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- Audubon County ·
Iowa’s Revised Jan. Unemployment Holds At 3.4%
Iowa added 6,400 jobs in January as the state’s labor force participation…

- Audubon County ·
March See Normal Statewide Rainfall Totals But NW Iowa Drought Conditions Worsen
Recent rainfall has improved drought conditions across much of Iowa, though parts…

- Country ·
Women dominate the 2026 ACM Awards nominees: Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson and more
The nominees for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards have been…

- Country ·
Hardy announces two-night Halloween celebration in Nashville
Country star HARDY is gearing up for a spooky doubleheader, “HARDY HALLOWEEN,”…

- Entertainment ·
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne’s ‘Platonic’ renewed for Season 3 at Apple TV
Apple TV+ is keeping the laughs going: the streaming service officially renewed…
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NW Iowa Farmer Gets 13 Years For Crop Insurance Fraud, Theft Of Gov’t Funds, And Stalking
A northwest Iowa farmer has been ordered to serve over…

Schweizer Earns Q1 Culture Champion Award From Stewart Memorial
Pictured (L-R): Rosita Crabb, Nicki Wiggins, Becky Schweizer, and Jodi…

Gov. Reynolds Proclaims April As Keep Iowa Beautiful Month
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation Wednesday declaring April as…

Iowa Fuel Report: April 8, 2026
Despite a temporary pause to the conflict with Iran in…

Iowa House Passes Iowa Farm Bill With Bipartisan Support
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is celebrating the Iowa…

Carroll Middle Schooler In The Hunt To Be “America’s Favorite Student”
A Carroll middle schooler has reached the quarterfinals in a…
OBITUARIES
James “Jim” Hubers of Carroll
James “Jim” Dale Hubers, age 68, of Carrol, IA, passed away on…

Ursula Turner of Glidden
Ursula Elsa Louisa Eggert Turner, 90, passed away peacefully on April 8,…

Quentin Riedesel of Lohrville
Quentin Riedesel, age 95 of Lohrville, Iowa, passed away at the Green County Medical…

John Forke of Breda
John Joseph Forke, age 79, of Breda, IA, passed away on Sunday,…

George “Gus” Harnack of Carroll
George “Gus” Harnack, age 91, of Carroll, IA, passed away peacefully on…
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