Category Archives: Local News
Iowa is one of the best states to raise kids in
(Undated) -- Iowa is one of the top states for raising children a new study says. According to the study from ProCare Therapy, Iowa is the eighth-best state for raising kids. The study ranked all 50 s...
Jun 17, 2023
Atlantic FFA Competes in Iowa FFA Agricultural Mechanics & Technology CDE
(Atlantic) The Atlantic FFA Chapter placed 11th after competing in the annual Iowa FFA Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event held at Iowa State University in Ames on June 8, 2023. Members of...
Jun 17, 2023
Florida Woman Injured in Union County Accident
(Union Co) A Florida woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Union County on June 10th. The Union County Sheriff's Office says 61-year-old Raymond Blubaugh, of Lineville, Iowa, was driving a 19...
Jun 17, 2023
Red Oak man arrested for Public Intoxication
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 25-year-old Cade Adrian McWilliams, of Red Oak, in the 2700 block of North 8th Street early this morning for Public Intoxication. McWilliams was transp...
Jun 17, 2023
Iowa State Auditor Encouraging Legislature to adopt Stiffer Penalties for Stealing Money from the TaxPayer
(Des Moines) Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand wants the legislature to impose stiffer penalties for those convicted of illegally disbursed funds. Sand believes stiffer penalties will stop or slow this type...
Jun 17, 2023
New Rules and Laws Address Raccoons, Create Year-Round Open Season
(Des Moines) Changes are coming to how Iowans can hunt and trap raccoons and how farmers can deal with raccoon depredation issues. Iowa DNR Biologist Bryan Hayes tells KSOM/KS95 News Raccoons were the...
Jun 17, 2023
Gov. Reynolds Appoints Michael Carpenter, Eric Nelson, and Patrick Smith as District Judges
(Des Moines) Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointments of Michael Carpenter as a district judge in Judicial Election District 8A, Eric Nelson as a district judge in Judicial Election Distric...
Jun 16, 2023
Sculpture Stolen from Atlantic Hy-Vee Garden Center
(Atlantic) A sculpture was stolen from the Atlantic Hy-Vee Garden Center early Thursday morning. The incident occurred at 1:00 a.m. Security camera footage provided by Hy-Vee showed a white truck pull...
Jun 16, 2023
Parker-Hannifin in Red Oak Receives Assistance from IEDA
(Red Oak) The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved assistance to Parker-Hannifin to increase capacity in Red Oak. Specializing in motion and control technologies, Parker-Hannifin Corporation p...
Jun 16, 2023
Atlantic Native Receives IPA Thomas R. Temple Mentorship Award
(Ankeny) An Atlantic native received the Iowa Pharmacy Association's Thomas R. Temple Mentorship Award. CoraLynn Trewet began her journey with the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) in 2011 as the Execut...
Jun 16, 2023
