Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic City Council Approves Bid Letting and Public Hearing Date for Splashpad Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved a resolution authorizing bid letting and setting the date for the public hearing on the Splashpad project. Dave Sturm, with Snyder and Associates, said th...
Feb 21, 2024
Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation Welcomes New Members; Scholarships Available for Class of 2024
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation (SASF) recently held their annual meeting and welcomed new members Melanie Petty and Steve Wallingford. The SASF was created by Atlantic al...
Feb 21, 2024
Iowa Western Community College Says It Caught More Than 100 Ghost Students
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- Iowa Western Community College reports catching 109 ghost students posing as students so they could steal federal grant money. In a report to the Board this week, Iowa Western ...
Feb 21, 2024
Updated: City of Audubon Receives USDA Development Loan for New Fire Station
(Audubon) U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Tuesday that the Agency is investing $29,318,797 in 10 rural Iowa projects to expand business opportunities and hospital access and...
Feb 21, 2024
Southwest Valley School District Will Not Pursue 4 Day School Week
(Corning) The Southwest Valley School District will not change to a four-day school week. The decision not to pursue the shortened week followed the committee survey results. According to the survey o...
Feb 21, 2024
Teacher Arrested For Sexual Relationship With Student
(Ankeny, IA) -- Police have arrested a teacher and coach in the Ankeny School District accused having a sexual relationship with a student. Police say 34-year-old Rachel Whiteside is facing several ch...
Feb 21, 2024
Harlan City Council Approves Summer Pool Season Fees
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council has agreed to the Parks and Rec Boards suggestion to increase the starting pay of lifeguards and admission prices for the upcoming pool season. Lifeguards will now sta...
Feb 21, 2024
Rising Interest Rates Pushing Up Credit Card Debt
(Des Moines) Household debt is on the rise due to inflation and higher interest rates, which has consequently led to an increase in credit card rates. To avoid getting stuck with high rates, financial...
Feb 21, 2024
Iowa Senate Unanimously Passes Making Swatting A Felony
(Des Moines) Making swatting calls would be a felony under a bill unanimously passed by the Iowa Senate yesterday. Swatting is a false call to 9-1-1 attempting to send a heavy police presence to a cer...
Feb 21, 2024
Religious Freedom Bill Passes State Senate
(Des Moines) Republicans in the Iowa Senate have passed a bill to codify the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act into state law. The GOP senators say the bill upholds the First Amendment, while ...
Feb 21, 2024
