Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Senate To Consider State Auditor's Office Restrictions
(Des Moines, IA) The Iowa Senate could consider a bill this week that would limit the powers of the state auditor. The proposal restricts when the state auditor can subpoena state agencies and limits ...
Apr 24, 2023
Iowa Students, Organizers Protesting SF 543 At State Capitol
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa students are protesting a bill allowing guns on school grounds. Youth-led organizations in Iowa and March for Our Lives Iowa say the legislation would further perpetuate gun v...
Apr 24, 2023
Main Street Iowa Development Awards Celebration Honors Outstanding Achievements: Avoca and Coon Rapids Recognized
(Des Moines) Last week, Main Street Iowa hosted the annual Main Street Iowa Development Awards celebration in Des Moines. The program honors the efforts of those who work tirelessly to revitalize Iowa...
Apr 24, 2023
Red Oak Police Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 59-year-old Michael Robert Aguirre Sr. in the 400 block of W. Washington Avenue for Public Intoxication. Officers transported Aguirre to the Montgomery County Jail, h...
Apr 24, 2023
Iowa House Representative Ray Sorensen Outlines Firearms Bill
(Des Moines) Last week, the House passed House File 654, a bill that changed Iowa's firearms laws. Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen of Greenfield says the bill passed with overwhelm...
Apr 24, 2023
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with The Little Cobbler
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors hosted Barb Jorgensen at the Rock Island Depot on Thursday, April 20th, 2023, to celebrate her career and retirement. The Little Cobbler was established by ...
Apr 23, 2023
Cost Savings Travel Tips for Summer Vacations
(NAFB) Once the spring planting season is over and school is out, summer becomes a great time for rural families to take a vacation. The AARP 2023 Travel Trend survey revealed that most travelers are ...
Apr 23, 2023
Iowa House Passes Property Tax Reform Bill
(Des Moines) The Iowa House passed the Property Tax Reform Bill with a 93-1 vote. Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said the bill does four major things to provide all Iowa property ta...
Apr 23, 2023
Spotlight surveys being used by DNR to collect wildlife data
(Area) The Iowa DNR is conducting spring spotlight surveys. The Wildlife section is out counting deer and anything else they might find. "The spotlight survey got started 45 years ago in 1978 and it h...
Apr 23, 2023
Carson Receives ARPA Funding for Ambulance
(Carson) The Community of Carson is sending its' thanks to the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors for supporting the City's public health and safety efforts and downtown revitalization. Carson ...
Apr 22, 2023
