Category Archives: Local News
Be Vigilant For Scammers If You're Seeking To Have A Loan Forgiven
(UNDATED) -- Iowans who hope to get their student loans forgiven need to be wary of people and organizations offering to process their claim. Consumer protection advocate Michelle Reinen says con arti...
Sep 08, 2022
Adair County Engineer updates Supervisors on current projects
(Adair Co) Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman updated the Board of Supervisors Tuesday on current maintenance and activity. Kauffman said the west 20 Jackson box culvert, crews are doing finish work,...
Sep 08, 2022
Atlantic City Council Approves Public Hearing Date for Land Acquisition Loan Agreement
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday to enter into a land acquisition loan agreement to borrow money in the principal amount of $700,000. In April, the Atlantic City C...
Sep 07, 2022
Atlantic City Council Discusses "Retail Coach" Contract
(Atlantic) At Wednesday's Atlantic City Council Meeting, City Administrator John Lund informed the Council that the Retail Coach contract is about to expire. Lund wanted a consensus from the Council o...
Sep 07, 2022
Red Oak woman arrested on a warrant for OWI 2nd
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 58-year-old Rhonda Joann Sperber, of Red Oak, on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Operating While Intoxicated 2nd Offense. Sperber was transported...
Sep 07, 2022
Some Test Scores Improve Among For Iowa Students
(Des Moines, IA) -- The results from Statewide Assessment tests taken last spring show third through eighth graders returned to pre-pandemic levels in reading proficiency, but the reading scores for 1...
Sep 07, 2022
Saint Paul Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 34-year-old Syed Ben Al-Amin, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced on Tuesday to over eight years in prison (100 m...
Sep 07, 2022
Senior Farmers Market Vouchers Still Available
(Cass Co.) Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh says Farmers Market Nutrition Program senior vouchers remain available as of September 7, 2022. The senior voucher program provides $30 in far...
Sep 07, 2022
Montgomery County Engineer addresses Bridge Barricade Issue on 180th near Q Avenue
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert asks nearby residents to quit moving the barricades away from the 180th Street Bridge. She says the bridge west of Q Avenue closed in August to inspec...
Sep 07, 2022
Man tries to Steal Copper from Active Electric Substation
(Clarinda, IA) -- A MidAmerican Energy spokesman says a vandal trying to steal copper wire risked being electrocuted by 69-thousand volts of electricity at an active power substation in southwest Iowa...
Sep 07, 2022
