Category Archives: Local News
Statewide Excessive Speed Initiative Runs from September 27 through October 4
(Atlantic) Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Office Shelby McCreedy says daily in Iowa and across the nation, excessive speed is a significant public safety concern. Trooper...
Sep 26, 2022
Atlantic Man Strikes House with a Stolen Pickup
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man faces charges after striking a residence with a stolen pickup. At 2:18 a.m. on Sunday, Cass County Communications dispatched the Atlantic Police Department to a motor vehicl...
Sep 25, 2022
Reminder: Temporary closure of Pottawattamie County Road G-37/Old Mormon Bridge Road scheduled for Monday
(Pottawattamie Co.) A CN Railway project to rebuild the at-grade crossing on Pottawattamie County Road G-37/Old Mormon Bridge Road just east of I-29/I-680 system interchange will require closing the r...
Sep 25, 2022
Aaron Koontz Joins SWIPCO as Grant Specialist
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) announced Aaron Koontz has been hired as a Grants Specialist. He will work with SWIPCO housing programs to ensure that the agency and the commun...
Sep 25, 2022
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit Farmhouse & Flowers
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors visited Farmhouse & Flowers at their new location Thursday, September 22, 2022. The Ambassadors met with Ann Johnk, owner, to see the space, located at ...
Sep 25, 2022
Updated: Missing Council Bluffs Child Located
(Council Bluffs) The missing eleven-year-old Council Bluffs child Jameson Borden has been located. Previous Story: Council Bluffs Police are searching for 11-year-old Jameson Borden of Council Bluffs....
Sep 24, 2022
ISP Provides Tips for Sharing Roadways with Farm Equipment
(Undated) The 2022 harvest season is underway, so large farm equipment will travel Iowa's roadways. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Information Officer Shelby McCreedy says the responsibilit...
Sep 24, 2022
Iowa DNR Volunteer Day
(Area) Volunteer opportunities are available in Iowa's state parks on Saturday. The Iowa DNR's annual statewide volunteer day is September 24th. "We invite Iowans to come out and help us out in these ...
Sep 24, 2022
Atlantic Homecoming Queen and King Crowned at Friday's Ceremony
(Atlantic) Rio Johnson and Brenden Casey are the 2022 Atlantic Homecoming Queen and King. They were crowned during a ceremony at the High School gymnasium on Friday afternoon in front of the student b...
Sep 23, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) Two people were arrested on Burglary charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 69-year-old Joseph Alan Thomas, of Omaha, Nebraska, and 47-year-old Tracey Lynn Klahn, ...
Sep 23, 2022
