Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Weather Forecast for the Spring Growing Season is still Up in the Air
(Des Moines) The March weather outlook is showing warmer than normal temperatures and a signal of a locked-in La Nina. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says a La Nina is a cold sea service anomaly in...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2021
Audubon FFA Chapter recognizes National FFA week with dress days
(Audubon) Students in Audubon have been celebrating National FFA Week this week. KSOM/KS95.7 News caught up with Audubon FFA Officers Clayton Morgan (President), Tyler Tessman (Vice President), Matt B...
Western Iowa Today Feb 26, 2021
EMS funding bill passes in the Iowa House
(Des Moines) An EMS funding bill unanimously passed the Iowa House this week. Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said this bill provides more latitude for EMS district trustees to increas...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021
Clarinda City Council approves contract for street asphalt project
(Clarinda) The Clarinda City Council approved a contract for a street asphalt project at their meeting Wednesday evening. According to the meeting minutes, Manager McClarnon reported this project is i...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021
Audubon County Sheriff’s Report
(Audubon Co.) A California man was arrested on drug charges in Audubon County. The Audubon County Sheriff's Office says Christian Bohorquez, 29, of Gustine, was arrested February 17th following a traf...
Mandy Billings Feb 25, 2021
Atlantic School Superintendent releases latest COVID-19 update
(Atlantic) Below is information released by Atlantic School Superintendent Steve Barber on the COVID-19 data that is collected each Thursday. "As you will notice we continue to have some positive case...
Mandy Billings Feb 25, 2021
Windsor Heights woman transported to the hospital following an accident in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) A Windsor Heights woman was transported to the hospital following single-vehicle accident in Guthrie County this (Thursday) morning. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says 62-year-old ...
Mandy Billings Feb 25, 2021
Governor Reynolds: Feds Expected to Ramp-Up Vaccine Allocations
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says the federal distribution of vaccine allocation for states is expected to increase by 100 million doses. Starting next week, the Feds hope to forecast vacci...
Tom Robinson Feb 25, 2021
One Person Injured in Page County Crash
(Braddyville) A Page County woman suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash near Braddyville on Monday. The Page County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at around 12:34 p.m. on 305th Stre...
Tom Robinson Feb 25, 2021
Iowa 92 proposed bridge replacement in Cass County
(Cass Co.) The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for the proposed replacement of the Iowa 92 bridge over Sevenmile Creek, in Cass County. The project includes replacing the ...
Mandy Billings Feb 25, 2021