Shenandoah Elementary and Middle School, with a generous community help and collaboration, transformed their grounds into a fun-filled festival atmosphere on May 10 as they hosted their 2nd annual carnival, delighting students and families with an abundance of entertaining activities and att…
Michael Williams was sworn in as the newest officer with the Clarinda Police Department on May 8 during a meeting of the Clarinda City Council.
Jan Jensen had numerous head coaching opportunities in her 24 years as an assistant on Lisa Bluder’s coaching staff at Iowa.
Southwest Iowa Families celebrated the grand opening of the new Lakin Foundation Child and Family Center on May 8 in Clarinda.
Clarinda City Council reaches compromise with food truck owner on catering a graduation party at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum.
The declaration comes as recovery continues from destructive storms on April 26.
Erin Soderberg Downing, an author from Minneapolis, whose tales have captured the hearts and imaginations of young readers worldwide, spent a day with Shenandoah Elementary students on May 9.
Iowa head women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement in a letter to Hawkeye Nation on Monday.
The Iowa Department of Corrections issued a nationwide warrant for the arrest of 19-year-old Pieper Lewis this month.
Clarinda Regional Health Center proudly announces the addition of Dr. Goral Panchal, MD, a board-certified specialist in endocrinology, to its esteemed team of specialty healthcare professionals.
At 10:08 am on May 10, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a bank robbery that occurred at the First Interstate Bank in Hamburg.
One group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Donald Trump administration is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an "America First" national security agenda.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Clarinda High School May 8 for the SAVE project to be completed in the Clarinda Community School District over the next two years.
Northern locations in the U.S. are best for viewing the northern lights, but clouds will interfere in many spots.
Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin have completed a contentious land deal allowing them to cross a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge.
The budget includes funding for Special Education Division, salary increase for judges, among other changes.
Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena with No. 22 shirts and jerseys peppered from floor to ceiling. A late-arriving but still louder-than-usual crowd roared during her first official introduction to Fever fans on Thursday night. And when the former Iowa star made the layup for her fi…
The U.S. Department of Justice and Iowa civil rights and immigrant rights groups filed separate lawsuits Thursday to block enforcement of a new state law.
Preparations are now well underway for the 47th Annual Glenn Miller Festival, scheduled for June 6-9 in Clarinda.
A vital community conversation dedicated to understanding and supporting individuals with hearing loss will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at the Lied Public Library in Clarinda.
Less than two weeks after a tornado destroyed numerous homes in Minden, another twister touched down Monday night just southeast of town.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Nebraska and Iowa until 11 p.m. Monday. Heavy rain, lightning, damaging wind and hail are expected in spots.
Severe weather, including tornadoes, threaten the Great Plains and Midwest Monday into Tuesday.
Sarah Davison spoke at the National Day of Prayer celebration May 2 at Hillside Missionary Church in Clarinda. Davison discussed the importance of prayer in her life.
Clarinda High School senior Robin Lin is among 400 nationwide recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. Lin was the only recipient from Iowa.
In Florida and across the nation, young voters could prove pivotal in the 2024 election, from the presidency to ballot amendments and down ballot races that will determine who controls Congress.
An active jet stream pattern in the western half of the country means that the first half of May will favor more tornadoes in the Great Plains.
An Iowa criminal investigator suggested to colleagues last year that busting college athletes for online sports betting would impress the public and the powers that be.
On this week's On Iowa Politics podcast, Lee Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, SCJ's Jared McNett, and QCT's Sarah Watson talk protests in Iowa over war in Israel and Gaza, opposition to new state immigration law, and Riley Gaines visit to Iowa.
Storms are likely during the evening and overnight hours as a cold front moves over Nebraska and western Iowa. Heavy rain and lightning will be common and damaging wind and hail could occur in spots. Full details on the timing and threats here.
Whiskey Springs is excited to launch its Rising Star Concert Series, a summer-long event spotlighting some of the Midwest's most talented and promising artists. The series kicked off on May 10 with a special performance by Jackson Snelling, a former contestant on the popular TV show The Voice.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job openings for court reporters to average roughly 2,100, each year, until 2032.
A North Iowa woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for starving one of her children to death and causing severe harm to another.
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Postseason tennis and golf scoreboard
The Shenandoah Mustangs had at least one runner on base in five different innings but stranded seven in a 7-0 home loss to Lewis Central Tuesday, in the season opener.
The Clarinda girls tennis team qualified for its third consecutive state team tournament with a 5-2 win over Lewis Central Tuesday at Atlantic High School.
For the first time in program history, the Sidney boys golf team will compete in the state tournament.
🎧 The hosts talk about why too few residential units are being built, and what actions are needed to make change at the local level.
The curtains eventually fall on every popular television program. Sure, "The Simpsons" is still going strong at 35 seasons, but that's the exception rather than the rule.
Jennifer Narramore, owner and co-founder of Tornado Talk, and her team have been sharing tornado survival stories from the last 70 years.
The option for shoppers to donate money as you pay at the checkout has become a regular occurrence, but should you use the opportunity to share the wealth?
The weather is heating up and early forecasts from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict 2024 could have one of the hottest summers on record. Whether you rely on window AC units for all your cooling or you want to save on central air by only cooling one room at a time,…
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and abortion during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend.
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