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News from Western Iowa.
First Probable Case of Monkeypox in Pottawattamie County Confirmed
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in Pottawattamie County. Pottawattamie County Public Health (PCPH) works closely with ID...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022

New Rheumatology Team at Cass Health
(Atlantic) Cass Health is excited to welcome three new rheumatologists to Atlantic Medical Center, RHC. Dr. Thomas Schmidt, Dr. Gino Chesini, and Dr. Stephen Slade w...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2022
Burn ban issued for Adair County
(Adair Co) Per the request of the fire chiefs of Adair County, a burn ban has been put in place effective at 2:00 p.m. today (August 3). Conditions is Adair County are such that open burning constitut...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2022
Temporary closure of north and southbound Iowa 25 at I-80 near Menlo begins August 9
(Adair Co) Bridge deck repair work on the Iowa 25 bridge over Interstate 80 in Adair County near Menlo will require closing north- and southbound Iowa 25 between I-80 and Guthrie County Road F-65 star...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2022

Red Oak Two-Vehicle Accident
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police investigated a two-vehicle crash at Elm and North 2nd Streets. Police say the accident happened at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. No one suffered injuries in the mishap, and the driver...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
Creston Police Report One Arrest
(Creston) A Creston woman faces alcohol-related and assault charges. Creston Police arrested 37-year-old Samantha Hays at the Lobby on Tuesday. Officers transported Hays to the Adams County Jail on ch...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
Harlan City Council approves Recommendation to Authorize Harlan Fire Department to transport 9-1-1
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council reviewed and approved recommendations to authorize the Harlan Fire Department to file an EMS Service Change of Status. Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys says the a...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022

Cass County Fair Rabbit Stall Raffle Raises Kick starts New Show Stall Replacement Project
(Atlantic) Cass County Rabbitt Superintendent Justin Retallic says the Rabbit Stall raffle will allow for a few new tables at the Cass County Fair next year. Retallic says the raffle raised just shy o...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports five arrests. Shaka Renee Gordon, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested July 28th on a warrant for Failure to Appear on the charges of Possession of...
Mandy Billings Aug 02, 2022
Tree lands on passing vehicles in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A tree landed on top of two passing vehicles in Council Bluffs this morning. The Council Bluffs Police Department says at approximately 8:48 a.m., emergency personnel were dispatched ...
Mandy Billings Aug 02, 2022







