Category Archives: Local News
First Church of Christ Shine Like Stars Event Scheduled for Next Month
(Atlantic) The First Church of Christ and Shine Like Stars Committee is releasing information on the 2025 Shine Like Stars Event on April 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Billie Hoover, Committee member,...
Mar 03, 2025
Maple Syrup Season is Underway
(Lewis) John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appeared on the DNR report on Saturday and says maple syrup season is underway. He says Sugar Maples top the l...
Mar 03, 2025
Another Southwest Iowa County Issues Burn Ban
(Clarinda) Effectively immediately, the Page County Emergency Management Agency issued an open burn ban. The burn ban went into effect on Saturday. According to the social media post this open burn ba...
Mar 02, 2025
Worth County Crash Claims One Life
(Worth County) One person died and another suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Worth County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday, at 410th Street, and Killdeer Aven...
Mar 02, 2025
Christian Pastor Running for Iowa Governor
(Williamsburg, IA) --Republican Brad Sherman is a Christian Pastor from Williamsburg, Iowa has become the first person to announce his candidacy for Iowa governor. Sherman served in the Iowa legislatu...
Mar 02, 2025
Heart Disease Risks
(Cleveland, OH) -- An alarming report says 40-percent of Americans are unaware of the contributing risk factors for heart disease. A Cleveland Clinic national survey shows 40-percent of respondents di...
Mar 02, 2025
Golden Hills RC&D Presents Programs to Pottawattamie County Supervisors, Requests Funding
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors received a presentation from Golden Hills RC&D. Golden Hills RC&D works in a 12 county region and their program areas are Land ...
Mar 02, 2025
Camp Invention - All new summer camp coming to Atlantic
(Atlantic) A brand-new, one-of-a-kind STEM camp, Camp Invention, is coming to Atlantic this summer! Camp Invention is a weeklong STEM program that introduces K-6 students to the joy of hands-on invent...
Mar 02, 2025
Majority Of Americans Say Inflation Is Too Much For Paychecks
(New York, NY) - A majority of Americans say their paychecks are not keeping up with inflation. According to a survey from CBS News/YouGov, 77-percent of Americans say they can't keep up with rising c...
Mar 02, 2025
Reynolds Signs SF 418 Gender Identity Into Law
(Des Moines, IA) -- After the Iowa House and Senate passed SF 418 on Thursday, Governor Kim Reynolds moved quickly on Friday and signed the bill into law which will remove gender equity from the Iowa ...
Mar 01, 2025
