Flood watch in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday
News Desk The National Weather Service offices in Johnston has issued a flood watch for the Perry area until 1 p.m. Wednesday. Excessive rainfall has raised the likelihood of flash flooding as…
Joan LaVonne Hicks of Madrid
Joan LaVonne Hicks, 81, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Madrid, Iowa. She was born Jan. 19, 1945, in Perry, Iowa, to…
Did Iowa’s largest beginning farmer tax credit create more farms?
Trent Walker, 30, and his wife, 29, with their family are beginning farmers near Dickens, Iowa. They farm two small fields of corn and soybeans and supplement their operation by…
Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by…
Premium gas at $4.59 per gallon in Marshall County in week ending Sept. 5
Marshall County had one gas station selling premium gas at the lowest price of $4.59 per gallon during the week ending Sept. 5, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.…
Jasper County schools enrolled 233 multiracial students in 2024-25 school year
Jasper County schools enrolled 233 multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, an increase of 7.4% from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Data showed that…
52 Hispanic students enrolled in Grundy County schools during 2024-25 school year
Grundy County schools enrolled 52 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, a decline of 5.5% from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Grundy County’s total…
Iowa County saw lowest price for E85 gas at $2.69 in week ending Sept. 5
E85 gas was sold at the lowest price of $2.69 per gallon at one gas station in Iowa County during the week ending Sept. 5, according to customer reports submitted…
71 multiracial students enrolled in Iowa County schools in 2024-25 school year
Iowa County enrolled 71 multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Data showed that Iowa County enrolled…
School board approves work for baseball field
The Lenox School Board approved work to the baseball field and hiring of a different auditing firm at their monthly meeting on September 9. The board reviewed work for the…
Homecoming candidates and attendants; coronation Wednesday
Homecoming king and queen candidates: Emma Brown and Isaiah Padilla; Joselyn Smith and Dayton Tull; Avvy Curtis and Caden Kaufman; LaraLynn England and Levi Fitzgerald. Attendants: freshmen Salen Samo and…
Driver identified as a juvenile in Solon hit-and-run incident
Lang 9/15/26 The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has released more details about the driver in a hit-and-run accident near Solon. The official accident report from the Iowa State Patrol indicates…
Dr. Julie Trepa, Superintendent, Boone Community School District, September 15, 2026
Dr. Julie Trepa, Superintendent, Boone Community School District, September 15, 2026 22 Dr. Julie Trepa, Superintendent, Boone Community School District, provides information about the Boone School Board meeting. This week,…
Lahn endorsed by NRA-PVF in race for Iowa Governor
Republican Zach Lahn announced on Tuesday an endorsement from the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund. The NRA gave Lahn an ‘A’ rating. “Rob Sand likes gun control — he…