Category Archives: Local News
District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen Passes CySim out of Full Committee
(Greenfield) Iowa House District #23 Representative Ray Sorensen has assigned a group of bills to the Economic Growth and Technology Committee members, and those subcommittees are going on now. Sorens...
Jan 30, 2023
Gary Wiechmann Inducted into Cass County Cattleman's Hall of Fame
(Atlantic) The Cass County Cattlemen Inducted Gary Wiechmann into the Cass County Cattleman's Hall of Fame on Saturday night at the Cass County Community Center. Wiechmann's dad Earl received this sam...
Jan 30, 2023
Six southwest Iowa communities awarded grants for Water Quality Projects
(Area) Six southwest Iowa communities were awarded grants to advance water quality projects. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Prog...
Jan 29, 2023
Iowa Eagle Activity Ramping Up
(Decorah, IA) -- It may be the dead of winter, but there's a lot of activity going on at eagle nests in Iowa. That's Amy Reis of the Raptor Resource Center in Decorah. She says eggs should show...
Jan 29, 2023
Iowa House Education Committee passes Student Right to Know bill
(Griswold) The Iowa House Education Committee last week passed House File 11 with an amendment. House File 11 is the "Student Right to Know" bill that requires the Board of Regents to publish a report...
Jan 29, 2023
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with New Hope Bargain Shoppe
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by the staff and board members of New Hope on Thursday, January 26th, 2023, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Bargain Shoppe location in ...
Jan 29, 2023
Melissa Ihnen receives Distinguished Service Award
(Atlantic) Melissa Ihnen received the Distinguished Service Award during the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Dinner Saturday evening. Bailey Smith, Executive Director of the Atlantic Area C...
Jan 28, 2023
Guthrie County Supervisors approve site separation waiver and resolution on fence compensation rates
(Guthrie Co) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved a site separation waiver for the discharge lagoon facility near Bayard. Guthrie County Engineer Josh Sebern explains... The Su...
Jan 28, 2023
Road Conditions as of 6:00 a.m.
(Area) Roads in Iowa are partially (blue) to completely (pink) covered in snow this morning. At this time, southwest Iowa is not under any winter weather advisories or warnings with the exception of H...
Jan 28, 2023
Atlantic Community Schools Mental Health Professional Team Present Screener Survey to Students Next Month
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School's Superintendent Steve Barber appearing on "Trojan Talk" on 95.7 F.M., talked about the team of Mental Health Professionals working in the Atlantic School District. Ment...
Jan 28, 2023
