Category Archives: Local News
Iowa State Economist See Land Values Pulling Back in 2024
(Ames) Iowa State University's 2023 land value survey showed land prices starting to level off. Dr. Chad Hart, Professor of Economics at Iowa State University, tells KSOM/KS95 News the land values hav...
Jan 01, 2024
Iowa State Patrol Says Intersections and Lane Departure Deaths Trending Higher
(Des Moines) Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Alex Dinkla says 2023 showed increased traffic fatalities at intersections and lane departures. As of Friday, December 30, traffic fatalities were nearly 13 per...
Jan 01, 2024
Villisca Structure Fire
(Villisca) Villisca Firefighters responded to a structure fire early this morning at 900 South U Avenue. Villisca Fire Chief John Bruce says the occupants believed they had distinguished the blaze; ho...
Dec 31, 2023
Union County Man Arrested on a Drug Possession Warrant
(Creston) Authorities arrested a Creston man on a warrant for Failure to Appear on drug possession charges. Creston Police arrested 31-year-old Rogelio Olivera-Martinez on Friday at 112 Manor Drive. T...
Dec 31, 2023
First Day's Hike to Take Place at Prairie Rose State Park
(Harlan) Prairie Rose State Park will take part in the annual nationwide First Day's Hike. On January 1st, hikes will take place across the United States. Prairie Rose will host their hike on January ...
Dec 31, 2023
First Lady Casey DeSantis Visits Atlantic Friday Afternoon
(Atlantic) Casey DeSantis, Florida's First Lady and Wife to Republican Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis, stopped at Atlantic Friday afternoon. Casey touched on topics like education, specifically t...
Dec 31, 2023
Iowans Looking For Keys To Small Business Success
(Des Moines, IA) -- There's a rising trend of Iowans starting their own small businesses. That means more phone calls to the Iowa Small Business Development Center. That's Associate State Director Aus...
Dec 31, 2023
USDA Awards $1 Million in Grants to 16 Projects in Rural Iowa
(Des Moines) U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield announced earlier this month that the Agency is investing $1,084,171 in grants to 16 rural Iowa ...
Dec 31, 2023
Study Identifies Issues To Tackle To Prevent Young Dementia
(Washington, DC) -- A new study is recommending the issues you should tackle to prevent young-onset dementia. The condition can begin as early as age 30, and a 2021 study estimated nearly four-million...
Dec 31, 2023
Page County Woman Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash
(Clarinda) In its latest arrest report, the Page County Sheriff's reports six arrests and one injury accident. According to the Page County Sheriff's Office, a Shenandoah woman was injured in a single...
Dec 30, 2023
