Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Governor Requesting All Flags To Be Half-Staff This Saturday
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is requesting for all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff this Saturday in honor of Rosalynn Carter. Carter died last week in Georgia. It was is...
Nov 23, 2023
Massena Street Project Nearing Completion
(Massena) The Clarke Street project in Massena is nearing completion. City Councilman Doug Venteicher, the project corrected a safety issue. Venteicher says the city purchased some ground adjacent to ...
Nov 23, 2023
Exira/EHK Elects Officer's, Construction Contract, and Sharing Agreement
(Elk Horn) The Exira/EHK School Board did not change leadership at Tuesday's organizational portion of the meeting. They re-elected Kevin Petersen as the Board President and Tamie Fahn as Vice-Preside...
Nov 23, 2023
Medivac Ambulance Services in Shelby County to Cease in December; County Expedites Countywide Ambulance Service Transition
(Harlan) Shelby County is working 'vigorously' and 'cooperatively' to expedite the transition of their countywide EMS and ambulance service. Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys read a statement, pro...
Nov 22, 2023
Turkey Fryers subject to recall nationwide
(Des Moines, IA) -- The National Fire Protection Association notes there are more than 900 fires every year across the U.S. -- thanks to the misuse of turkey fryers. On top of that... Des Moines Fire ...
Nov 22, 2023
Cass County Supervisors Receive WCCA Annual Report and Request for Funding
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors received the annual report and request for funding from West Central Community Action Tuesday morning. Wendy Mueller requested the same amount of fundin...
Nov 22, 2023
Iowa Woman Convicted of Voter Fraud
(Sioux City) An Iowa woman is being convicted in a voter fraud scheme. A federal jury found Kim Taylor of Sioux City guilty of 52 voter fraud-related charges tied to her husband, Jeremy Taylor's polit...
Nov 22, 2023
Another 59 Iowa Churches Have Left the United Methodist Church Over Its New LGBTQ+ Policy
(Undated) Nearly 60 more Iowa churches are leaving the United Methodist Church over its new LGBTQ+ policy. The Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church has approved the disaffiliation of the chu...
Nov 22, 2023
C.A.R.E. Weekend Today through November 26
(Denison) The National Traffic Safety Bureau established the Thanksgiving Holiday as a C.A.R.E. weekend in Iowa. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy sa...
Nov 22, 2023
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man faces assault charges. Red Oak Police arrested 25-year-old Travis M. Marx on Tuesday on the 400 block of North 7th Street. Officers transported Marx to the Montgomery County Ja...
Nov 22, 2023
