Category Archives: Local News

Area Rain Totals from overnight June 14-June 15 Atlantic - 2.5 inches Anita - .95 inch Marne - 2.4 inches Treynor 2.2 inches Exira - 2.55 inches

(Area) Severe thunderstorms carrying high winds and hail-downed trees and power lines as it swept across southwest Iowa late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service st...

(Council Bluffs) Severe Thunderstorms impacted Pottawattamie County in the early morning hours of June 15th. The system prompted destructive severe thunderstorm, tornado, and flash flood warnings. As ...

(Audubon) A bond issue for the Audubon Fire Station will be up for a vote this fall. It's take two for the fire department as they'll be seeking 60% yes votes on the November ballot. Only 33% were in ...

(UPDATED) (Fremont Co.) A Fremont County Deputy was killed in an accident Tuesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says at approximately 12:35 p.m., Deputy Austin "Melvin" Richardson, age 37, of Sidne...

(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors canvassed the votes of the June 7, 2022 primary election this morning. The official results from the election for county candidates are posted below. Th...

(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced $100 million in school safety funding to support Iowa's 327 public school districts and 183 non-public and independent schools during a press confer...

(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved new employees for the Treasurer's Office. The two new employees include Bailey Smith and Kayla Imhoff. Bailey Smith, who is NOT the Atlantic Ch...

(Red Oak) This morning, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a $20.00 inspection fee for off-highway vehicles. Montgomery County Sheriff Jon Spunaugle says the fee is in response to a n...

(Anita) The CAM School Board approved the sale of excess technology equipment at Monday's School Board meeting. Schools Superintendent Paul Croghan says the district is upgrading the equipment next sc...