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Showing Kindness Can Help With Chronic Pain
(Cleveland OH) -- A health expert is highlighting the fact that showing kindness can actually help with chronic pain. Doctor Trishul Kapoor, a pain management specialist at the Cleveland Clinic, says ...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2026

Two OWI Arrests Reported in Cass County
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two Operating While Intoxicated arrests. Louie Mitchell Hahn, 62, of Atlantic, was arrested on February 12th for OWI 1st Offense. Logan Daniel Calkin...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2026

Tennessee Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
(Council Bluffs) A Powell, Tennessee man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor. According to public court documents, Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, co...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2026

Cass Health Named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
(Atlantic) Cass Health announced today it has been recognized as a 2026 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This marks the tenth year in a row that Cass Health has...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2026

Iowa House passes 'compromise' 2% per-pupil education funding rate
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa House lawmakers passed the state's per-pupil funding package Thursday for K-12 schools, amending the measure to a 2% rate that House Republicans said was a "compromise" re...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 20, 2026

House panel passes bills to establish 'guardrails' for hydrogen drilling
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The House Natural Resources Committee advanced two bills Thursday to help regulate oil and gas drilling as exploration for geological hydrogen in Iowa is ongoing. The language ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 20, 2026

Union County Man Faces Drug-related Charges
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested a Union County man late Thursday afternoon on drug possession charges. Police placed 44-year-old Timothy Robert Hudek, of Creston, in custody at 4:58 p...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2026

Iowa's Snowfall Totals: A Widespread Variation from 3 to 15 Inches Across the State
(Des Moines) Snow totals across southwest, central, and northeast Iowa vary widely, according to the National Weather Service office in Des Moines. Communities around Atlantic and areas farther east r...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2026

Democratic Senate Hopefuls to Address Rural Concerns in Greenfield
(Greenfield) The Adair County Democrats will host a candidate forum featuring both Democratic primary candidates for U.S. Senate, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls. The forum is scheduled for 2:00 to 4:00 p.m...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2026

Winter Storm Warning
(Des Moines) A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of central, north central, and northeast Iowa until 9 a.m. CST this morning, as snow continues to fall across the region. The area co...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2026







