Category Archives: Local News
CAM School Board Approves Certified and Non-Certified Contracts
(Anita) The CAM School Board has approved the next year's certified and non-certified teaching contracts. Superintendent of Schools Paul Croghan says that with the new laws increasing the minimum sala...
May 15, 2024
Johnston Woman Dies After Assault At Youth Facility
(Johnston) A 50-year-old woman is dead after sustaining severe brain damage from an assault by a teenager at the Ellipsis youth facility. The incident occurred on May 8th when Kathleen Galloway-Menke ...
May 15, 2024
Iowa Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Against California Trucking Mandates
(Ankeny) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the state's participation in a lawsuit against California's mandate requiring trucks to be carbon emission-free by 2042. The mandate restricts impo...
May 15, 2024
Adair and Guthrie County EMA Coordinator Robert Kempf Retiring
(Stuart) Bob Kempf is retiring after 19 years at the helm of the Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency. Today is his last day on the job. Bob Kempf started in a part-time position as th...
May 14, 2024
Guthrie County with Nine Percent of Sheriff's Office Budget Remaining for 2023/2024 Fiscal Year
(Guthrie Center, IA) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors had their weekly meeting this morning with one of the main topics being the 2023/2024 fiscal year Sheriff's budget. The main topic of discu...
May 14, 2024
Update on Tornado Disaster Recovery in Pottawattamie County
(Pottawattamie Co) Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Director Doug Reed provided an update on the tornado disaster recovery response to the Board of Supervisors this morning. Reed said debris ...
May 14, 2024
Linda Edelman, RN, BSN Receives The DAISY Award
(Atlantic) Cass Health is happy to announce Linda Edelman, RN, BSN is the newest recipient of The DAISY Award, which celebrates excellence in nursing. Edelman has been a nurse for 37 years, and she ha...
May 14, 2024
Iowa School Districts Allocate AEA Funds For Upcoming School Year
(Marshalltown, IA) -- Iowa school districts are strategizing the allocation of funds for Area Education Agencies (AEAs) following recent legislative changes. With Governor Kim Reynolds signing the AEA...
May 14, 2024
Montgomery County Man Jailed on Assault and Weapons Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 35-year-old Chase Michael Samples in the 200 block of West Washington Avenue for Domestic Abuse Assault while displaying a deadly weapon. Officers transported Samples...
May 14, 2024
Vision Atlantic Spearheads $75 Million Economic Development Project
(Atlantic) Vision Atlantic, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is driving economic development in three areas: housing, childcare, and quality-of-life enhancements. The late Bob Camblin is a co-foun...
May 14, 2024
