Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

New Changes To The FAFSA Means More Iowa College Students Will Get Pell Grants Next Year
(Washington, DC) -- The Free Application For Student Aid... or FAFSA is being revised... with good news for Iowa parents and students. James Kvall, U.S. Department of Education. Nationwide more than f...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2023
Fraud During the Holidays
(NAFB) A survey by AARP reveals a majority of U.S. consumers have experienced some type of fraud, and with the holidays arriving, scammers are ramping up their efforts. AARP Oklahoma State Director Se...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2023

Drought Will Be Hard to Get Rid of in 2024
(NAFB) Drought was a big part of the agriculture story in 2023. Drew Lerner, Senior Agricultural Meteorologist with World Weather Inc., says the 2023 story began three years ago. Again, Drew Lerner is...
Tom Robinson Nov 19, 2023

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with JJ Design
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by JJ Design on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 to celebrate their new building on Maple Street. The Ambassadors visited with the owner, Jami...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2023
Iowa Deer Hunt One Quarter of the Way to DNR Goal
(Lewis) Iowa Deer hunters are one-quarter of the way to the DNR goal. Bryan Hayes, Fisheries Biologist, says it's a requirement when a deer is harvested; the hunter needs to report it through the DNR'...
Tom Robinson Nov 18, 2023

Gov. Reynolds Extends Disaster Proclamation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in 6 Counties
(Des Moines) Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the extension of a disaster proclamation for Buena Vista, Clay, Hamilton, Kossuth, Pocahontas, and Taylor Counties, effective immediately through Decemb...
Tom Robinson Nov 18, 2023
Nebraska Man Arrested on Mills County Warrant
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 52-year-old Brent Edward Johnson, of Bellevue, Nebraska, on Thursday on a warrant for Failure to Appear on the charge of Criminal Mischief 3rd. Bo...
Mandy Billings Nov 17, 2023

Grassley responds to CMS ruling on nursing home transparency
(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is praising the Biden-Harris Administration's actions this week requiring nursing homes to disclose their ownership. It comes after over fifteen years...
Mandy Billings Nov 17, 2023
Slight Change Coming in How Winter Storm Warnings Are Issued
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service is slightly changing how it issues winter storm warnings. In the Contiguous US, warning criteria thresholds for heavy snow, measured in inches, have been upda...
Tom Robinson Nov 17, 2023

Montgomery County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 31-year-old Makayla Dawn Hudson of Red Oak in the 1100 block of Kelly Circle for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Officers transported Hudson to the Montgomery County L...
Tom Robinson Nov 17, 2023







