...
Jul 15, 2026
Adair County Supervisors Approve W9 Bridge Project Documents
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors approved plans for a culvert project and addressed other business during its meeting Wednesday. The Supervisors approved signing the front page plans ...
Jul 15, 2026
Benefit Your Health and Heart During National Wellness Month
(Johnston, Iowa) August is recognized as National Wellness Month, making it the perfect time to focus on self-care and establish healthy habits. One impactful way to take care of yourself and your com...
Jul 15, 2026
Five People Injured in Southeast Iowa Crash
(Keokuk) Five people were taken to the hospital following a three-vehicle crash involving a Peterbilt semi, a Dodge Durango, and a Dodge Charger in Keokuk County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accide...
Jul 15, 2026
Corn Could Have More Room to Run
(NAFB) An agricultural market analyst says farmers' frustration over low prices is understandable, but warns against selling too quickly if corn reaches $5 a bushel. Darren Frye, president and CEO of ...
Jul 15, 2026
Atlantic Community School District Welcomes Heidi Hennen as School Business Official
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District is pleased to welcome Heidi Hennen as its new School Business Official. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnson says Mrs. Hennen brings exten...
Jul 15, 2026
State News: AG Rules Wapello County Shooting Justified; Runnells Election Tie Settled by Hat Draw; State Fair Unveils Top New Food Finalists
Iowa AG's Office Concludes Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Was Justified (Wapello County, IA) -- A deadly, officer-involved shooting in Wapello County has been declared justified by the State. The Iow...
Jul 15, 2026
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrest a Man Wanted in Taylor County
(RedOak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 46-year-old Joseph Dean Wallace of Bedford late Tuesday night in the 100 block of E. High Street in Villisca. Authorities transported Wallace t...
Jul 15, 2026
El Niño Expected to Bring Bigger Weather Impacts to Iowa This Fall
(Des Moines) The weather pattern is stuck in a strong El Nio. State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan says an El Nio is the warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean surface along the equator. Glisan tells ...
Jul 15, 2026
