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Atlantic Public Library Adds The Museum of Danish America to Adventure Pass Program
(Atlantic) - A Community For Kids (C4K) and the Atlantic Public Library are excited to announce a new addition to the Adventure Pass program: The Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn. This new pass pr...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2026

"Rock Island Arsenal Suspends Trusted Traveler Program, Iowa Schools Face Budget Struggles, Soldiers Return Home, and DNR Seeks Input on Hunting Rule Changes"
Rock Island Arsenal Suspends Trusted Traveler Program (Rock Island, IL) -- The Rock Island Arsenal has suspended its Trusted Traveler program amid conflicts between the United States, Israel, and Iran...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2026

Red Oak Police Arrest a Montgomery County Man on Alcohol-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 41-year-old Jeremy Ray Dilocker, of Red Oak, on Saturday afternoon for public intoxication in the 1200 block of Senate Avenue. Officers transported Dilocker to the Mo...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2026

Naig Highlights Conservation Efforts, Water Quality Initiatives at Hungry Canyons Alliance Meeting in Audubon
(Audubon) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig brought his message of conservation and water quality to southwest Iowa Friday, speaking at the quarterly meeting of the Hungry Canyons Alliance in Au...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2026

H-2A Workers Are Not Taking Jobs from Americans
(NAFB) Despite the claims by some that H-2A foreign guestworkers are taking jobs from American workers, the numbers don't back them up. Kate Tynan, Vice President of the Northwest Horticultural Counci...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2026

Minor Collision at Creston Intersection: No Injuries Reported
(Creston) The Creston Police Department investigated a two-vehicle accident on Friday. According to the Creston Police Department, the crash occurred at approximately 10:10 a.m. at the intersection of...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2026

Iowa DNR State Nursery Offers Seedlings for Spring Planting
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources State Nursery is offering high-quality, hardwood, conifer, and shrub seedlings. John Lorenzen from the DNR Office in Lewis says the seedlings will be r...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2026

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors visit Cass County Extension
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors were hosted by the staff of Cass County Extension on Thursday, February 26th, where they welcomed a new team member and learned more about ...
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2026

DMACC to bring four presidential finalists to campus for open forums
(Des Moines) After an extended search for its new permanent leader, Des Moines Area Community College announced Friday it will bring four finalists to campus next week to speak with stakeholders and t...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 01, 2026

Study Shows Time In Nature Reduces Stress
(Montreal) -- Spending time with nature can reduce stress. Researchers at McGill University and a university in Chile teamed up to look into how the brain responds to nature through 100 different brai...
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2026







