Category Archives: Local News
2026 Robert D. Blue Scholarship Now Open
(Des Moines) The 2026 Robert D. Blue Scholarship presented by the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation is now open. Soon-to-be and former graduates of any Iowa high school who plan to pursue post-secon...
May 03, 2026
Anglers: Walleye are Biting Near the Lennon Dam in Guthrie Center
(Lewis) DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen reports Walleye are biting below the Lennon Mills Dam in Guthrie Center. Lorenzen warns the bite may not last long, so get over there soon if you can. Lor...
May 03, 2026
CDC Reports Highest Rate Of Tick Bite ER Visits Since 2017
(Atlanta, GA) -- Tick bites are on the rise in the U.S. The CDC reports seeing the highest number of tick bite emergency room visits since 2017. Ninety-six out of 100-thousand ER visits in April were ...
May 03, 2026
Connections Area Agency on Aging Senior Farmer's Market Voucher Distribution
(Council Bluffs) Farmers Market vouchers are available to seniors who meet income requirements. Vouchers can be used at participating area Farmers Markets to buy $50.00 worth of fresh, locally grown f...
May 03, 2026
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit the Nishna Valley Family YMCA
(Atlantic) Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit the Nishna Valley Family YMCA. The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited the Nishna Valley Family YMCA on Thursday, April 30th, to le...
May 03, 2026
Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered allflagsin Iowa to fly athalf-staff from sunrise to sunsetin honor of the National FallenFirefightersMemorialService on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Firefighters...
May 02, 2026
Temporary Closure of P28/Wagon Road in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Engineer's Office says a short stretch of County Highway P28 / Wagon Road will be closed between 310th Street and 315th Road, south of Nation's Bridge Park, starting T...
May 02, 2026
One Person Transported To The Hospital Following Red Oak Accident
(Red Oak) One person was transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Red Oak Friday morning. The Red Oak Police Department says at 10:03 a.m., 56-year-old Shane Harrison, of Griswo...
May 02, 2026
Fatal Accident in Jackson County
(Jackson Co.) One person died following a single-vehicle accident in Jackson County Friday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 3:00 p.m. at 17th Street and 484th Avenue, wes...
May 02, 2026
Clarinda Police Department Reports Sexual Abuse Arrest
(Clarinda) The Clarinda Police Department arrested Jody Lee Lisk, age 42, of Clarinda, on Friday on a charge of sexual abuse in the second degree, a class B felony involving a minor. Lisk is currently...
May 01, 2026
