Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic City Council Approves Public Hearing Date for Land Acquisition Loan Agreement
(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...
Sep 07, 2022
Atlantic City Council Discusses "Retail Coach" Contract
(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...
Sep 07, 2022
Red Oak woman arrested on a warrant for OWI 2nd
(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...
Sep 07, 2022
Some Test Scores Improve Among For Iowa Students
(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...
Sep 07, 2022
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sep 07, 2022
