Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Steven Michael Fischer, 63, was arrested Thursday after Deputies were dispatched to 21768 Juniper Road for a vehicl...
Mandy Billings Apr 09, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Haliegh Ann Cox, 20, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Wednesday on three counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession...
Mandy Billings Apr 09, 2021
Creston Police arrest Creston Man on Assault Charges
(Atlantic) Creston Police arrested 37-year old Lee Fowler of Creston at his residence on Thursday. Officers charged Fowler with Assault, Domestic Abuse, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Offic...
Tom Robinson Apr 09, 2021
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 24-year old Kyle Andrew Nicholson of Elliott for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license. Deputies transported Nicholson to the Montg...
Tom Robinson Apr 09, 2021
Newly Renovated Red Oak City Pool Ready for Opening: Need Lifeguards
(Red Oak) Red Oak City Officials will begin cleaning and filling the newly renovated swimming pool in the next couple of weeks. Red Oak City Administrator Brad Wright says one thing they desperately n...
Tom Robinson Apr 09, 2021
Governor Reynolds says uptick in COVID cases attributed to individuals 18 to 24 years of age
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds said the recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa, and across the nation, can be attributed to individuals that are 18 to 24 years of age. Reynolds said whil...
Mandy Billings Apr 09, 2021
Atlantic City Council approves Contract for Animal Shelter Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council awarded the contract for the Animal Shelter Addition project to Henningsen Construction. There two bids submitted for the project. Henningsen Construction bid $215...
Tom Robinson Apr 09, 2021
Tight Supplies Driving Building Costs Higher
(Atlantic) As construction season ramps up, contractors are scrambling to secure building materials. Dave Sturm, Engineer for Snyder and Associates in Atlantic, says material costs have gone up 15-to-...
Tom Robinson Apr 09, 2021
State Climatologist predicts "Excellent Planting Window"
(Area) After a week and a half of above average temperatures a change is coming in the short term weather outlook. State Climatologist Justin Glisan looks for cooler than normal conditions to persist ...
Western Iowa Today Apr 09, 2021
Shelby County Emergency Managament trying to simplify procedure for issuing burn bans
(Harlan) The Shelby County Emergency Management Office is working with the Shelby County Board of Supervisors on establishing a new process for putting a burn ban in place. Emergency Management Direct...
Western Iowa Today Apr 09, 2021