Category Archives: Local News
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Family Fun Day at the Cass County Fair July 27th
(Atlantic) The Cass County Child Abuse Prevention Council is partnering with the Healthy Cass County Coalition and other community organizations to host a Family Fun Day at the Cass County Fair on Sat...
Mandy Billings Jul 21, 2024
Scammers are Hard at Work This Summer
(NAFB) Scammers are working hard this summer to get as much money and personal information from unsuspecting consumers as possible. Sean Voskuhl, the AARP State Director for Oklahoma, says scamming is...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2024
RAGBRAI 2024 Starts Today
(Glenwood) Today, thousands of bicycle enthusiasts are embarking on the first day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, traveling from Glenwood to Red Oak. The cyclists will cover 4...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2024

Rain Totals
24-hour Rain Totals Adair-.30 Anita-.25 Atlantic-.20 Avoca-.60 Audubon-.20 Carroll-.20 Clarinda-.35 Cumberland-.15 Corning-.10 Creston-.15 Darrin Petty seven Miles west of Atlantic-.40 Emerson-.45 Gle...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2024

Carroll County Woman Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash
(Sac City) A Breda, Iowa, woman died in a single-vehicle crash in Sac County. The Sac County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an overturned vehicle at around 6:18 p.m. in the North Raccoon Ri...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2024

Pottawattamie County Fair Events for Saturday
(Pottawattamie Co) The Beef Show is the first event at the Pottawattamie County Fair in Avoca at 9:00 this morning, followed by the Parent Showmanship Contest, Open Stuffed Animal Pet Show, and 4-H/Cl...
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2024

Audubon County Fair Events for Saturday
(Audubon Co) Events at the Audubon County Fair today include the Clover Kids Poultry Show, 4-H/FFA Poultry Show and Open Class at 8:00 a.m., a Baby Contest at 9:00 a.m., Big Wheels Races at 10:00 a.m....
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2024

Two more fined for massive chicken confinement fires
(Villisca) Three people have agreed to pay $10,000 apiece for burning 10 chicken confinement buildings near Villisca in southwest Iowa last year without proper approval, according to Iowa Department o...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jul 19, 2024
Michelle Brooks Enjoying Her Role as Audubon County Fair Queen
(Audubon) It's been quite a week for Michelle Brooks. On Monday, the senior third baseman, who played for the Wheelers state qualifying Softball team, was crowned the 2024 Audubon County Fair Queen on...
Tom Robinson Jul 19, 2024

IEDA Board Approves Assistance to Rebuild and Expand Minden Facility
(Des Moines) Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation of eight jobs and result in $28.5 million in new capital investme...
Mandy Billings Jul 19, 2024







