Category Archives: Local News
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Beating the Retirement Blues
(NAFB) A study from the Alliance for Lifetime Income revealed that half of Americans ages 61 to 65 have retired and many have mixed emotions about the decision. After a lifetime of working, rural Amer...
Tom Robinson Aug 19, 2024

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Earlier this morning, Red Oak police arrested Adriana Rose Monreal, 21, on an active Montgomery County warrant for failure to appear. Additionally, Red Oak police arrested Deven Anthony Hatf...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2024

U.S. Smoking Rate Returns To 80-Year Low
(Washington, DC) -- Cigarette smoking in the U.S. is returning to an 80-year low. In a new Gallup poll released on Tuesday, eleven-percent of U.S. adults said they had smoked cigarettes in the past we...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2024

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Ribbon Cutting of Moviehouse & Event Center
(Atlantic) On Thursday, August 15th, 2024, the Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors celebrated the opening of The Moviehouse & Event Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new business is located abov...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2024
End of Summer Traffic Enforcement
(Des Moines) Last year, during the final weeks of summer, there were 54 traffic fatalities in Iowa, with 44% involving impairment. To prevent future tragedies, the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GT...
Tom Robinson Aug 17, 2024

John Deere Stock Up as Company Beats Third-Quarter Revenue Projections
(Moline) Deere and Company beat third-quarter earnings expectations, reporting income of over one-point-seven billion dollars. Deere & Company CEO John May says recent layoffs are expected to help...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2024

Progress Continues with Atlantic Splash Pad Project
(Atlantic) Fundraising efforts began in April of 2023, and this week, construction crews laid the concrete for the new Splash Pad located just east of the Sunnyside Pool in Atlantic. Jeremy Butler wit...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2024

DNR Biologist Weighs in on What Causes Summer Fish Kills
(Lewis) Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen is receiving reports of dead fish floating or washing up on shore in private ponds. Although concerning, Lorenzen says th...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2024

60th Cookout Contest Highlights Farm Bureau Day at the Iowa State Fair
(Des Moines) Tuesday, August 13th, was Farm Bureau Day at the Iowa State Fair, and it wasn't hard to find the Farm Bureau Park. The Iowa Farm Bureau hosted its 60th Annual Cookout Contest, and the sme...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2024
Updated: Nebraska Man Injured in Multi-Vehicle Accident on I-80 in Cass County
(Atlantic) A Nebraska man driving a motorcycle suffered serious injuries in an accident involving several vehicles in Cass County. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. o...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2024







