Category Archives: Local News
IHSADA Awards Atlantic High School Administrative Assistant Amber Jipsen as Administrative Assistant of the Year
(Area) The Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association announced its award winners on Friday afternoon. Among the recipients is Amber Jipsen, who has been recognized as the 2025 Iowa High School A...
Nov 22, 2024
Nine educators are named Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year
(Area) The Iowa Department of Education announced nine teachers, representing all education regions of the state, as the first-ever Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year. Each teacher represents outstand...
Nov 22, 2024
Red Oak Man Arrested for Theft 5th and DWB
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 21-year-old Mason Dean Franzen, of Red Oak, Friday afternoon for Driving While Barred and Theft 5th Degree. The arrest occurred in the 1000 block of Mi...
Nov 22, 2024
Summit in Court Again With Iowa Counties on Pipeline Regulations
(Omaha, NE) -- Ames-based Summit Carbon Solutions is in court again, this time suing Shelby and Story counties over who has the right to regulate pipeline safety regulations. The counties want to be a...
Nov 22, 2024
USDA Denies Iowa's Request To Ban Lab-Grown Food From SNAP
(Undated) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is denying Iowa's request to prohibit SNAP benefits from being used to buy lab-grown meat or egg substitutes. The waiver request from the Iowa Departmen...
Nov 22, 2024
A.M. Cohron & Son & Harlan Family Donates $250,000 to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) A.M. Cohron & Son and the Harlan Family have donated $250,000 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project, which will bring a housing development, new childcare center, and YMCA expansi...
Nov 22, 2024
Creston Man Faces OWI Charge After Crash
(Creston) A Creston man was charged with OWI following an accident Thursday evening. The Creston Police Department says at approximately 9:15 p.m., 23-year-old Brodie Starlin was driving a 2014 Dodge ...
Nov 22, 2024
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people on Wednesday in separate incidents for harassment and OWI. Creston Police arrested 23-year-old Jeremiah Lee Whitney at 302 N. Pine Street for First-Degree ...
Nov 22, 2024
Possible Dip in Oil Prices Ahead
(Undated) After weeks of steady decline, oil prices ticked higher earlier this week. Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis with Gasbuddy.com, says oil prices have perked up a bit after fighting b...
Nov 22, 2024
UPDATE: Student Charged with Attempted Murder
(Pella) The student accused of a knife attack at Pella Middle School has been charged with attempted murder. The unidentified 14-year-old was also hit with other felony and misdemeanor charges in juve...
Nov 22, 2024
