Category Archives: Local News

(Massena) Cass EMS, Cumberland and Massena Fire and Rescue were called to the area of 765th and Pella Roads northeast of Massena for a crane that tipped over. It was reported that the crane operator s...

(Creston) Creston Police arrested Hyvis Oerlyn Thatcher, 74, on Wednesday for Harassment 3rd Degree. Thatcher was taken to the Union County Jail. Bond of $300 was posted.

(Audubon) Audubon County will cover the cost of new hires to obtain their Commercial Driver's License. The County Engineer and County Attorney have put together a new CDL Agreement. Supervisor's Chair...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday to enter into a land acquisition loan agreement to borrow money in the principal amount of $700,000. In April, the Atlantic City C...

(Atlantic) At Wednesday's Atlantic City Council Meeting, City Administrator John Lund informed the Council that the Retail Coach contract is about to expire. Lund wanted a consensus from the Council o...

(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 58-year-old Rhonda Joann Sperber, of Red Oak, on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Operating While Intoxicated 2nd Offense. Sperber was transported...

(Des Moines, IA) -- The results from Statewide Assessment tests taken last spring show third through eighth graders returned to pre-pandemic levels in reading proficiency, but the reading scores for 1...

(Red Oak) Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert asks nearby residents to quit moving the barricades away from the 180th Street Bridge. She says the bridge west of Q Avenue closed in August to inspec...

(Clarinda, IA) -- A MidAmerican Energy spokesman says a vandal trying to steal copper wire risked being electrocuted by 69-thousand volts of electricity at an active power substation in southwest Iowa...

(Audubon) A four mile stretch of M66 in Audubon County is up for a resurfacing project, but the work may be delayed. Audubon County Board of Supervisors Chairman Doug Sorensen says the highway north o...