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Updated: House Fire in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Atlantic fire department was called to a house fire near 3rd and Hazel streets at around 6:00 this morning. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said upon arrival, heavy smoke and flames were...
Nov 23, 2025
AAA Projecting Record Thanksgiving Travel This Year
(Des Moines, IA) -- Triple A is projecting record travel for the Thanksgiving holiday period this year. The club says nearly 82-million Americans will be going at least 50 miles from home between Tues...
Nov 23, 2025
Butterball Releases 2025 Thanksgiving Outlook
(Garner, NC) -- More than half of consumers say they won't make changes to Thanksgiving this year to try to save money. That's according to Butterball's annual Thanksgiving outlook. The survey found 8...
Nov 23, 2025
AFBF Thanksgiving Survey Shows Slightly Lower Costs in 2025
(NAFB) Every year, volunteer shoppers from the American Farm Bureau Federation help determine the average cost of feeding ten people for a Thanksgiving meal. Faith Parum, an economist with AFBF, said ...
Nov 23, 2025
Silencing Phone Scams in Rural America
(NAFB) Silencing phone scams is a big job because four billion robocalls are made to Americans every month, and the average individual receives 14 calls each week. In addition to being annoying and ti...
Nov 23, 2025
Gas Prices Hold Steady in Iowa; Diesel Drops as Crude Oil Sees Slight Gains
(Des Moines) Iowa motorists saw little change at the pump this week, as the average price of regular unleaded gasoline remained unchanged at $2.76 per gallon, according to AAA. Global crude oil prices...
Nov 23, 2025
DNR Looking for Seasonal Law Enforcement Water Patrol Officers
(Lewis) The DNR is already looking ahead to next summer. John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says temporary water patrol officers are needed at multiple l...
Nov 23, 2025
Haley Armstrong Wins Individual Title at Central Iowa Varsity Kickoff: Leah Thomas, Fifth
(Nevada) Atlantic's Haley Armstrong, (235) defended her number one seed winning by fall in the finals at the Central Iowa Varsity Kickoff on Saturday at Nevada. The senior drew a bye to the semi-final...
Nov 22, 2025
Bisons End Bearcats Season in First Round of Division II Playoffs
(Searcy, AR) -- The No. 2-ranked Harding University Bisons ended the 2025 football season for the No. 14-ranked Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats in the first round of the NCAA Div. II Play...
Nov 22, 2025
Girls Wrestling Results: Titans Dominate at Ridge View; Stephens Wins for Cyclones
(Holstein, IA) -- Ridge View hosted a huge 20 team girls wrestling tournament on Saturday and Lewis Central won the team standings with 190.5 ahead of the host school with 148. Logan Magnolia was 4th ...
Nov 22, 2025
