Category Archives: Local News
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Emerson Woman Arrested for Simple Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 18 year old Quinn Nadine McDonald, of Emerson, in the 100 block of W Coolbaugh Street this (Wednesday) morning for Simple Assault. McDonald was taken t...
Mandy Billings Sep 25, 2024

Auditor of State Releases Report on Special Investigation of City of Hamburg
(Hamburg) Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on a special investigation of the City of Hamburg for the period of March 1, 2019 through August 31, 2023. The special investigation was req...
Mandy Billings Sep 25, 2024

Authorities Charge Man in Calhoun County Death Investigation
(Farnhamville, Iowa) A man is in custody following the investigation into the disappearance and death of a 17-year-old female in the Calhoun County, Iowa, town of Farnhamville. On Tuesday, Authorities...
Tom Robinson Sep 25, 2024

Iowa Obesity Rate Is 7th Highest In U-S
(Des Moines) New Centers for Disease Control & Prevention numbers show Iowa has the seventh-highest obesity rate in the nation. The C-D-C says Iowa is one of 23 states with adult obesity rates of ...
Tom Robinson Sep 25, 2024

Des Moines Schools Face Possible Closures Due to Enrollment Drop
(Des Moines) Des Moines Public Schools is considering closing some schools and changing district boundaries. The closures are due to a loss of nearly 2,500 students since the 2018-19 school year. The ...
Tom Robinson Sep 25, 2024

Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 47-year-old Todd Schmitt and 43-year-old Jessica Schmitt, both of Pacific Junction, on on Saturday on Mills County warrants. Both posted the $300 cas...
Mandy Billings Sep 24, 2024

Atlantic to Host 32nd Annual Coca-Cola Days This Weekend
(Atlantic) The 32nd Annual Coca-Cola Days will take place this weekend on Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, in Atlantic. This event, the second-largest Coca-Cola collectors' show i...
Mandy Billings Sep 24, 2024

Local Middle School in Fontanelle Receives Prestigious Award
(Fontanelle, IA) -- Nodaway Valley Middle School has been recognized as one of the top schools in the entire state, if not the country. This week the U.S. Department of Education named five Iowa schoo...
Chris Varney Sep 24, 2024

Atlantic Rotary Club Announces 2024 Rotary Auction Raffle Beneficiary
(Atlantic) Today, the Atlantic Rotary Club announced its annual raffle fundraiser, with proceeds going towards the Atlantic Police Department's efforts to provide the Atlantic Community School Distric...
Tom Robinson Sep 24, 2024
Deadly Weekend on Iowa Roadways
(Denison) Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy says twelve people died in three different types of vehicles over the weekend. McCreedy says this is some...
Tom Robinson Sep 24, 2024







