Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Montgomery County Engineer addresses Bridge Barricade Issue on 180th near Q Avenue
(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...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2022
Man tries to Steal Copper from Active Electric Substation
(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...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2022
Road construction project facing delay in Audubon County
(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...
Western Iowa Today Sep 07, 2022
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie Co) An Illinois man was arrested for Burglary in Pottawattamie County. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Michael Anthony Bourdo, of Saint Jacob, Illinois, was a...
Mandy Billings Sep 07, 2022
Glenwood Discusses Uses Once Resource Center Is Closed
(Glenwood, IA) Discussions are underway in the Glenwood area on what may happen to the property once the state Glenwood Resource Center facility is closed in 2024. The facility provides residential ca...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2022
Two In Custody After Airsoft Shooting Of Sioux City Students
(Sioux City, IA) Sioux City police were able to quickly arrest two people who allegedly fired an airsoft pistol at students leaving the North Middle School Tuesday. Sergeant Jeremy McClure says a coup...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2022
Harlan City Council Approves Appointment to Fill Ward 4 City Council Seat
(Harlan) On Tuesday, the Harlan City Council approved RJ Bielenberg's appointment to fill the Ward Four City Council seat, left vacant by Greg Bladt's resignation on July 19. "We had two good applican...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2022
Fatal rollover accident in Adair County
(Adair Co.) One person died following a rollover accident in Adair County Tuesday evening. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Sean Hagen, of Prole, was driving a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherok...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2022
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports six arrests between August 18th and September 1st. Lydell Jay Smith, age 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested August 18th on an active warrant. Smith was ...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2022

Shelby County Board of Supervisors approve Beaver Bounty
(Shelby Co.) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors this (Tuesday) morning approved a beaver bounty. According to the meeting minutes, that board considered the expenditure of the budgeted $6,000 to b...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2022







