Category Archives: Local News
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
Man Gets Less Than a Year For Assaulting Former U.S. Senator In Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The man convicted of assaulting a former U.S. Arizona Senator in Council Bluffs is set to spend 360 days in jail. Martha McSally says she was running along the Missouri River when a m...
Nov 01, 2024
ACLU Challenges the List of Potential Non-Citizen Voting
(Des Moines) The A-C-L-U of Iowa asks a federal judge to block a list the Iowa Secretary of State obtained. The list is of more than two thousand potential non-citizens who have either voted or are re...
Nov 01, 2024
Iowa election security brought into full view
(Johnston, IA) -- The Iowa election security center at Camp Dodge will be up and running this coming Tuesday. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, at his annual press conference on election security at ...
Oct 31, 2024
Updated Notice: Area Burn Bans that have been Lifted
(Area) At the request of all Fire Chiefs, the Open Burn Ban for Montgomery County has been lifted effective immediately. -The Burn Ban is Shelby County has also been lifted
Oct 31, 2024
Iowa Could See A Change in The Ethanol Industry
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa's ethanol industry could get a boost, thanks to an effort in the state of California. California's governor is pushing for E15 sales there. Monte Shaw, Iowa Renewable Fuels As...
Oct 31, 2024
Red Oak Police Investigate Hit-And-Run Accident
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian. According to Police, the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 200 block of E. Joy Street for...
Oct 31, 2024
Rain Totals
Rain Totals Adair-1.53 Anita-1.75 Audubon-1.90 Atlantic-1.78 Bridgewater-2.20 Clarinda-1.50 Carroll-1.20 Corning-1.70 Creston-1.80 Cumberland-1.25 Darrin Petty Seven Miles West of Atlantic-1.3 Glenwoo...
Oct 31, 2024
Atlantic City Council Authorizes Vision Atlantic to Begin Construction Work on Camblin Hills Development Project
(Atlantic) Grading work on the Camblin Hills Development project in Atlantic could start early next week. At a special meeting on Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council authorized Vision Atlantic Inc. t...
Oct 30, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves MOU for School Resource Officer with Atlantic School District
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council, during a special meeting on Wednesday, approved a memorandum of Understanding with the Atlantic School District for a School Resource Officer program. The Atlanti...
Oct 30, 2024
