Category Archives: Local News
Walnut man sentenced to prison on Sexual Abuse charges
(Pottawattamie Co) A Walnut man was sentenced to prison Thursday on Sexual Abuse charges. According to court records, 59-year-old Allan Sievers was sentenced to an indeterminate term of incarceration ...
Feb 10, 2023
Atlantic School District Moving Forward with Playground Improvement Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board on Wednesday authorized Snyder and Associates to accept bids for the Washington Elementary School playground project for an estimated cost of $650,000. According t...
Feb 10, 2023
Nebraska Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 46-year-old Cindy Anne Ortiz, of Omaha, Nebraska was sentenced on February 1 to 156 months in prison. In September 20...
Feb 10, 2023
Iowa Senator Proposes 5 Bills Targeting Eminent Domain
(Des Moines) Iowa Senator Jeff Taylor has proposed five bills targeting eminent domain and carbon pipelines. They would offer different levels of protections to landowners such as banning pipelines fr...
Feb 10, 2023
Shelby County Supervisors approve salaries for Elected Officials and County Sheriff
(Shelby Co) Shelby County Board of Supervisors approved salaries for Elected Officials and the County Sheriff. According to the meeting minutes, the Shelby County Compensation Board met in November an...
Feb 10, 2023
Villisca Structure Fire
(Villisca) A Villisca Firefighter suffered minor injuries in a structure in Villisca early this (Thursday) morning. Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 6:49 a.m. for a structure fire at 30...
Feb 9, 2023
Guthrie County Sheriff: One Second Can Change Your Life
(Guthrie Co) Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright is reminding everyone to drive safe. Sheriff Arganbright said they had a bad accident yesterday on Highway 141 and Highway 25 when a driver looked...
Feb 9, 2023
Atlantic School Board to hold public hearing on 2023-24 School Calendar March 8th
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will hold a public hearing on the 2023-24 School Master Calendar on March 8th. Superintendent Steve Barber said they created a calendar committee and they were giv...
Feb 9, 2023
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Reports Three Arrests
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests on Tuesday. *Deputies arrested 30-year-old Jesse Robert Schleip of Council Bluffs on a Pottawattamie County warrant for violating...
Feb 9, 2023
Statewide Traffic Enforcement for Super Bowl Sunday
(Denison) The Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau is teaming up with Iowa Law Enforcement to remind football enthusiasts that fans don't let fans drive drunk. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Pu...
Feb 9, 2023
