Category Archives: Local News
Safely Gather in the Fall and Avoid Respiratory Diseases
(NAFB) With colder weather ahead, we'll be spending more time indoors. That increases the opportunity for sharing respiratory diseases that regularly pop up during the indoor seasons. Julia Lothrop ac...
Nov 03, 2024
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome New Staff at United Group Insurance
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by United Group Insurance on Thursday, October 31st. The Ambassadors were on hand to welcome the newest agent, Tyler Comes, to their Downtown At...
Nov 03, 2024
Mason City Woman Fatally Struck on Interstate 35 in Cerro Gordo County
(Cerro Gordo Co) A woman from Mason City was fatally struck by a 2019 Kenworth box truck in Cerro Gordo County early this morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 59-year-old Michelle Schutz and a...
Nov 02, 2024
Fatal Accident in Lee County
(Lee Co) One person died and one other was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lee County early this morning. The Iowa State Patrol says at approximately 12:08 a.m. a 2017 BMW, driven by 24-year-old ...
Nov 02, 2024
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday Morning
(Undated) The end of daylight-saving time goes into effect at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. Iowans will set their clocks back one hour. Under the current daylight-saving period, most Americans lose an hour of ...
Nov 02, 2024
Iowa's Furbearer Season Begins Today
(Lewis) Trapping season starts today and runs through February 28th. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appears on the weekly DNR Show and says the Bea...
Nov 02, 2024
Update: Atlantic Fire Department Called To House Fire on 6th Street
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department was called to a house fire at 601 E. 6th Street at 4:59 p.m. Friday. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said upon arriving to the scene they had a working house fir...
Nov 01, 2024
Fatal Head-On Collision in Ames
(Ames) One person died and another was injured following a head-on collision in Ames Thursday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says 67-year-old John Husted Berg, of Ames, was driving a 2003 Buick Rendez...
Nov 01, 2024
Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to Federal Prison; Toledo Woman Stole over $450,000 from Family Owned Business
(Toledo) A woman who stole over $450,000 from a family-owned business was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison. Leann Marie Rouse, age 51, from Toledo, received the prison term after a M...
Nov 01, 2024
Reminder: "Elect A Scrooge" Annual Contest Begins Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber's Annual Scrooge Contest is back for November, continuing a tradition that began in 2002 when Eleanor Hoover founded the event. Since Hoover's passing, Jackie Samp...
Nov 01, 2024
