Category Archives: Local News
NHS Blood Drive Scheduled for January 31 at AHS Gym
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School National Honor Society students are hosting a blood drive and are asking the public to perform a small act that will make a significant impact on Saturday, January ...
Jan 22, 2026
Lund Briefs Atlantic City Council on Potential Impacts of Governor's Property Tax Plan
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Administrator John Lund presented the city council with some bleak news that may be coming down the road for the city and local governments, regarding the Iowa House and Gover...
Jan 21, 2026
Griswold School Board Continues Discussion Next Week on 4-Day School Week
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board will hold a work session on Monday, January 26. The purpose of the meeting is to gather information that may be used later to survey all stakeholders about their i...
Jan 21, 2026
High Winds Blamed for Grass Fire in Montgomery County
(Coburg) On today's date at 11:32 a.m., the Red Oak Fire Department, Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, Stanton Fire Department, Elliott Fire Department, and Essex Fire Department were dis...
Jan 21, 2026
Local Officials Announce Legislation to Strengthen Child Endangerment Protections in Iowa
(Guthrie Co.) Tuesday, State Representative Carter Nordman (R-Dallas Center), in collaboration with Assistant Guthrie County Attorney Charles Abel, Guthrie County Sheriff Matt Harmann, Stuart Police C...
Jan 21, 2026
House GOP property tax bill released with 2% revenue cap
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) House Republicans released their property tax plan Wednesday, starting down the path toward finding a compromise with the governor and the GOP Senate majority on one of their t...
Jan 21, 2026
NWS Issues High Wind Warning for Parts of SW Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for a portion of southwest Iowa and all of west central Iowa until 11:00 p.m. tonight. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to ...
Jan 21, 2026
DNR postponing trout stockings in Sioux City, Fort Dodge, and Council Bluffs
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing the trout stockings scheduled for tomorrow, January 22, at Bacon Creek Lake, Sioux City, and this Friday, January 23, at Moorl...
Jan 21, 2026
Private colleges argue potential harms of 4-year community college degrees
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Representatives of Iowa's private colleges pushed back Tuesday against the narrative that baccalaureate degrees are sorely needed at community colleges, with lawmakers respondi...
Jan 21, 2026
Soil and Water Conservation Educator Highlights Year of Outreach to Pottawattamie County Supervisors
(Pottawattamie Co.) Laura Monson, Education Coordinator for East and West Pottawattamie County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, presented her annual review to the Pottawattamie County Board of S...
Jan 21, 2026
