Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Biden Administration Gets Criticized by Grassley on Its Way Out the Door
(Washington D.C.) -- President Joe Biden is winding down his term but Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is criticizing the administration for wasteful agricultural spending. On the Senate floor on Friday, G...
Chris Varney Jan 17, 2025
Guthrie Center and Adair Casey Starting the Process of Merging School Districts
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Guthrie Center and Adair Casey school districts are looking to become one district. Superintendent Josh Rasmussen says the time has come to unite both districts into one entity...
Chris Varney Jan 17, 2025

Cass County Extension to Host Free VITA Tax Prep sites in February & March
(Atlantic) Cass County Extension is hosting the Vita tax program, which offers free basic tax return preparation for qualifying taxpayers for the 2024 tax year. The IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistan...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2025

Audubon County Farmers One of Seven honored as Master Researchers by Practical Farmers of Iowa
(Ames) Dave and Meg Schmidt, farmers from Exira, were among seven recipients of the Master Researcher Award presented by Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) in recognition of their significant contributio...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2025

Cedar Tree Piles Planned for Fish Habitat Planned for Area Lakes
(Lewis) Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist John Lorenzen has announced that piles of cedar trees will soon be constructed. Cedar trees are excellent for fish habitat because they...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2025

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police reports four arrests on Thursday. *Police arrested 41-year-old Shondell Kay Greenhalgh at her residence for violating the No Contact Protective Order and failing to appear on ...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2025
Democrats Say Issues Not Being Addressed In Legislature
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Democrats say they're worried that some key issues are being overlooked at the State Capitol. State rep. Lindsey James noted Iowa is among the worst when it comes to residents...
Tom Robinson Jan 17, 2025

Teaching Online Safety: Cass County Schools Unite to Protect Students
(Cass County) This week, Cass County Schools came together to reinforce the importance of online safety to their students in Atlantic, CAM and Griswold districts. "There's not many days that go by tha...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2025
Red Oak Woman Arrested for Domestic Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 32-year-old Bradina Sky Gary, of Red Oak, this (Thursday) morning in the 100 block of W Coolbaugh Street on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault Causing ...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2025

Drought is a Potential Problem in 2025
(NAFB) Despite recent snowfall in many areas across rural America, the word drought is still sneaking into the longer-term forecasts. Eric Snodgrass, Principal Atmospheric Scientist with Conduit Ag, s...
Mandy Billings Jan 16, 2025







