Category Archives: Local News
Griswold School District Still Looking to Fill a Few Teaching Positions Permanently
(Griswold) Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says the school will start with a handful of unfilled staff positions. Henrichs says they are still searching for a Middle School English Readi...
Aug 20, 2024
Iowa Auditor Urged to Investigate $10.7M in Unpaid Nursing Home Fees
(Des Moines) Advocates are calling for an investigation into the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services' failure to collect over ten-point-seven-million dollars in Quality Assurance Assessment f...
Aug 20, 2024
COVID-19 Positive Tests Increasing In Iowa
(Undated) COVID-19 numbers have surged in Iowa and across the country in recent weeks. Over 20 percent of tests in Iowa are coming back positive, the highest in over a year. Inpatient and emergency ro...
Aug 20, 2024
Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says the U.S. Economy is "Not Doing Well."
(Omaha) Creighton University Economics Professor Dr. Ernie Goss says the economy is treading water and moving down. He says the employment index was below growth neutral for the month. Overall, manufa...
Aug 20, 2024
Back to the Ballfields Event in Atlantic set for August 31st
(Atlantic) Back to the Ballfields will be held at the Atlantic Sports Complex on August 31st. Devin Hogue said this event started last year after the fireworks got rained out on the 4th of July. He sa...
Aug 19, 2024
Alumni Banquet Raises over $13,000 for Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation
(Atlantic) Atlantic High School Alumni opened their pockets over the weekend for the Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation. Billie Hoover, Board Member for the Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation, tel...
Aug 19, 2024
Three Individuals from Council Bluffs Sentenced to Federal Prison
(Council Bluffs) Three individuals from Council Bluffs were sentenced to federal prison in separate cases last week. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says Nicholas Paul Gil...
Aug 19, 2024
Calhoun County Woman Dies in Webster County Crash
(Webster County) A Rockwell City woman died in a two-vehicle accident in Webster County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Sunday on D-20 near Hayes Avenue. Authorities say 30-year-o...
Aug 19, 2024
Creston Police Weekend Arrest Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests over the weekend. On Friday, Police arrested 22-year-old Daniel Lee McDowell of Creston at 302 n. Pine Street on a warrant for violation o...
Aug 19, 2024
Stuart Police Department Executes Search Warrant, Results in Discovery of Hitlist and Arrest for Multiple Offenses
(Stuart, Iowa) The Stuart Police Department successfully executed a search warrant in the 500 block of South Harrison Street on August 16th. It continued into the early hours of August 17th. This acti...
Aug 19, 2024
