Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Cooling Stations Open in Cass County; SWIPCO offering free rides to cooling stations
(Cass Co.) With excessive heat expected to persist through this workweek, facilities in Cass County have opened their doors to people who need a break from the extreme heat. Libraries in Cass County w...
Mandy Billings Jul 26, 2021
Clarke County Man Killed in Madison County Crash
(Winterset) A Clarke County man died in a single-vehicle accident near Winterset in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at around 8:50 p.m. at Clark and Towe...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2021
100 Years
(Atlantic) The Cass County Fair starts on Wednesday, July 28, and the Washington G.E.M. 4-H Club celebrates its' 100th anniversary. The club asks both present and past members and leaders to join them...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2021
Excessive Heat Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Watch for portions of the southwest, west-central, and central Iowa from Wednesday morning to Wednesday evening. The counties under t...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2021
RAGBRAI Riders Face another Hot One
(Sac City, IA) -- Thousands of bike riders headed out from Le Mars in extreme heat on the first day of RAGBRAI. They ended the first day of the trek across the state Sunday in Sac City. Riders will ri...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2021
Over 100 people protest vaccine mandates at Iowa Capitol
(Des Moines, AP) More than 100 people gathered outside the Iowa State Capitol Saturday to rally against mandates requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, such as the ones some Iowa hospita...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2021
Motorcycle Crash Claims one Life
(Marshalltown) A Marshall County woman died in a motorcycle/SUV accident in Marshall County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 9:22 p.m. on Main Street Road, just west of Wall...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2021
Food sale moved to a new date at the Cass County Fair this year
(Atlantic) The Cass County Fair begins on Wednesday, July 28. Cass County Extension Director Kate Olson said one change this year is they have moved their food sale to a new date. We'll keep you updat...
Mandy Billings Jul 25, 2021
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne applauds Child Tax Credit Plan
(Washington D.C.) ) Iowa U.S. Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne touts the Child Care Tax Credit through the American Rescue Plan as a financial boost for families. Axne says 85-percent of the fa...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2021
Griswold School District making plans to fill staff needs for 2021-22 school year
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board at their meeting this week received an update from Superintendent Dave Henrichs on vacant staff positions for next school year. The district is still looking to fi...
Western Iowa Today Jul 25, 2021