Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Iowa Department of Education Approves ESAs For Nearly 19 Thousand Students
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Education approved nearly 19 thousand Students First education savings accounts (ESAs). The department said around six thousand were denied for not meeting certain ...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2023

Tukes Fate Now In Hands Of Polk County Jury
(Des Moines) The fate of defendant Bravon Tukes is now in the hands of a jury. Final arguments were heard yesterday in a Polk County Courtroom. Tukes is accused of being the getaway driver in the shoo...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2023

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Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2023
K9 Rescues Elderly Man in a Cornfield
(Boone) A ten-month-old K-9 helped rescue a man lost in a cornfield in Boone County. Authorities say 86-year-old Marvin Manske went missing in a nearby cornfield on Monday night. The K-9, Djanga, snif...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2023

Cliff's Place in Manning Wins 2023 Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin
(Manning) Iowa's 2023 Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin is in the Carroll County City of Manning. The Iowa Pork Producers presented the 21st annual award to Cliff's Place on Thursday. A Cliff's Place tende...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2023
Social Security Increase Announced
(Washington, DC) -- People receiving Social Security benefits will see a smaller cost-of-living increase than the post two years. On Thursday, the Social Security Administration announced the annual c...
Mandy Billings Oct 12, 2023

Atlantic High School Aviation Instructor Looking to Expand Program to Include Aircraft Maintenance
(Atlantic) Bryce Smith, Aviation Program Instructor for the Atlantic High School, spoke to the School Board Wednesday night about expanding the program to include aircraft maintenance. Bryce Smith sai...
Mandy Billings Oct 12, 2023
Iowa Department of Agriculture Warning Poultry Producers Of Disease
(Undated) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship wants poultry producers and residents with backyard birds to know any signs and symptoms of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Since t...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2023
Atlantic Iowa: Childcare Crisis Remains
(Atlantic) According to a press release from Executive Director Dan Haynes, the Nishna Valley Family YMCA will decrease its overall childcare capacity from 131 to 108 children after they move kids fro...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2023

Red Oak Man arrested on Multiple Police Department Warrants
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police Department, assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, arrested two people on Wednesday. Officers arrested 41-year-old Bill Joe Gillespie of Red Oak on multiple activ...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2023







