Category Archives: Local News
Sweetheart Market Lineup Includes Pancake Man and 30 Vendors
(Atlantic) The Sweetheart Market will take place at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic on Saturday, February 8, from 10 AM to 1 PM. This event is free to attend and features something for every...
Jan 24, 2025
Radcliffe Woman Dies Following Car vs Train Accident
(Hardin Co) A Radcliffe woman died following a car vs train accident in Hardin County Thursday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 71-year-old Kathaleen Houck was driving a 2021 Toyota Prius eastbound...
Jan 24, 2025
Iowa House Representative Tom Moore Discusses SSA
(Des Moines) Iowa House District #18 Representative Tom Moore said on Thursday they held a Republican caucus, discussing State Supplemental Aid (SSA). Moore said he led off the conversation supporting...
Jan 24, 2025
Ernst Bags Bureaucrat Swag
(Washington D.C.) In response to a recent report highlighting that Washington allocates over $1.8 billion each year on "advertising," alongside additional millions for mascots, trinkets, and other pro...
Jan 24, 2025
Students Using ESA Rises
(Des Moines) Iowa is seeing a sharp increase in students using Education Savings Accounts. The Department of Education says more than 27-thousand-800 students are using the taxpayer-funded accounts fo...
Jan 24, 2025
Cheerleader Carted Off Court After Stunt Gone Wrong During Iowa Basketball Game
(Iowa City) An Iowa Hawkeyes male cheerleader is recovering after a stunt gone wrong at an Iowa basketball game on Tuesday night. The incident happened during the Iowa game against Minnesota at Carver...
Jan 24, 2025
Glen R. Smith named chairman of FCSIC board of directors
(McLean, Virginia) Glen R. Smith of Atlantic, Iowa, was elected yesterday as chairman of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation board of directors. He succeeds Jeffery Hall, who served as chairm...
Jan 23, 2025
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
(Council Bluffs A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received CyberTips that an ac...
Jan 23, 2025
Shelby County Man Sentenced to 270 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Shelby County man was sentenced to 270 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. On January 2, 2024, law enforcement pursued a vehicle in a high-speed c...
Jan 23, 2025
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 22 years (264 months) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents, 39-year-old Ricardo De...
Jan 23, 2025
