Category Archives: Local News
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Atlantic City Council approves final reading of ordinance changing method of elections to runoff elections
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council passed with third and final reading of an ordinance changing the method of Election to Runoff Elections. City Councilwoman Grace Garrett cast the lone no vote. Atl...
Mandy Billings Jul 21, 2021
Coon Rapids man killed in a car vs train accident
(Greene Co.) A Coon Rapids man was killed in a car vs train accident in Greene County this (Wednesday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 62-year-old Marvin Lee Krieger was driving a 2015 Toyota Coro...
Mandy Billings Jul 21, 2021
Sioux City Man Arrested For Multiple Vehicle Crash On I-29 That Injured Several
(Sioux City, IA) A 22-year-old Sioux City man is accused of driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 29 Friday when he caused a multiple-vehicle crash. Several people suffered severe injuri...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2021
Omaha Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
(Council Bluffs) Daniel James Haacke, 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 160 months in prison for drug and firearms offenses....
Mandy Billings Jul 21, 2021
Red Oak City Council Approves Urban Renewal Area for United Farmer's Coop
(Red Oak) The Red Oak City Council addressed the United Farmer's Cooperative's Urban Renewal project at Monday's City Council meeting. Red Oak City Administrator Brad Wright says a public hearing prec...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2021
Audubon County Fair Wrapped on Sunday with Support Sale
(Audubon) The Audubon County Fair wrapped up with the support sale on Sunday evening. Audubon County Extension and Outreach Program Coordinator Ann Carter says the support sale replaced the selling of...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2021
Enhanced Aquatics Center Discussed at Second Input Session
(Atlantic) On Tuesday evening, the Nishna Valley Family YMCA Staff and the Parks and Recreation Staff hosted a second input session on the topic of a future splash pad and enhanced aquatics facility. ...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2021
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) Two people were arrested on drug charges in Glenwood. The Glenwood Police Department says Julian Brown, 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested Sunday for Possession of a Controlled Substance ...
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) Three people were arrested on warrants in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Tera Lee McAtee, 32, of Glenwood, was arrested July 14th on a warrant for Failure to Appear. ...
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2021
Cass County Supervisors approve paid time off schedule for FY2022
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the final paid time off schedule for FY2022 at their meeting this morning. The Board approved the following holidays as paid days off...Indepen...
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2021