Category Archives: Local News
First Case of Monkeypox in Iowa
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services says tests conducted by the State Hygienic Lab revealed a probable case of monkeypox. The patient from northcentral Iowa was likely...
Jul 02, 2022
Southwest Iowa Fireworks Shows
(Area) The following is a list of fireworks displays in southwest Iowa. Shows on July 3rd: -Lake Icaria at 10:00 p.m. -Avoca at dusk - visible from Countryview Clubhouse and Edgington Memorial Park -L...
Jul 02, 2022
Red Oak Fire Chief offers Fireworks Safety Tips
(Red Oak) Each Fourth of July, thousands of people, often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. Despite the dangers of fireworks, few people understand the associated risks-d...
Jul 02, 2022
Creston man arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested David William Fister on Wednesday for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Fister was taken to the Union County Jail. Bond of $300 was posted.
Jul 01, 2022
Iowans Are Asked To Attend Funeral For WWII Veteran With Only One Relative
(Shenandoah, IA) -- Iowans are encouraged to attend next week's funeral for a World War Two veteran who's only living relative is on the East Coast. Hugh Bell of Shenandoah died June Second at age 98....
Jul 01, 2022
Carson and Griswold awarded DNR Derelict Building Grants
(Area) The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program awarded grants to two southwest Iowa communities. The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program was instituted by statute to help rural communities with popula...
Jul 01, 2022
Application process underway in Audubon County for Valley Business Park grant money
(Audubon) Audubon County Economic Development is accepting grant applications for community projects beginning July 1st. Sara Slater with ACED lays out the application process. "You can get them at th...
Jul 01, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report; two arrests and one accident with minor injuries
(Mills Co.) One person suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Mills County on Tuesday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old Linley Chickering, of Malvern, was driving a 200...
Jun 30, 2022
Cass County Supervisors approve another new hire for the Treasurer's Office; low bid for box culvert project and other items
(Cass Co.) Tensions continue between the Cass County Treasurer and Board of Supervisors regarding pay for new hires. Cass County Treasurer Tracey Marshall asked the Board to hire another individual st...
Jun 30, 2022
Iowa DOT clarifies information on new law related annual overweight permits
(Ankeny) The Iowa Department of Transportation has received many questions about a law passed in the 2022 Legislative Session related to overweight loads moving on Iowa roadways. The new provision wil...
Jun 30, 2022
