Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic Rotary Club 'Salute to Ag' presentation centers around soil health
(Atlantic) Carbon sequestration was the topic of the Atlantic Rotary Club's Salute to Agriculture program on Tuesday. Soil Health Specialist Ruth Blomquist with the USDA-NRCS Office was the presenter,...
Mar 14, 2023
Cass County Supervisors hear presentation from Cass County Committee on Aging
(Cass Co) The Cass County Committee on Aging gave a presentation to the Board of Supervisors this morning. Judy Marnin explained how they operate. Marnin said the other towns also use money for the go...
Mar 14, 2023
Nebraska man injured in Mills County accident
(Mills Co) A Nebraska man was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Mills County Saturday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 66-year-old Scott Sonnenfelt, of Kennard, Nebraska, was driving a 2003 ...
Mar 14, 2023
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested two men on warrants. Travis Mitchell Long, 39, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested March 9th on a warrant for two counts of Violation of Probation. L...
Mar 14, 2023
Tax levy rate on the rise in Audubon
(Audubon) April 10th will be the date for a Public Hearing on the the FY24 Budget in the City of Audubon. The property tax levy will be up from last year. "We try to keep it down, but between insuranc...
Mar 14, 2023
Temporary Lane Closures on US 59 from US 34 to Iowa 92 begin Monday, March 20
(Creston) The Iowa DOT says if you are driving on U.S. 59 in Mills and Pottawattamie counties in the coming weeks you may notice some construction work taking place on the roadway between U.S. 34 near...
Mar 14, 2023
Glen Smith, Board Member of Farm Credit Administration, Comments on SVB Collapse
(Atlantic) Friday's collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the nation's 16th largest bank with around $209 billion in assets at the end of 2022, got the nation's attention when the FDIC seized the banks...
Mar 14, 2023
Iowa Senate Proposal Eliminates State Income Tax
(Des Moines, IA) -- The state income tax would be eliminated under a proposal in the Iowa Senate. The tax is set to drop to 3-point-9 percent in 2026 under a bill passed by GOP lawmakers last year. A ...
Mar 14, 2023
Charges filed in death of Newborn Baby
(Norwalk) Charges have been filed in the death of a newborn baby. On March 8th, the Norwalk Police Department was contacted with concerns for the safety of a child in Norwalk. With the assistance of t...
Mar 14, 2023
Des Moines establishments prepare for tournament influx
(Des Moines, IA) -- Tip-off for the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Des Moines is now only days away. Local bars and restaurants are preparing for a lot of out of town guests. T...
Mar 13, 2023
