Category Archives: Local News
Iowa nursing home chain faces third whistleblower-retaliation lawsuit
(Iowa) One of Iowa's largest nursing home chains is facing a lawsuit filed by a former nurse alleging a form of whistleblower retaliation. It is the third such lawsuit that Care Initiatives of West De...
Feb 23, 2025
HF 180: Strengthening Iowa's Laws to Prevent Child Grooming and Protect Victims
(Des Moines) The Iowa House passed House File 180 regarding increased penalties for grooming. Iowa House District 18 Representative Tom Moore said last session, Iowa House Republicans led the effort t...
Feb 23, 2025
Gas Prices Higher This Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose six cents, averaging $3.01 across Iowa. This is eight cents higher than one year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $...
Feb 23, 2025
Spring Seedling Sale Announced by Iowa DNR
(Lewis) Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen has announced that the DNR will be offering spring delivery of hardwoods, conifers, and shrub seedlings during April and ...
Feb 23, 2025
23-Year-Old Convicted of 1st Degree Murder in Harrison County Case
(Logan, Iowa) - On Friday, a man from Harrison County was convicted of 1st Degree Murder. Reports from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation indicate that the jury took less than three hours to ...
Feb 22, 2025
Man Arrested in Red Oak on Drug-Related Charges Early Saturday Morning
(Red Oak) Authorities in Red Oak have reported the arrest of a man on drug-related charges early Saturday morning. Twenty-one-year-old Jaime Jose Avila was taken into custody around 2:10 a.m. in the 3...
Feb 22, 2025
Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors Host Ribbon Cutting for Neighbors Coffee & Cafe
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors were hosted by Cass Health on Thursday, February 20, 2025, to celebrate the opening of their new coffee shop with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Nei...
Feb 22, 2025
Cass Health Foundation Gala - The Kentucky Derby
(Atlantic) The Cass Health Foundation is hosting their annual gala on Saturday, March 29th at the Atlantic Golf & Country Club. The gala is a fundraiser for the Cass Health Foundation, which is cu...
Feb 21, 2025
Where can Iowans get their bottle and can deposits back? New interactive site helps
(Des Moines) The Iowa Beverage Association is trying to encourage Iowans to return their empty beverage bottles and cans for recycling and collect their nickel deposit by helping them find places to r...
Feb 21, 2025
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 32-year-old Summer McGargill, of Glenwood, on Thursday for Domestic Abuse Assault and three counts of Child Endangerment. McGargill was held on no bo...
Feb 21, 2025
