Category Archives: Local News
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Clarinda City Council approves request to hold annual Air Show
(Clarinda) The Clarinda City Council last week gave their approval to hold the annual Air Show at the Clarinda Municipal Airport - Schenck Field. According to the Council minutes, Merlin Barr requeste...
Mandy Billings Feb 14, 2021
Audubon Fire Department trying to recoup costs through fire billing
(Audubon) Audubon Fire Department Chief Tyler Thygesen spoke with KSOM/KS95.7 News this week to clarify a few items in regards to fire service call fees. Thygesen says they've looked into it for sever...
Western Iowa Today Feb 14, 2021
NWS issues Wind Chill Warning and Wind Chill Advisory
(Des Moines) According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines the dangerously cold weather will intensify even more from tonight through early next week. A Wind Chill Warning is in effect for t...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2021
Iowa Legislators agree to School Supplemental State Aid Bill
(Atlantic) This week the Iowa House and Senate agreed to a 2.4 percent increase in Supplemental State Aid for K-12 Schools in Iowa. The bill will also increase Iowa education funding equity per pupil....
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2021
Southwest Iowa Coffees Start Today
(Area) The first of three legislative coffees start today. Organizers of the 2021 Legislative Coffees are collaborating this year. The coffees will be held together via Zoom, starting today at 9:00 a....
Mandy Billings Feb 13, 2021
Fire Destroys Home in Bridgewater
(Bridgewater) A fire destroyed a home in Bridgewater on Friday. Bridgewater Fire Chief Darrell Christensen tells KSOM/KS95 News a neighbor spotted the fire at around 7:08 a.m. at 301 Main Street and c...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2021
SHIFT ATL is Full Steam Ahead
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL is full steam ahead on multiple renovations and community projects. Jessie Shiels, President of SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed in 2019, says the group continues to build up...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2021
Pottawattamie County Man arrested on Warrant
(Clarinda) A Pottawattamie County man is in custody on a Page County Warrant. The Page County Sheriff's Office arrested 25-year old Dylan Elwood Taylor of Council Bluffs on a Page County Warrant for t...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2021
Creston Police report 2 arrests
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people in separate incidents on Thursday. Officer's arrested 22-year old Taylor Giles of Creston at 4:26 p.m.at 305 N. Oak on a Guthrie County Warrant for failure...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2021
Winter Weather and Wind Chill Advisory
(Des Moines) An Arctic air mass will continue to linger across all of Iowa. this morning and through the weekend. The combination of the frigid temperatures and north winds will produce dangerous wind...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2021