Category Archives: Local News
Health Expert Highlights Benefits Of Dry January
(New York, NY) -- This is the month that is popular for folks to give up alcohol, known as dry January. Jessica Benovic, a nurse practitioner at the Cleveland Clinic, highlights signs that show someon...
Jan 04, 2026
Iowa Gas Prices Fall Again as Crude Oil Prices Dip
(Des Moines) Gasoline prices in Iowa continued to decline this week, according to AAA's Weekly Fuel Report. The average price for regular unleaded gasoline fell 4 cents from last week to $2.38 per gal...
Jan 04, 2026
Experts Say Playing Mahjong Boosts Brain Health
(Huntsville, AL) -- Playing mahjong, a Chinese tile game, boosts brain health by combining fun, focus and social activity. Experts say it specifically strengthens thinking skills because players have ...
Jan 04, 2026
Red Oak Woman Arrested for Simple Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 40-year-old Holly Jo Anderson, of Red Oak, Friday morning in the 700 block of Sunset Avenue. Anderson was charged with Simple Assault. She was transpor...
Jan 02, 2026
Audubon Fire and Rescue Raises Over $6,000 at New Year's Eve Fundraiser
(Audubon) Audubon Fire and Rescue hosted a fundraiser on New Year's Eve, providing drive-through dinners. Dave Witt is President of the Audubon Fire and Rescue Association.... Witt thanked everyone wh...
Jan 02, 2026
Fremont County Sheriff's Office Executes Narcotics Search Warrant; Two Arrested
(Hamburg) On Thursday, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office, with assistance from the Iowa State Patrol, executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence on Lake Street in Hamburg. The warrant follow...
Jan 02, 2026
Board issues warning to nurse suspected of being drunk at work
(Iowa Capital Dispatch - Clark Kauffman) The Iowa Board of Nursing has issued a warning to a nurse suspected of being intoxicated at work and failing to report two arrests for drunken driving. In 2020...
Jan 02, 2026
Montgomery County Supervisors Conduct Organizational Meeting
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County board of supervisors kicked off its Friday morning organizational meeting by electing the chair and vice-chair for 2026. Supervisor Mike Olson made the motion to contin...
Jan 02, 2026
Cass County Supervisors Hold First Meeting of the New Year
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held their organizational meeting of the new year this morning. The Board re-elected Steve Baier as Chairman and Mark O'Brien as Vice-Chair. They will c...
Jan 02, 2026
Smith Elected Chair of Guthrie County Supervisors
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Supervisors were required to meet on the first business day of the new year and on Friday they elected a new chair. Steve Smith was unanimously elected as th...
Jan 02, 2026
