Category Archives: Local News
Produce in the Park invites volunteers to address healthy food needs
(Atlantic) Produce in the Park is looking for volunteers to help encourage healthy eating by serving as Fresh Produce Samplers or Guest Chefs during this year's farmers market in Atlantic. According t...
Jun 24, 2026
Pottawattamie County Board Authorizes Design Phase for Jail Improvement Project
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors has approved moving forward with design and construction documents for a proposed $7.7 million improvement project at the county jail ...
Jun 24, 2026
Adair County Supervisors Review Shared Public Health Agreement
(Adair Co.) Jotham Arber presented information to the Adair County Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning on a proposed 28E Agreement for shared public health services. Arber said the agreement would ...
Jun 24, 2026
Iowa Gasoline Prices Drop 12 Cents as Crude Oil Declines
(Des Moines) Gasoline prices in Iowa dropped sharply over the past week, while diesel prices also posted a significant decline, according to AAA's weekly fuel report released Wednesday. The average pr...
Jun 24, 2026
Red Oak Man Arrested on Burglary Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested Zachary Allen Reese, 19, of Red Oak, in the 1000 block of E Cherry Street this morning. Reese was arrested on an active Red Oak Police Department warra...
Jun 24, 2026
State News: Trial Dates Set for Two Iowa City Shooting Suspects
(Iowa City, IA) -- Trial dates are set for two teens accused in a mass shooting that injured five in Iowa City. The trial for 17-year-old Damarian Jones is scheduled for August 18. Jones is accused of...
Jun 24, 2026
Red Oak Approves EMS Agreements with Five Communities
(Red Oak) The Red Oak City Council approved Resolution 2026-56, authorizing five 28E agreements with the cities of Stanton, Villisca, Elliott, Emerson, and Grant to help fund regional paramedic-level ...
Jun 24, 2026
Adams County Remembers, A Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary
(Adams Co.) The Adams County Historic Preservation Commission will host Adams County Remembers, (postponed from June 14), at the Old North Quincy Pioneer Cemetery on Sunday, June 28 from 2:00 - 4:00 p...
Jun 24, 2026
SWITA named Iowa DOT Regional Transit System of the Year for Fourth Straight Year
(Altoona) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA), operated by Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) has once again been named the Iowa Department of Transportation's Regional Transit System of the Y...
Jun 24, 2026
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit Wild Wayne's Fireworks
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Wild Wayne's Fireworks on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, to learn more about the locally owned business and its preparations for anothe...
Jun 23, 2026
