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State News: Gas Prices Are Going Up Across Iowa, CRCSD Eliminating 20 Teaching Positions
Gas Prices Are Going Up Across Iowa (Iowa) -- Gas prices across Iowa are an average of three-17 a gallon, 54-cents higher than last week. While higher seasonal demand and the conflict in Iran could pu...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2026

Iowa Man Charged In Courthouse Bomb Threat
(Dallas County, Iowa) -- An Urbandale man accused of threatening to bomb the Dallas County Courthouse is facing charges. The Sheriff's Office says Ryan Van Gorp is charged with two felony counts of ma...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2026

Wheelers Boys Hoops Will Turn Page After Big Senior Class Departs
(Audubon, IA) -- Audubon boys basketball tried to weather the storm of a difficult schedule -- the Wheelers finished a solid 15-10 which is their first winning season in seven years and yet 8 of their...
Chris Varney Mar 10, 2026

Atlantic High School Boys' Track Team Has Strong Returning Core
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School boys' track team has 45 athletes on its roster this season, and a strong group of returning state qualifiers. Atlantic Head Boys' Track Coach Abby Becker says the w...
Tom Robinson Mar 10, 2026

Margaret Marckmann Obituary
Margaret Jennie (Meisenheimer) Marckmann was born April 4, 1933, to Frederick W & Agnes (Miller) Meisenheimer on the farm in Summerset Township in Adair County, Iowa. She passed away on February 2...
Jack McKee Mar 09, 2026

Cass County 4-H 2026 Pancake Supper and Silent Auction: Another Record-Breaking Success
(Atlantic) The Cass County 4-H Pancake Supper and Silent Auction set a new fundraising record during the annual event held Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Cass County Youth Coordinator Katie Bateman said the ...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2026

Waldean Hargis Obituary
Waldean Anna Lois Hargis, age 91, died on Monday morning, March 9, 2026, at Friendship Home, Audubon, Iowa. She was born on September 3, 1934, in Manning, Iowa, to George and Elsie (Reichart) Jackson,...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2026

Cash Grain March 9, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair March Corn - 4.08 October Corn - 4.37 March Beans - 11.11 October Beans - 10.73 Landus Coop - Atlantic March Corn - 4.08 October Corn - 4.37 March Beans - 11.11 October Beans - 10....
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2026

Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Community Leadership at Annual Dinner
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed members, community leaders, and partners to its Annual Dinner and Awards celebration, an evening dedicated to recognizing the people, partners...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2026

Stuart Road to Close for 3-5 Months for Bridge Replacement Project
(Stuart) The Adair County Engineer's Office says the bridge one mile south of Stuart on Stuart Road is scheduled to be replaced with a box culvert. The project is expected to start March 16th, 2026. D...
Mandy Billings Mar 09, 2026







