Category Archives: Local News
EPA Ends Cleanup Oversight At Iowa Recycling Facility
(Marengo, IA) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ended its oversight of a recycling facility in Marengo that exploded nearly two years ago. Twenty employees of the C6-Zero plant were inju...
Aug 05, 2024
One Person Died, Four Others Injured in Johnson County Accident
(Johnson Co.) One person was killed in a four-vehicle accident in Johnson County Sunday evening. Four others were injured. The Iowa State Patrol says 41-year-old Thomas Richard Hebel Perkins, of Cedar...
Aug 05, 2024
Three Injured in Clarke County Accident
(Clarke Co) Three people were injured in a two vehicle accident in Clarke County Sunday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on southbound I-35 near the 28 mile marker at 1100 a.m...
Aug 05, 2024
Turtle Season Regulations
(Area) The turtle harvest season opened in mid-July. John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says Iowa has many species of turtles, but only four can be harve...
Aug 04, 2024
Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Iowa Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork
(Des Moines) U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced a bipartisan bill to reduce excessive paperwork for small businesses. The Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act, which is co...
Aug 04, 2024
Food Inflation Eases
(NAFB) The USDA says food inflation is easing, but not so for farm costs. Consumers may be getting a bit of a break from grocery price inflation which topped 11 percent in 2022. USDA economist Megan S...
Aug 04, 2024
Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors hosted by staff of Green Leaf Tobacco & Vape
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by the staff of Green Leaf Tobacco & Vape on Thursday, August 1st, 2024. The Ambassadors gathered to welcome the new business to the communi...
Aug 04, 2024
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
