Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Announces Annual Dinner
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Annual Dinner Friday, March 7th, 2025, at The Venue in Atlantic. Bailey Smith is the Executive Director of the Atlantic Area Cham...
Jan 21, 2025
Cass County Supervisors Set Public Hearing on Vacating Portion of Road in Cass and Audubon Counties
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing date to consider vacating and closing a section of a road in Cass County and Audubon County. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said ...
Jan 21, 2025
U.S. Senate Confirms Rubio, Grassley leads charge
(Washington, D.C.) Iowa is once again in the national spotlight. Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is giving President Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, the green lig...
Jan 21, 2025
Juvenile Charged with Threats of Terrorism in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) A Montgomery County juvenile is in custody for making terroristic threats to school staff at Stanton. At 2:13 p.m. on Monday, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office took a 12-year-old juveni...
Jan 21, 2025
Ernst Applauds Trump Ordering Washington Bureaucrats Back to Work
(Washington D.C.) After U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the chair and founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, highlighted the issue of a federal workforce that has been chronically absent from the office...
Jan 21, 2025
Bitter Cold Hits Iowa: Schools Delayed and Frostbite Risk Rises
(Des Moines) Iowans will need an extra layer or two when heading outside this morning. The cold weather is impacting schools across southwest and west central Iowa. Most schools are starting classes t...
Jan 21, 2025
Extreme Cold Warning in Effect
(Des Moines) This morning, most of Iowa is under an Extreme Cold Warning. This includes Cass, Pottawattamie, Adair, Adams, Union, and all counties to the north and east. There will be dangerous wind c...
Jan 21, 2025
Addressing Cell Phone Use in Iowa Schools: Insight from District #9 State Senator Tom Shipley
(Des Moines) During last week's Condition of the State address, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds outlined her priorities, including addressing cell phone use in schools. District #9 State Senator Tom Shiple...
Jan 21, 2025
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests from December 28th through January 19th. Christopher Sharp, 47, of Griswold, was arrested on January 19th on the charge of Dome...
Jan 20, 2025
Stuart Man Arrested for OWI
(Adair Co) The Stuart Police Department arrested 21-year-old Brandon Quentin Sargent, of Stuart, following a traffic stop on January 16th. Sargent was charged with OWI 1st Offense. Bond was set at $1,...
Jan 20, 2025
