Category Archives: Local News
Russia-Ukraine War: Putin has Weaponized Food
(NAFB) Russia's war in Ukraine, which started one year ago, has impacted food security and increased food inflation, according to U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby. That's John Ki...
Mar 02, 2023
20 Atlantic Speech Students Advance to State Competition
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School and 9th-grade speech teams competed this past weekend at the District Individual Speech contest at Dallas Center-Grimes. Twenty of the twenty-nine individual events...
Mar 02, 2023
Red Oak Fire Department members recognized for their Years of Service
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Fire Department recently held a supper with current and retired firefighters and awarded six members with milestone awards. Awards were given to Dakota Petty (10 years of service...
Mar 02, 2023
Audubon County Courthouse HVAC project gets delayed
(Audubon) A special meeting of the Audubon County Board of Supervisors was held Wednesday. The reason for the meeting was to receive bids for the HVAC system replacement at the court house. No bids we...
Mar 01, 2023
Business Owner Discusses Parking Issues in Downtown Atlantic
(Atlantic) Brian Ruge, Owner/Manager of Brown's Shoe Fit, appeared before the Atlantic City Council this (Wednesday) afternoon to discuss issues with parking in the downtown area. Ruge said despite th...
Mar 01, 2023
Atlantic City Council Approves Resolution Adjusting Overtime Pay for Sergeants and Assistant Police Chief
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council this (Wednesday) afternoon approved a resolution adjusting overtime pay for Sergeants and the Assistant Police Chief for the period February 16 through March 17, 2...
Mar 01, 2023
Adair County Supervisors approve Opioid Settlement Participation Forms
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the Opioid Settlement Participation Forms. Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg said they have the opportunity to get in on the settle...
Mar 01, 2023
State Of Iowa Chooses Firm To Run Education Savings Accounts
(Des Moines, IA) -- The state of Iowa has chosen a firm named Odyssey to run the new Students First education savings account. Odyssey will provide K-12 students who attend accredited private schools ...
Mar 01, 2023
8 GOP Lawmakers Introduce Gay Marriage Ban During Funnel Week
(Des Moines, IA) -- Bills introduced at the Iowa Capitol would reverse Iowa's stance on gay marriage. A 2009 decision by the state Supreme Court made Iowa the third state in the nation to let same-sex...
Mar 01, 2023
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 37-year-old Jacob Wayne Dykes-Vargas, of Council Bluffs, in the 2400 block of N Broadway Street in Red Oak early this morning on a valid Pottawattamie ...
Mar 01, 2023
