Category Archives: Local News
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
Update on Atlantic Splash Pad Project
(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...
Aug 01, 2024
Semi Pulling Livestock Trailer Flipped Over in Guthrie County
(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...
Aug 01, 2024
Midwest Economy Cooling
(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...
Aug 01, 2024
