Category Archives: Local News
Rare Winter Storm Heading towards Iowa
(Des Moines) A rare winter storm is forecast to blow into Iowa tomorrow and continue through the day on Friday. Today's high temperature will reach 22 degrees, and it is -10 tonight: Thursday's high i...
Dec 21, 2022
Exira-EHK School Board approves measure to help fill out staff for next year
(Elk Horn) The Exira-EHK school district wants to get a head start on filling vacancies for the 2023-24 school year. The School Board on Monday approved an Early Notification Incentive Plan. "We are g...
Dec 21, 2022
Glenwood Police Report Two Arrests
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports the arrest of 43-year-old Kerri Thomas of Glenwood on a Mills County Warrant. Police transported Thomas to the Mills County Jail. The bond was set at ...
Dec 20, 2022
Pottawattamie County Supervisors approve increase in Township Trustee and Clerk Compensation
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved an increase in compensation for Township Trustees and Clerks. Dixie Wilson, Assistant Finance & Tax Officer, ...
Dec 20, 2022
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board moving forward with Splash Pad details
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board this afternoon approved some details of a Splash Pad that will be put in at Sunnyside Park near the pool. Ali Pieken, member of the Splash Pad Execut...
Dec 20, 2022
Adair County Compensation Board Present Elected Officials With Salary Recommendations
(Greenfield) Jayne Lents of the Adair Compensation Board appeared in front of the Adair County Board of Supervisors this (Tuesday) morning to present the board's elected officials' salary recommendati...
Dec 20, 2022
Update: Winter Storm Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service forecasts possible Blizzard Conditions and Extreme Cold beginning late Wednesday and lasting through Friday. Travel could be dangerous to near impossible at t...
Dec 20, 2022
Tips to Avoid Frozen Pipes during the Frigid Temperatures
(Atlantic) Frigid cold temperatures are forecast for later this week, coupled with high winds will send the wind chill values plummeting. The bone-chilling temperatures could lead to frozen water pipe...
Dec 20, 2022
Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel discusses Space Heater "Safety Tips"
(Atlantic) Many residents will turn to alternative heat sources to supplement furnaces during the extreme cold temperatures forecast for the rest of the week and maybe beyond. Space heaters are often ...
Dec 20, 2022
Wind Chill Warning
(Omaha) A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from Midnight Wednesday to Noon Saturday for Monona, Montgomery, Fremont, Page, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie and Mills counties. The National Weather Servi...
Dec 19, 2022
