Category Archives: Local News
Efficiencies top of mind with new Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads Operation Center
(Council Bluffs) A new Roads Operation Center (ROC) and fleet maintenance building in Council Bluffs aim to improve efficiencies for Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads. The $8.8 million project, fir...
Aug 03, 2024
Adair County Health System to Partially Open Hospital in August
(Greenfield) Adair County Health System is pleased to announce the partial re-opening of its facility after making substantial repairs to address severe tornado damage. Adair County Health System expr...
Aug 02, 2024
CADCO Director Comments on Closure of Myers Industries Plant in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cass/Atlantic Development Corporation Director Jennifer McEntaffer said they are very disappointed to hear the news of Myers Industries closing their plant in Atlantic. She noted that this ...
Aug 02, 2024
Iowa Cattle Industry Raises Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa through the Annual Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show
(Ames) The Iowa beef cattle industry is again partnering with the governor in a fundraising event to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Hundreds of fairgoers will attend the ...
Aug 02, 2024
Bankrupt nursing home says it owes Iowa taxpayers $1.1 million
(Fremont Co) A for-profit nursing home that has filed for bankruptcy says it owes Iowa taxpayers more than $1 million in fees the state failed to collect. In May, the for-profit Tabor Manor Care Cente...
Aug 02, 2024
Iowa's Annual Sales Tax Holiday Starts Today
(State) Iowa's annual sales tax holiday is today (Friday) and Saturday. The Iowa Department of Revenue says all businesses that are open during the sales tax holiday must participate. No sales tax or ...
Aug 02, 2024
Red Oak Woman Arrested for Theft 5th
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 37-year-old Jennifer Lynn Holz, of Red Oak, at 1:26 this morning for Theft 5th Degree. Holz was transported to the Montgomery County Jail wher...
Aug 02, 2024
Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Seven Counties in Response to Severe Storms
(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...
Aug 01, 2024
Myers Industries Announces Consolidation of Atlantic Rotational Molding Facility Into Other Plants in Indiana
(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...
Aug 01, 2024
Adair County Producers Eligible for the Disaster Assistance Emergency Conservation Program
(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...
Aug 01, 2024
