Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) Four people were arrested on drug charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Hta Dee, 35, Has Ger Htoo, 36, Ler Lar Shee, 24, and Pi La, 39, all of Omaha, Nebraska, we...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
Updated 511 website now fully functional as old sites are retired
(Ames) All the information you need to more easily travel Iowa's state and U.S. highways and interstates is now on one, cohesive website www.511ia.org. For many years Iowa's authoritative source of tr...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
CAM Facilities Update Meeting Scheduled
(Anita) CAM Schools Superintendent Paul Croghan says two facilities upgrade meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 21. "The focus financial committee meets on Wednesday, Ju...
Tom Robinson Jul 13, 2021
Cass County Engineer updates Supervisors on construction projects
(Atlantic) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken updated the Board of Supervisors this morning on their construction projects. Wolken said work continues on pouring the deck on the Boston Road bridge and ...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
Intermittent lane closures on U.S. 6 between U.S. 71 and Iowa 48 in Cass County begin Monday, July 19
(Cass Co.) Road construction work on U.S. 6 between Iowa 71 near Atlantic, and Iowa 48 near Lewis, will require intermittent lane closures weekdays from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. beginning on Monday, July 1...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
Lane closures on east and westbound I-80 in Cass County begin Wednesday, July 21
(Cass Co.) A bridge deck overlay project on east- and westbound Interstate 80 between Iowa 173 (exit 54) three miles east of Marne, and Cass County Road N-16 (exit 57) five miles west of Brayton, will...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
Audubon County Fair back to Traditional Schedule
(Audubon) The Audubon County Fair gets underway this week. Ann Carter, Audubon County Extension and Outreach Program Coordinator says the Fair is back to the pre-COVID-19 schedule. "We're excited to o...
Tom Robinson Jul 13, 2021
Ras Smith, Democratic candidate for Governor in 2022
(Area) Ras Smith, Democratic candidate for Governor in 2022, made a campaign stop in Atlantic Monday evening. Ras Smith is a native of Waterloo where he currently resides with his wife and two daughte...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
Dry conditions impact sweet corn crop in some parts of Iowa
(Atlantic) Dry conditions have had an impact on the sweet corn crop in some areas of the state. Clay Amos, with Amos Family Sweet Corn of Griswold, said they are fortunate to have an irrigation system...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2021
AtlanticFest To Be Held August 14th
(Atlantic) AtlanticFest, presented by First Whitney Bank & Trust, will be held Saturday, August 14th rain or shine. AtlanticFest is an annual festival that serves as a fundraiser for the Atlantic ...
Mandy Billings Jul 12, 2021