Category Archives: Local News
Iowa House AEA Bill Different Than the Original Proposal
(Des Moines) Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen of Greenfield says the goal of the Iowa House AEA bill is for no disruption to special education services. Sorensen says this bill does...
Feb 19, 2024
District #18 Representative Tom Moore Outlines Proposed Teacher Compensation Bill
(Griswold) The first funnel week at the Iowa Legislature has come and gone. One bill under consideration in the Iowa House is House Study Bill 714, titled Teacher Compensation. District #18 Representa...
Feb 19, 2024
Creston Woman Arrested on Theft Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Molly Nichole Bagby of Corning on Friday on Theft charges. Police transported Bagby to the Union County Jail for 2nd-degree theft over $1,500 and under e$...
Feb 18, 2024
Audubon County Supervisors Approves Recommendation Board Pay Increase
(Audubon) Last week, the Audubon County Board of Supervisors accepted the Compensation Board'sB'3.2 percent increase for County Employees. Additionally, the Sheriff receives a $2,000 salary increase t...
Feb 18, 2024
Denise O'Brien and Larry Harris honored by Center for Rural Affairs
(Lyons, NE) Denise O'Brien and Larry Harris with Rolling Acres Farm in Atlantic, Iowa, were honored by the Center for Rural Affairs. O'Brien and Harris received the Seventh Generation Award for lifeti...
Feb 18, 2024
Clarinda City Council Discusses Ordinance Pertaining to Trucks, Accessory Trailers and RV Parking
(Clarinda) The Clarinda City Council discussed amending the Code of Ordinances regarding the provisions pertaining to trucks, accessory trailers and recreational vehicle parking. According to the meet...
Feb 18, 2024
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome New Management at Atlantic Golf & Country Club
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by the Atlantic Golf & Country Club on Thursday, February 15th, 2024. The Ambassadors welcomed Kim Mitchell as the new General Manager. Kim ...
Feb 18, 2024
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau Anniversary
(Lewis) The Fisheries Bureau is celebrating 150 years in existence this year. On March 19, 1874, the legislature gave the Governor the authority to appoint a board of fish commissioners to advance the...
Feb 18, 2024
Temperatures for the First Half of February is One for the Record Books
(Des Moines) Temperatures in the first half of February are the highest on record, according to State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan. He says temperatures across Iowa averaged 17 degrees above normal...
Feb 18, 2024
Page County Sheriff's Report
(Page Co) The Page County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from February 3rd through February 13th. Joseph Allen Leclere, 40, of Clarinda, was booked into the Page County Jail on February...
Feb 16, 2024
