Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Eye-catching Everly Brothers mural going up in SW Iowa
(Shenandoah, IA) -- Construction is underway on a giant mural bearing the likenesses of Don and Phil Everly on Highway Two in southwest Iowa, alerting tourists to the Everly Brothers Childhood Home in...
Tom Robinson Sep 04, 2022
Southwest Iowa Art Tour Gearing up for the Annual Tour
(Oakland) The ninth annual self-guided Iowa Art Tour is scheduled for September 16, 17, and 18. Becca Castle Laughlin, the Project Coordinator for Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development, s...
Tom Robinson Sep 04, 2022
New Bacon Production Facility To Be Built In Quad Cities
(Davenport, IA) -- Fair Oaks Foods is planning to build a state-of-the art bacon production facility in Davenport. Ground was broken on the 134-million dollar project Thursday in the Eastern Iowa Indu...
Western Iowa Today Sep 03, 2022
Keokuk's hospital to close October 1st
(Keokuk, IA) -- Keokuk's hospital will close October First. Quincy, Illinois-based Blessing Health Systems bought the hospital in March of last year from Unity-Point Health. The Keokuk hospital needs ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 03, 2022
Iowa School District Delays Start Of Fall Term When Asbestos Is Discovered
(Coggon, IA) -- Officials in the North Linn Community School District say they hope the discovery of asbestos during work on the H-V-A-C system doesn't delay the start of the school year more than two...
Western Iowa Today Sep 03, 2022
Pheasant Roadside Counts bring optimism to hunters
(Area) Iowa hunters can expect to harvest 300,000 to 400,000 roosters this year, according to Upland Wildlife Research Biologist Todd Bogenshutz with the Iowa DNR. August roadside counts show very sim...
Western Iowa Today Sep 03, 2022
Rainfall deficits mount up in most areas of Iowa throughout August
(Area) Dry conditions persisted through the month of August with rainfall deficits over two inches below normal in some areas. State Climatologist Justin Glisan reports Atlantic received a shade over ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 03, 2022
Judge Sides With Governor In Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
(Des Moines, IA) -- A Polk County judge says former Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven was serving at the governor's discretion so there is no basis for a wrongful termination c...
Western Iowa Today Sep 02, 2022
Smishing: Package Tracking Text Scams
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Postal Service warns citizens about unsolicited mobile text messages with unfamiliar or strange web links indicating a USPS delivery requiring a response. Those who have never ...
Tom Robinson Sep 02, 2022
First Wave of Residents Have Moved Out Of State-Run Glenwood Resource Center
(Glenwood) The exodus has begun from Glenwood Resource Center. More than 150 adults with profound disabilities were living there as of this spring, and the first set of residents moved out last week. ...
Tom Robinson Sep 02, 2022