Gov. Reynolds Appoints Thomas Ogden To Bench In District 5A

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Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the appointment of Assistant Polk County Attorney Thomas Ogden as an associate judge in Iowa Judicial District 5A. Ogden, who currently resides in Indianola, earned his undergraduate degree from Hillsdale College in

Iowa HHS Records Season’s First Flu Death

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The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today (Friday) reported the state’s first influenza-related death of the 2025-26 respiratory virus season. Officials said the individual was an older adult from southwest Iowa. The latest Respiratory

Carroll Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Conspiracy

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A Carroll man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and is awaiting sentencing. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, 52-year-old Paul Diamond Sanchez submitted his guilty plea yesterday (Thursday)

Charles “Eldon” Wright of Scranton

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Charles “Eldon” Wright, age 84, of Scranton, IA, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025.     Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in