Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Nishna Valley Family YMCA Receives Generous Donation
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic contracted the Nishna Valley Family YMCA to operate the Sunnyside Pool this summer. This means the Y will hire all the management and staff to run the Pool. Nishna Vall...
Tom Robinson Apr 01, 2024

Central Iowa Mother Advocates For DHS Reunification Reform
(Des Moines, IA) -- A central Iowa mother's journey from addiction to recovery wasn't easy, but her determination to be reunited with her son drove her forward. After six years of struggling with meth...
Mandy Billings Apr 01, 2024

City of Atlantic and Creston FFA Receive Grants to Plant Trees
(Area) Alliant Energy named 41 Iowa communities, including the City of Atlantic and Creston FFA, to receive grants totaling nearly $145,000 through the company's Community Tree Planting program, part ...
Mandy Billings Apr 01, 2024

Fremont County Sheriff's Report
(Fremont Co) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report for the month of March. On 03/01/2024, deputies arrested Lisa Allen Sonka, age 58 of Farragut for violation of Probation. ...
Mandy Billings Mar 31, 2024

Red Oak Police report
(Red Oak) Red Oak police arrested Josiah Prokes, 26, on Saturday morning for Domestic Abuse Assault - Bodily injury 1st offense in the 100 block of E St. Josiah was transported to the Montgomery Count...
Western Iowa Today Mar 31, 2024
USDA Rural Development Announces $28.6 Million for Small Business, Higher Education and Clean Water in Rural Iowa
(Area) U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced that the Agency is investing $4,780,000 in five grants and $23,829,320 in eight loans to projects in Iowa that promote rural small bus...
Mandy Billings Mar 31, 2024
IRS Reminding Taxpayers About Charitable Contribution Rules
(Undated) -- The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who itemize, about charitable donation rules. Christopher Miller with the IRS Midwest Office said, "The donation has to be a qualified ...
Mandy Billings Mar 31, 2024

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Subway
(Atlantic) On Thursday, March 28th, the Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Subway staff to celebrate their recently remodeled location on 7th Street in Atlantic. The 7th Street Subway locatio...
Mandy Billings Mar 31, 2024

Skinny's Barbeque in Muscatine Wins Best Pulled Pork in Iowa
(Clive) A Texas-style barbecue restaurant in Muscatine is where you'll find the best pulled pork in Iowa, according to voters in a recent social media contest sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Asso...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2024
Experts say the economy is getting better, but consumers don't feel that way. Here's why.
Americans are still worried about their financial stability even as their recession fears lessen. High prices at the grocery store and consumers' memories of their pre-pandemic budgets may be playing ...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 30, 2024







