Category Archives: Local News
Pottawattamie County Approves $6 Million General Obligation Notes for Public Safety Equipment
(Pottawattamie Co.) This morning, the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to consider authorizing a loan agreement and issuing General Obligation Capital Loan Notes in an a...
Feb 24, 2026
Montgomery County Approves Law Enforcement Service Amount with Villisca
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has approved the amount of funding the county will receive to continue providing law enforcement services to the City of Villisca. Under the agreem...
Feb 24, 2026
Shenandoah Man Sentenced to Up to 12 Years in Child Sexual Abuse Case
(Fremont Co.) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office provided an update regarding a criminal investigation that began in December 2023 involving sexually motivated crimes against children in Fremont Coun...
Feb 24, 2026
USDA Rural Development invests $19 million to improve the electrical grid in rural Iowa
(Des Moines) U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development's Iowa State Director Michael Sexton announced that the agency is awarding a total of $19 million for two projects to improve electric inf...
Feb 24, 2026
Creston Woman Arrested on Drug Charge
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested Deborah Lynn Graham, 60, Monday morning for Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense. Graham was taken to the Union County Jail. ...
Feb 24, 2026
Updated: Fire Departments Called To House Fire Near Griswold
(Griswold) The Griswold, Lewis, and Cumberland Fire Departments were called to the area of 560th and Tucson just after 6:00 this morning for a house fire. As off 8:00 this morning, firefighters remain...
Feb 24, 2026
Got an ear for frog and toad calls? Iowa is seeking survey volunteers
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn a discerning ear to the 16 unique frog and toad songs that can be heard across the state. The Iowa Departme...
Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Senate sends K-12 funding package to governor's desk
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Senate sent legislation to the governor's desk Monday for the state's per-pupil funding for Iowa K-12 schools for the 2026-2027 year. Senate File 2201 was amended from...
Feb 24, 2026
Q&A Panel Session: Local Offices, Boards, and Commissions set for February 28th
(Atlantic) Cass County residents interested in public service can learn how to get involved at a free event this Saturday, February 28. The Cass County Democrats will host "Interested in Running?" fro...
Feb 24, 2026
State Headlines: Fallen Soldiers Honored, Senator's Diagnosis, Regents Review Tuition
Slain National Guard Soldiers Families To Attend State Of The Union (Des Moines, IA) -- The families of two Iowa soldiers killed in Syria will be at Tuesday's State of the Union. Staff Sergeants Edgar...
Feb 24, 2026
