Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Greenfield Wastewater Leak near Middle Nodaway River
(Greenfield) A sewer line break caused untreated wastewater to reach an unnamed tributary of the Middle Nodaway River north of 230th Street/North Townline Road on the north edge of Greenfield. Residen...
Tom Robinson Oct 21, 2023
Lots of Insect Activity in Upper Midwest This Year
(NAFB) Despite the previous drought, there has still been a lot of insect activity. For some, it even helped them. PJ Liesch (Leash), the director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Insect Diagnos...
Tom Robinson Oct 21, 2023

SHIFT ATL to Host Fifth Annual Turkey Trot
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, along with the Atlantic High School Cross Country team, will be hosting their fifth annual Turkey Trot in Atlantic on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at 8:00 a....
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2023

Navigator Pulls Plug On CO2 Pipeline
(Davenport, IA) -- Navigator Heartland Greenway has pulled the plug on its CO2 pipeline. They're abandoning plans for a pipeline that would transport liquified carbon dioxide from ethanol plants acros...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2023

Guthrie Center Elementary Principal Named ITAG Administrator of the Year
(Guthrie Center) Mrs. Diane Flanery, Guthrie Center Elementary Principal, has been named the Iowa Talented and Gifted (ITAG) Administrator of the Year. Mrs. Flanery was born and raised in Bagley, Iowa...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2023
El Nino to Bring Warmer Winter
(Des Moines, IA) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a warm winter in Iowa. The warmer conditions result from the El Nino pattern, which makes the Pacific jet stream move...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2023

Iowa Utilities Board Encouraging Residents to Talk To Utility Providers
(Des Moines, IA) The Iowa Utilities Board encourages residents with money issues to talk with their utility providers before the yearly winter service moratorium on November 1st. Iowa's winter morator...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2023

Another Family Joins Lawsuit Against Snapchat
(Des Moines, IA) Another family is joining the lawsuit against Snapchat after their loved one died from buying a fentanyl-laced pill on the app. Many families accuse Snapchat of having features that h...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2023

Red Oak Woman Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 45-year-old Jill Renee Coddington of Red Oak on Thursday, in the 1600 block of E. Summit Street, for Domestic Assault Causing Bodily Injury, 1st offense. Officers tra...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2023

Exira EHK School Board Discusses Contract with INVISION Architecture for Possible Updates to the Elk Horn Building
(Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton) The Exira EHK School Board discussed a renovations contract with INVISION Architecture at their meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Trevor Miller... The Board approved ...
Mandy Billings Oct 19, 2023







