Author Archives: Western Iowa Today
Inmate sentenced to life for murder in Union County passes away
(Iowa City) A man imprisoned for beating to death his girlfriend nearly 23 years ago has died at an Iowa hospital. The Iowa Corrections Department says Rick Bird was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m. Wedne...
Jan 02, 2020
California man busted with 1,500 pounds of suspected marijuana in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A traffic stop on Interstate-80 in Council Bluffs Wednesday afternoon uncovered an estimated $4.5 million worth of marijuana. 35-year-old Dmitry Borisov, of Los Angeles, CA, was drivi...
Jan 02, 2020
Guthrie County Supervisors appoint Dickson as chairman of the board and Kuster as vice-chair
(Guthrie Center) Mike Dickson will serve as the chair of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors in 2020. Jerome "J.D." Kuster was appointed as vice chair at the supervisor's organizational meeting he...
Jan 02, 2020
Possession of methamphetamine lands two behind bars in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Two people have been arrested on multiple drug charges by the Atlantic Police Department. 45-year-old Tammy Espinosa and 60-year-old Jason Dillon, were each taken into custody and booked in...
Jan 02, 2020
Griswold girls ready for the 2020 portion of the basketball season
(Griswold) Griswold basketball hits the airwaves on KSOM tonight. The Tigers host Stanton in a girl/boy doubleheader. With some key injuries and a very difficult schedule, things haven't got quite as ...
Jan 02, 2020
Residents take steps to keep open only grocery store in town
(Gowrie) Some residents have organized to keep open the only grocery store in their central Iowa town. The newly formed Gowrie Grocery LLC has scheduled a meeting Monday to discuss the Jamboree Foods ...
Jan 02, 2020
Cass County Master Gardeners Graduate 5 Trainees from Fall Class
(Atlantic) Celebrating its 40th year in Iowa, the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program equips participants to grow in knowledge about gardening best practices. Once the...
Jan 02, 2020
Ruth Richter Obituary
Ruth Richter, 82, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. A Rosary service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5th at Roland Funeral Ho...
Jan 02, 2020
No. 2 Northwest subdues Simpson, 101-66
MARYVILLE, Missouri - The No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat men's basketball recorded a 101-66 victory over the Simpson College Storm on New Year's Day. The Bearcats won for the...
Jan 01, 2020
Missouri Man faces theft charges in Mills County
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports a handful of arrests. On Thursday, 20-year-old Cortez Dajuan-Moore, of Rayton, MO, was arrested for Theft 1st, Possession of Burglary Tools, Reckle...
Jan 01, 2020
