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Health Director Jotham Arber Explains Babies Nest Program at Audubon County Supervisor's Meeting
Audubon) Public Health Director Jotham Arber, appearing in front of the Audubon County Board of Supervisors this morning, reported on the Baby's Nest Program. Supervisor Chairman Heath Hansen says the...
Tom Robinson Aug 27, 2024

Guthrie County Supervisors Approve Draft Resolution Objecting to IUB's Authority to Enact Eminent Domain for Privately Owned Carbon Dioxide Pipelines
(Guthrie Co) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a draft resolution objecting to the Iowa Utilities Board's authority to enact eminent domain authority within Guthrie County ...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2024

Water Level to Drop at Three Mile Lake Starting September 3
(Creston) Lake water levels at Three Mile Lake in Union County will be lowered an additional three feet as a part of an ongoing lake restoration project. Managers will maintain the lake at approximate...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2024

Keast Motors Donates $100,000 to Phase 2 of Riverside School's Capital Campaign
(Oakland) Keast Motors in Oakland donated $100,000 to Phase 2 of Riverside School's Capital Campaign. Riverside Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Anderson said Phase 2 includes installation of wells to wat...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2024

Iowa Realtors Await Projected Interest Rate Cut
(Des Moines) Talk of a quarter-percent interest rate cut next month could lift the real estate market. Les Sulgrove, Iowa Association of Realtors, says an interest rate cut next month would indirectly...
Tom Robinson Aug 27, 2024

Montgomery County Deputies Arrest Two People on Theft and Drug Possession Warrants
(Red Oak) On Monday, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested two people on warrants for failure to appear on separate charges. Montgomery County Deputies arrested 23-year-old Dyllan Hunter Han...
Tom Robinson Aug 27, 2024

DNR investigating blue liquid near West Nishnabotna River in Oakland
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a bright blue liquid observed near the West Nishnabotna River in Oakland, Pottawattamie County. On August 22, the DNR Field Offic...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2024

Diesel spill near Mapleton reaches Willow Creek
(Mapleton) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a diesel spill in a tributary of Willow Creek in Monona County. On Sunday, The Monona County Sheriff's Office notified the DNR Atla...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2024

Fire Departments Respond to Hay Bale Fire Near Elliott
(Elliott) Fire Departments from Elliott, Red Oak, and Grant responded to a report of multiple hay bales on fire in the 1100 block of Lumber Avenue at around 4:17 p.m. on Monday. Red Oak Fire Chief Joh...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2024

Page County Arrest Report
(Page Co) The Page County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests: 7/26/2024 Andrew Stephen O'Neal (35) of Clearmont, Missouri, was booked into the Page County Jail to serve time. 7/27/2024 Bra...
Mandy Billings Aug 26, 2024







