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Red Oak Fire Department Respond to Chemical Odor at Apartment Building
(Red Oak) Residents of the Southern Iowa Rural Housing apartment building at 1403 Summit Street in Red Oak were evacuated on Wednesday afternoon due to a chemical smell from inside the building. Red O...
Tom Robinson Jul 13, 2022

Update: Pottawattamie Train versus Semi Accident Claims on Life
(Walnut) A semi driver died in a semi versus train accident on 510th and Rosewood Road southeast of Walnut on Wednesday afternoon. Pottawattamie County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Theulen tells KSOM/KS9...
Tom Robinson Jul 13, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Bond was set at $25,000 for 62-year-old Thomas Oscar Anderson, of Red Oak. Anderson was arrested Tuesday for Possession of a Control...
Western Iowa Today Jul 13, 2022
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports the arrest of 47-year-old Stacey Barrett, of Glenwood. Barrett was arrested Tuesday for Driving Under Suspension and later charged with Possession of ...
Western Iowa Today Jul 13, 2022

Train vs semi accident reported south of Walnut
(Walnut) Rescue crews and multiple fire departments responded to a train vs semi accident south of Walnut on Wednesday afternoon. The accident was along 510th Street just south of Rosewood. The semi c...
Western Iowa Today Jul 13, 2022

Update: Jury finds Anthony Asay Not Guilty on three charges
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man has been found not guilty of the charges of Attempted Murder, Arson 1st Degree and Assault Causing Bodily Injury. The jury reached the verdict after less than one hour of de...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2022

Witness Testifies in the State Versus Anthony Asay Trial
(Atlantic) Testimony continued on Wednesday morning for the State versus Anthony Asay, the Atlantic man on trial for Attempted Murder, 1st Degree Arson, and assault. The State called Tiffany Wallace t...
Tom Robinson Jul 13, 2022

Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports one arrest and a theft incident. Jessica Renee Swietlik, 35, was arrested Tuesday in the 200 block of N. Maple for Violation of Probation, Failure to Ap...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2022

Cass County Supervisors approve issuance of Solid Waste Facilities Revenue Capital Loan Notes
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution consenting to the issuance of Solid Waste Facilities Revenue Capital Loan Notes not to exceed $194,082 by the Cass Coun...
Mandy Billings Jul 13, 2022

Trial begins for Atlantic man charged with Attempted Murder, Arson and Assault
(Atlantic) The trial for an Atlantic man charged with Attempted Murder, Arson 1st Degree and Assault began this (Tuesday) afternoon. The State of Iowa says Anthony Asay faces these charges for assault...
Mandy Billings Jul 12, 2022







