Category Archives: Local News
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Adair County Conservation Update: Bid awarded for Mormon Trail Shower House
(Adair Co) A bid contract has been awarded for the Mormon Trail Shower House. Adair County Conservation Director Dominic Johnson told the Board of Supervisors this morning that he received two bids, a...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2022

Omaha Man Who Barricaded Himself In Winterset Church Extradited To Omaha
(Polk County) A Nebraska man facing murder charges is returning to Omaha after a police chase ending in central Iowa. 27-year-old Gage Walter is accused of the murder of his grandmother and great-gran...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2022
Iowa Youth Straw Poll Favors Incumbents
(Des Moines) Early results for in the 2022 Iowa Youth Straw Polls are favoring incumbents. The Iowa Secretary of State's office says more than 13-thousand students in Iowa K-12 schools cast ballots fo...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2022

Nationwide study shows 37% of high school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic
(Des Moines) A new nationwide study shows high school students' mental health declined during the pandemic. The 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences survey says 37 percent of high school students...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2022

Police arrest Red Oak Man on Firearms Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 34-year-old Lucas James Bogart of Red Oak in the 500 block of East Prospect Street for Reckless Use of firearms/explosives. Officer's transported Bogart to the Montgo...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2022

Cass County Board of Supervisors discuss Opioid Funding Request and Zoning change for McCunn Specialty Firearms
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors received an Opioid Funding Request for officer training at their meeting Tuesday morning. Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue said he would like to host t...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2022
Pottawattamie County Supervisors approve lease renewal for the Avoca Courthouse
(Avoca) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the lease renewal with the City of Avoca and Newtown-Avoca Historical Society for the Avoca Courthouse. Rhonda Hope, with the ...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2022

DEA Announces the 23rd Take Back Day: October 29th
(Audubon Co) With opioid overdose deaths increasing, the Drug Enforcement Administration announces its 23rd Take Back Day scheduled for October 29th from 10am - 2pm. At its last Take Back Day in April...
Mandy Billings Oct 25, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Cory Reed Keinow, 44, of Glenwood, on October 21st for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $300. Dakota John Allen, 27, of Hastings,...
Mandy Billings Oct 25, 2022

Pottawattamie County Supervisors approve second consideration of zoning change for land south of Avoca
(Avoca) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the second consideration of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to reclassify approximately 12.92 acres of land south of Av...
Mandy Billings Oct 25, 2022







