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Gov. Reynolds orders flags lowered to half-staff on October 25 in honor, remembrance of Iowa Senator Claire Celsi
(Des Moines) Today, Gov. Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 25, 2025, honoring Iowa Senator Claire Cels...
Oct 14, 2025
Resilient Recovery Counseling Reports to Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
(Red Oak) - In July, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a Memorandum of Understanding allocating Opioid Settlement Funds to Resilient Recovery Counseling. Under the agreement, the Cou...
Oct 14, 2025
Kansas Man Takes His Life Following Pursuit in Mills County
(Mills Co.) A Kansas man took his life following a brief pursuit in Mills County early this (Tuesday) morning. According to the Mills County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded shortly after 1 a.m. t...
Oct 14, 2025
Guthrie County to Offer Radon Testing
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Jotham Arbor, the Guthrie County Director of Public Health, says that his department will start offering radon testing in the spring. Iowa has the highest radon levels in the c...
Oct 14, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve County Engineer's Employment Agreement
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the County Engineer's employment agreement this morning. The employment agreement for Wicks is effective October 20th. The co...
Oct 14, 2025
Mills County Sheriff's Report Released
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports nine arrests in its latest release. On October 6: *Deputies arrested 67-year-old John Michael Brown of Glenwood for Contempt-Disobey the Tribunal C...
Oct 14, 2025
Leal Pleads Guilty in Death of Theresa Kenkel
(Shelby Co) A man charged with First Degree Murder in Shelby County has entered a plea of guilty. Winston Joseph Leal was charged for the death of 32-year-old Theresa Kenkel. Trial was originally sche...
Oct 14, 2025
Villisca and Clarinda Firefighters Respond to Electrical Fire
(Villisca) On Monday evening at around 9:26 p.m., the Villisca Fire Department and Clarinda Fire Department were dispatched to 3050 130th Lane for a reported structure fire. The occupants had evacuate...
Oct 14, 2025
Red Oak Police Report 2 Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two people on Monday night in the 100 block of East Prospect Street. According to the press release, Officer arrested 49-year-old Michael Lee LaFollette and 43-year-o...
Oct 14, 2025
Iowa AG joins brief supporting Tennessee law requiring social media age verification
(Iowa Capital Dispatch-Robin Opsahl) (Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined an amicus brief Monday supporting a Tennessee law that requires social media companies to use age verificatio...
Oct 14, 2025
