Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Thrive Iowa Launches in Cass County- New Initiative to Strengthen Community Connections and Support Families
(Atlantic) Community members, employers, nonprofit organizations, faith communities, educational institutions, and local leaders are encouraged to attend the official launch of Thrive Iowa in Cass Cou...
Mandy Billings 2h ago Copy of HealthyU_Website - 1

Iowan Identified As Victim In Edwards AFB B52 Crash
(Edwards AFB, CA ) -- The Air Force has identified those killed in a B-52 bomber crash in California, and one of the victims is from Iowa. Thirty-five-year-old Brad Hovey was a 2009 graduate of Adel-D...
Mandy Billings 4h ago

First Interstate Bank Donates to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Atlantic, Iowa, branch of First Interstate Bank has recently made a donation of $2,500 in support of Vision Atlantic's transformative community development project, which includes a new...
Mandy Billings 5h ago

Council Bluffs to Kick Off America's 250th Celebration with Historic 100 Block Street Festival
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs will kick off the Independence Day weekend a day early with a free community celebration marking America's 250th anniversary. The Hundred Block Community Collective wil...
Mandy Billings 5h ago

High Winds Blow through Northwest, North-Central, and Eastern Iowa: 94 Mile Hour Wind Gust Reported in Marshalltown
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines says a storm caused significant damage in north-central and east-central Iowa this (Wednesday) morning. Christy Carter with the National Weather...
Tom Robinson 6h ago

Audubon County Supervisors and Sheriff Discuss Reserve Deputy Program
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors has taken the first step toward establishing a Reserve Deputy program for the Sheriff's Office. During Tuesday's meeting, Audubon County Sheriff T...
Mandy Billings 6h ago

State Audit Identifies Financial, Record-Keeping Concerns in Montgomery County
(Red Oak, IA) -- Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna is seeking some help in her office and while they decide whether to add a part time position, they must digest the results of a state wide audit t...
Chris Varney 8h ago

Board Of Regents Gives Preliminary Approval to Three-Year Degrees
(Des Moines, IA) -- Students may soon be able to get a degree faster at one of Iowa's three regent universities: Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. The...
Cate Shaughnessy 8h ago

Adair County Supervisors Appoint County Auditor
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors appointed a new County Auditor during a brief meeting Wednesday morning. The Board administered the Oath of Office to Ruthie Smith, who assumes the po...
Mandy Billings 10h ago

Glenwood Police Report 2 Arrests
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports an arrest for eluding and another for failure to appear. Police arrested 19-year-old Coleby Jay Becker on Monday for eluding (Speeding over 25 miles p...
Tom Robinson 11h ago







