Several SCC Students Placed In The 2025 Twin Lakes Conference Art Show
Several South Central Calhoun students brought home winning awards from the 2025 Twin Lakes Conference Art Show. Seven artists submitted pieces from drawings, paintings, ceramics and more, being judged on a variety of components like technical skill,
DNR Investigating Dark Colored Water Near North Racoon River By Jefferson
Picture submitted by DNR Atlantic Office The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently investigating dark colored water in a stormwater drainage ditch near the North Raccoon River over by Jefferson. The stormwater ditch is located
Sydnee Partridge, RT For ACMH Honored As First ROSE Award Winner
Picture credit to ACMH Sydnee Partridge, a radiology technician for Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics (ACMH), has been honored with the first ROSE Award at the hospital. Partridge has worked in the radiology department since 2021
The 7th Annual MS Warriors Benefit Auction Is This Saturday In Glidden
The seventh annual Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Warriors MS Benefit Auction is this Saturday to continue raising money to help research for treatments and eventually a cure. MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain, spinal chord
Iowa Fuel Report: March 26, 2025
Gasoline prices rose in Iowa by several cents over the past week, according to the latest report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and AAA-Iowa. As of Wednesday, March 26, the average price
IUC Urges Customers To Seek Utility Bill Help Before April 1 Deadline
With Iowa’s winter moratorium on utility service disconnections ending April 1, the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) urges customers struggling with bills to act swiftly. Starting April 1, utilities can legally resume shutoffs for nonpayment, prompting concerns from
Sen. Ernst Introduces Legislation To Ensure Federal Housing Aid Remains In Iowa
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is leading efforts in Washington, D.C., to ensure federal funding for housing assistance programs is not redistributed to other states. Yesterday (Wednesday), Ernst introduced the Rural Housing Accessibility Act to safeguard federal housing
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Wind & Hail
Severe Weather Awareness Week continues in Iowa, and today’s (Thursday) emphasis is on overlooked aspects of storms: hail and wind. Carroll County Emergency Management Association (EMA) Director Jeff Cullen says these threats come on a spectrum, but
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady In February At 3.3%
Iowa’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.3 percent in February, with modest job growth in private industries offset by losses in government employment. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up 0.5 points from 2.7 percent a
Paul J. Halbur of Omaha
Paul J. Halbur, 61, of Omaha, died on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, two years and two months after being diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma, at home surrounded by family. On January 15, 1964, in Carroll, Iowa, Paul Jerome was