Category Archives: Local News

(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Cass, Mills, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Wapello, Webster, and Woodbury Counties in response to severe storms that occurred on July 2...

(Atlantic, IA) -- An Atlantic plant will be shutting its doors and 60 jobs are now in jeopardy. Myers Industries has announced the consolidation of multiple plants resulting in the closure of its plan...

(Adair Co) Adair County was approved for the Emergency Conservation Program, also known as ECP. Dawn Brown, Executive Director of the Adair County Farm Service Agency, said this program was implemente...

(Atlantic) The opening of the new Atlantic Splash Pad has been pushed back. Jeremy Butler, with the Atlantic Splash Pad Committee, explained that the Splash Pad went out for bids in the spring with an...

(Guthrie Co) A semi-tractor pulling a livestock trailer with 167 hogs was involved in an accident in Guthrie County Wednesday afternoon. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Christophe...

(Omaha, NE) -- The rural economy in the Midwest is cooling. The region's overall reading for July sank to 41.3, its lowest reading since November 2023, and down from 41.7 in June. The index ranges bet...

(Area) Many residents in southwest Iowa are still without power following Wednesday evening's storms. MidAmerican Energy reports 659 customers in Pottawattamie County are without power, 272 customers ...

Area Rain Totals over the past 24-hours Adair .05 Anita .30 Harlan .43 Red Oak .71 Corning .36 Audubon .15 Atlantic .19 Stanton .54 Nodaway .50 Marne .15 Greenfield .40

(Montgomery Co) A Red Oak man was arrested early this morning for Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop at 4th Street and Commerce ...

(Photo: Tree Limb Down in Griswold) (Area) Severe storms rolled through southwest Iowa Wednesday evening with numerous reports of strong wind gusts. The following reports are from the National Weather...