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FNB Bank Donates To CAM Milk Program
(Massena) The First National Bank branch offices recently donated $1,720.00 to the CAM Community School District to support the Milk and Program. Jennifer Holste, Branch Manager and loan officer at th...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Creston Police Department Reports 6 Arrests
(Creston) The Creston Police Department released its latest arrest report, covering December 31 to January 1. The Police report includes one burglary, two thefts, two OWI arrests, one criminal conduct...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

2 Injured in Structure Fire Near Bondurant
(Bondurant) Polk County Deputies and multiple fire departments responded to a building fire late Thursday afternoon. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the call went out at 5:30 p.m. of a ...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

College Student in Southwest Iowa Community May Be Youngest Mayor In U.S.
(Henderson, Iowa) A college student in Henderson, Iowa, a town in Mills County, is likely the youngest mayor in the United States. Twenty-year-old Eva Fipps recently took office. Fipps says her involv...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Reports One Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Red Oak man following a traffic stop on Thursday. During the investigation, deputies arrested 44-year-old Jesse Donald Trost for driving und...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Changes For Iowa School Bus Driver Training Taking Effect in New Year
(Des Moines) Changes to school bus driver training in Iowa take effect at the start of the new year. House File 395 allows school districts to determine whether bus drivers must complete a specific tr...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Fines For Hands-Free Driving Violations In Iowa now in effect
(Des Moines) There are no more warnings. As of January 1, law enforcement began ticketing motorists using their cellphones to make calls, talk, text, stream, scroll, or type into their GPS. The law no...
Tom Robinson Jan 02, 2026

Icon of the wetlands, Iowa's trumpeter swan population continues to grow
(Iowa DNR Feature) Iowa's trumpeter swans attempted a modern-day record 158 nests in 2025, which is an increase of 17 percent over 2022. The nesting data is from the most recent statewide observation ...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2026

USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they're dropped off
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted....
Iowa Capital Dispatch Jan 01, 2026

Pending Home Sales Increase 3.3% In November
(Washington, DC) -- Pending home sales surged in November. According to the National Association of Realtors, the number of homes under contract rose three-point-three-percent thanks to lower mortgage...
Mandy Billings Jan 01, 2026







