Category Archives: Local News
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff'sOffice arrested the driver of a vehicle after backing into a concrete barrier at a gas station. A deputy observed a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse backing into the ba...
Nov 12, 2023
Employee Attrition Rates Declining Precipitously
(New York, NY) -- More people are deciding to stay at their jobs. White-collar job turnover has declined so steeply at some large employers that companies now find themselves over budget on certain te...
Nov 12, 2023
ARISE Asking for Help to Preserve Historic Building
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise Board of Directors is asking for the public's support to preserve the American Legion Building (Old Armory), an endangered historic building and cent...
Nov 12, 2023
10 Communities Receive $925,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants
(Area) The Iowa Economic Development Authority this past week awarded $925,000 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 10 communities around the state. The grants help redevelop or rehabilitate underu...
Nov 12, 2023
Polk County Man Jailed in Montgomery County on Assault and other Charges
(Red Oak) A Des Moines man is in custody in Montgomery County. The Red Oak Police Department arrested 32-year-old Carlos Saldana Jr. of Des Moines in the 1700 block of N. Broadway Street for Interfere...
Nov 11, 2023
Atlantic School District Food Service Director Addresses Negative Lunch Balances
(Atlantic) Atlantic School District Food Service Director Natalie Ritter reported to the School Board Wednesday evening that her office has been sending out letters for negative lunch balances. Ritter...
Nov 11, 2023
Governor Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Taylor County
(Des Moines) Today Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the signing of a disaster proclamation for Taylor County, Iowa effective immediately through December 10, 2023. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of...
Nov 10, 2023
Schildberg Trout Stocking Part of DNR Urban Project
(Atlantic) On Thursday, DNR representatives and Atlantic Parks and Recreation partnered with Optimal Aquafeed to stock approximately 250 rainbow trout in the small pond at the Schildberg Recreation Ar...
Nov 10, 2023
SWIPCO Offers Derelict Building Grant Program
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Planning Council recently co-hosted a workshop on the Derelict Building Grant Program offered through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources with the Region 12 Council of G...
Nov 10, 2023
Two Arrested in Guthrie County on Drug Charges; Children Removed from Residence
(Guthrie Co) Two people were arrested on multiple drug related charges in Guthrie County. Guthrie County Deputy Kent Gries says this investigation was brought to the Sheriff's Office by the Iowa Depar...
Nov 10, 2023
