Category Archives: Local News
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Jul 03, 2026
State News: Sweets Are Now Eligible For Iowa SNAP
>>Iowa's SNAP Waiver Officially Vacated (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa SNAP recipients can once again use their benefits to buy items like soda and candy. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Servi...
Jul 03, 2026
House Democrats Push Back Against Trump Tariff and Trade Policies
(NAFB) House Agriculture Committee Democrats are pushing back against White House policies that they say are hurting U.S. agriculture. Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN) said farmers are normally a res...
Jul 03, 2026
Healthy SNAP Food Waiver Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) has received formal notification that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) has vacated ...
Jul 02, 2026
A Legacy of Leadership: Dan Haynes Marks 35 Years at Nishna Valley Family YMCA
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors, YMCA dignitaries, family members, and community members gathered at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA on Thursday morning to recognize Executive Director Dan H...
Jul 02, 2026
Walcott Insurance Agent Charged with 23 Felonies in Identity Theft in Insurance Fraud Scheme
(Des Moines) A Walcott man faces over two dozen criminal charges following an extensive investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau into an alleged identity theft and unauthorized insu...
Jul 02, 2026
Iowa State Patrol Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash in Hamilton County
(Hamilton) Two people died following a two-vehicle accident in Hamilton County Wednesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 69-year-old Joseph Kennedy, of Alden, was pronounced deceased at the scen...
Jul 02, 2026
Montgomery County Man Arrested for Election Misconduct
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man faces felony election misconduct charges. On Wednesday, Montgomery County Deputies arrested 36-year-old Joseph Christopher Norris on the charge of Election Misconduct in the fi...
Jul 02, 2026
Multiple Agencies Respond to Early Morning Shop Fire in Emerson
(Emerson) At approximately 6:55 a.m. on Tuesday, the Red Oak Fire Department was requested by Emerson Fire/Rescue for mutual aid to a large shop fire in the 400 block of Howland Avenue. Due to the siz...
Jul 02, 2026
One Injured in Highway 34 Crash East of Creston
(Creston) One person was transported to the hospital following a collision between a car and a tractor on Highway 34, about 1.5 miles east of Creston, on Wednesday. At 11:57 a.m., Union County Dispatc...
Jul 02, 2026
