Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Senator Demands Action Amid Nursing Home Fee Crisis
(Des Moines) State Senator Claire Celsi calls for urgent reform in Iowa's nursing home sector. This follows revelations that numerous facilities, including the bankrupt Tabor Manor Care Center, owe a ...
Aug 22, 2024
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related and Harassment Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 31-year-old Steven Austin Ripley of Red Oak on Wednesday for public intoxication and 3rd-degree harassment. Authorities transported Ripley to the Montgomery County Ja...
Aug 22, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves Extending Police Department Employees Vacation Time
(Atlantic) Due to short staffing issues plaguing the Atlantic Police Department staff over the past two years, the City Council on Wednesday approved the extension of maximum vacation hours for the Po...
Aug 21, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves Engineering Agreement for 2025 West 22nd Street Improvement Project
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic has 67 street improvement projects scheduled for 2025. On Wednesday, the City Council approved the engineering agreement for Snyder and Associates on one of those proje...
Aug 21, 2024
Former Glenwood medical director charged with professional incompetency
(Glenwood) Four years after he was forced from his job amid a wide-ranging scandal at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center, the facility's former medical director is facing allegations of incompeten...
Aug 21, 2024
City of Elliott Food Pantry Receives Valuable Grant
(Elliott) The City of Elliott Food Pantry was recently awarded a valuable grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to strengthen their infrastructure and supply of fresh food. The Elliott Fo...
Aug 21, 2024
Proposal: Nursing home would have 10 years to pay $1 million owed to the state
(Fremont Co) An Iowa nursing home that owes taxpayers more than $1 million has negotiated a 10-year payment plan with state officials. In May, the for-profit Tabor Manor Care Center in Fremont County ...
Aug 21, 2024
Creston Police Arrest a Man on Assault Charges
(Creston) Creston Police reports one arrest for assault and a theft incident. Creston Police arrested 46-year-old Ryan Michael Harris of Newton, Missouri, at 1501 N. Lincoln Street on an assault charg...
Aug 21, 2024
Teen Killed In An ATV Crash In Marshall County
(Marshall County) A 17-year-old male was killed in an ATV crash in rural Marshall County on Tuesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened around 2:29 p.m. on 320th Street and Can...
Aug 21, 2024
Iowa Attorney General Joins Coalition Advocating for SCOTUS Review of Girls' Sports Laws
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird supports efforts led by 26 states to restrict girls' sports to athletes assigned female at birth. Bird has joined two coalitions pushing for the U.S. Sup...
Aug 21, 2024
