Category Archives: Local News
House Budget Targets Set
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore from Griswold says as we draw nearer to the 100th day of the session, April 16th, it is encouraging that the House has set its targets. Moore says they...
Mar 29, 2024
Adams County Woman Arrested on Multiple Counts of Forgery
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Corning, Iowa, woman on forgery and theft charges. Police arrested 20-year-old Molly Nichole Bagby late Thursday night at 302 N. Pine Street. Officers transported h...
Mar 29, 2024
Iowa House passes eminent domain bill for Pipelines
Iowa Dispatch Jared Strong (Des Moines) A bill approved by the Iowa House on Thursday would allow landowners who are subject to eminent domain requests by carbon dioxide pipeline companies to challeng...
Mar 29, 2024
Update: Iowa DNR Officially Releases Information on Fertilizer Spill Fish Kill Count and Species Impacted
(Red Oak) The fertilizer spill near Red Oak in Montgomery County earlier this month killed nearly all the fish in an almost 50-mile stretch of the East Nishnabotna River to the Missouri border. On Mar...
Mar 28, 2024
Another Local Facebook Page Taken Over By Cryptocurrency Scammers
(Atlantic) Denise O'Brien, of Atlantic, would like the public to be aware that the Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) scammers have taken over her Facebook account. O'Brien uses her account to run her Greenhous...
Mar 28, 2024
Widespread rains ease drought in western Iowa
By Jared Strong - Iowa Capital Dispatch There was significant rainfall in the past week across the northwest half of the state, with much of that area receiving at least 2 inches of precipitation, acc...
Mar 28, 2024
Cass County Supervisors Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Property Taxes
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors met in special session Tuesday to hold a public hearing on the proposed property taxes. According to the meeting minutes, members of the public expressed...
Mar 28, 2024
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) Two men were arrested on warrants in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 72-year-old Daniel James McDermott, of LaVista, Nebraska, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for Fai...
Mar 28, 2024
East Mills, Sidney School Boards Name Three Finalists for Shared Superintendent Position
(East Mills/Sidney) The East Mills Community School District and Sidney Community School District School Boards have named three finalists in their search for the district's next shared superintendent...
Mar 28, 2024
Atlantic Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen Reacts to Signing of the New Education Bill
(Atlantic) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed House File 2612 into law, which makes changes to AEA services and raises teacher salaries. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen sa...
Mar 28, 2024
