Category Archives: Local News
Representative Tom Moore on Iowa House Three-Percent State Supplemental Aid Proposal
(Des Moines) It was a busy week in the Iowa State House as they approached the first funnel deadline, which is today. This is when most bills proposed in the House or Senate must be voted out by their...
Feb 16, 2024
Iowa Agency Refuses to Produce Records for Audit Following New State Law
(Des Moines) An Iowa agency refused to hand over records for an audit for the first time since a bill restricting the powers of the State Auditor's Office became law. The Iowa Board of Parole says the...
Feb 16, 2024
Harlan Resident Darla Hansen to Sing National Anthem for Shriner's Baseball Classic
(Arlington, TX) - With the Shriner's Baseball Classic starting today, one southwest Iowa resident isn't preparing for batting practice, but rather singing practice. Harlan resident, Darla Hansen, has ...
Feb 16, 2024
Oil Spill in Glenwood Reaches Keg Creek
(Glenwood) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating an oil spill at Keg Creek in Mills County. At approximately 5:25 a.m today (February 15) the Iowa DNR received a call via the 24-ho...
Feb 15, 2024
Montgomery County One of Eighteen Iowa Counties Under the Governor's Request Disaster Declaration
(Red Oak) This week, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for eighteen Iowa counties, including Adair and Montgomery Counties. Montgomery County Emergency Managemen...
Feb 15, 2024
Update on Beaver Bounty Program in Pottawattamie County
(Pottawattamie Co) East Pottawattamie County Soil and Water Conservation District updated the Board of Supervisors on the Beaver Bounty program. The program allows participants that harvest beavers fo...
Feb 15, 2024
Creston Police Arrest Two People for Contempt
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people for violating a no-contact order on Wednesday. Police arrested 54-year-old Mary Ann Giles, of Creston, at 11:30 a.m. at West Union and New York Avenue for ...
Feb 15, 2024
Guthrie County Supervisors Receive Report from Fair Board
(Guthrie Co) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors received a report from the Guthrie County Fair Board Tuesday morning. It was reported that the majority of the sewer system project is complete and...
Feb 15, 2024
Iowa DOT: January Storms Price Tag Exceeds $10 Million
(Ames) Iowa's record snowfall last month cost the state more than 10 million dollars. The Iowa Department of Transportation says crews worked 140 thousand hours fighting the weather between January 8t...
Feb 15, 2024
Iowa House Proposes Alternative to Governor's AEA Reform
(Des Moines) The Iowa House offers an alternative to the governor's proposed Area Education Agency reform. Special education services for Iowa's K-12 schools would stay with the Area Education Agencie...
Feb 15, 2024
