Unemployment Rates Up From Same Time Last Year

The unemployment rate in the eight-county Western Iowa Advantage Region for February of 2016 reflected an increase of .3 percent to 4.7 percent over the same time period last year. Carroll County remains at the lowest end

Investigation Continues Into Storm Lake Pollutants

State environmental officials are investigating two separate incidents of water pollution from over the weekend. In the first case, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says an industrial cleaner being used at the Tyson-Hillshire plant in Storm

Irma Schrad formerly of Arcadia

Mass of the Christian Burial for 96 year old Irma Schrad of Carroll, formerly of Arcadia, will be Tuesday at 10:30am at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia with burial at the Parish Cemetery.  Visitation will