11 KHS And CHS Large Group Speech Teams Earn Top Scores At State Contest
Carroll High School (CHS) and Kuemper Catholic High School (KHS) speech teams competed at the large-group Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) state contest in Spencer over the weekend, and 11 groups earned top ratings. CHS, coached
Luengas-Otto Announced As ERC Fellow For CCGP And HUB 712
Carroll County Growth Partnership (CCGP) has announced the Economic Recovery Corps (ERC) fellow partnered with Carroll’s HUB 712 project. The ERC Fellowship, launched in 2023 with a $30 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
500+ Customers Impacted By Unexpected Outage Monday Morning In Carroll
More than 500 MidAmerican Energy customers were without power shortly before noon today (Monday). The outage appears to be the result of a ground transformer failure along Highway 30 east in Carroll near Collins Aerospace. Power appears
Iowa Department Of Corrections Seeks Public’s Help In Locating Greene County Escapee From Work Release Program
Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) are seeking the public’s help locating a Greene County convict who failed to return from his work release program. According to DOC staff, 31-year-old Darren Lehrkamp, who pled guilty
New DART Simulator Give Carroll PD More Training Opportunities
Carroll Police Department officers have a new tool to assist with training for various scenarios thanks to a new immersive system. City officials allocated $15,000 to the department in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 to purchase the DART
Carroll County Supervisors Dive Into FY25 Department Budgets At Monday’s Meeting
Most of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors’ attention will be on Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget preparations during their meeting on Monday. The supervisors convene at 9 a.m. at the Conservation Education Center in Swan Lake
Sen. Grassley Leads Senators’ Investigation Into Anti-Catholic FBI Memo
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading an effort to investigate an anti-Catholic memo prepared by analysts in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Richmond, Va. field office. Grassley, alongside 15 other Republican senators, is urging FBI Director
Carroll County Supervisors Say Interest And Investment Revenue Exceeded Expectations In FY24
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors may have found at least a little relief in what is expected to be a tight budget year thanks to a 2023 state law that limits counties’ and cities’ annual growth.
Carroll City Council Hosts First FY25 Budget Work Session Monday
The Carroll City Council meets for its first Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget work session on Monday. The council will convene at 5:15 p.m. at Carroll City Hall to review and discuss what city staff have prepared
Double-Homicide Convict’s Request For Restitution Reduction Due To Commissary Coffee Prices Denied In Carroll County District Court
A Carroll County District Court judge has denied a request for restitution review from a Lake City man convicted for a double homicide in Glidden in 2014. According to court records, 62-year-old Thomas Guy Henderson submitted his