Category Archives: Local News
Teacher Empowerment Bill passes through Iowa House Education Committee
(Des Moines) House Study Bill 206, the Teacher Empowerment Bill, passed through the Education Committee of the Iowa House last week. Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said the bill say...
Mar 06, 2023
Senators Reintroduce Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
(Washington, D.C.) -- On Sunday, March 12th we'll spring forward and change to Daylight Saving Time. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and a bipartisan group of senators want to make that permanent. They're re...
Mar 05, 2023
Welfare Reform Bill Passes through Health and Human Services Committee
(Des Moines) House File 3, a Welfare Reform bill, passed through the Health and Human Services Committee in the Iowa House this past week. Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said this b...
Mar 05, 2023
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with State Farm
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Elvis Haas, State Farm, on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023. The Ambassadors joined Elvis and his family in celebrating the opening of his new locat...
Mar 05, 2023
Iowa DNR reviews information from public input sessions
(State) Listening sessions have been held with the public and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources following the close of each hunting season. Bryan Hayes with the Iowa DNR Office in Lewis says th...
Mar 05, 2023
Atlantic Parent-Teacher Conferences Rescheduled for March 15
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber says parent-teacher conferences have been rescheduled on March 15 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to make up for the time lost due to last month's i...
Mar 05, 2023
Iowa House Representative Tom Moore discusses bill to establish MEGA program under IEDA
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, ran a bill in the Economic and Growth Technology Committee to establish a major economic growth attraction (MEGA) program under Iowa Econ...
Mar 04, 2023
Drought Conditions Improving in Iowa
(Des Moines) The U.S. Drought Monitor released this week shows improvement, particularly in southern and southeast Iowa. Allan Curtis, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, sa...
Mar 04, 2023
Three from southwest Iowa receive Governor's Lifesaving Awards
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens honored heroic citizens and First Responders at the 2022 Sullivan Brother...
Mar 03, 2023
Nebraska woman injured in a rollover accident in Mills County
(Mills Co) A Nebraska woman was injured in a rollover accident in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement were notified of a vehicle rollover at 380th Street and Highway 3...
Mar 03, 2023
