Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Candidates Forum on 95.7 FM, and westerniowatoday.com on May 23
(Atlantic) Meredith Communications will hold a Cass County candidates forum on Monday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. The candidates for the two contested races for the June 7 primary have agreed to participate...
May 10, 2022
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports four arrests. Paula Kathryn Koester, age 34, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service on May 2nd. Koester was transported to the Shelby County...
May 10, 2022
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie County) Two people were arrested Monday after deputies were dispatched to Casey's at 33280 335th Street in Minden for a stolen vehicle on the lot. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Off...
May 10, 2022
Special Investigation Finds Billing Issues With Nonprofit
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- A special investigation by the state auditor's office has found a non-profit in western Iowa was double-billing for some services. Iowa Department of Public Health officials as...
May 10, 2022
Cass County Supervisors discuss ARPA funding requests for Anita Fire Department; will look into costs for a county-wide animal shelter
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning discussed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding requests. Cass County Supervisor Steve Green said one of the things brought to his attenti...
May 10, 2022
CAM School Board approves Budget Amendment
(Anita) Following a public hearing at Monday's meeting, the CAM School Board approved the fiscal year 2021/2022 budget amendment. CAM Schools Superintendent Paul Croghan says the amendment is for anti...
May 10, 2022
Ames Police Investigate Shooting Death of Man Outside Apartment Complex
(Ames, IA) Ames police are investigating the shooting death of a man outside an apartment complex. Officers were called to the scene shortly after 4:30 a-m Monday by 9-1-1 reports of gunfire. They fou...
May 10, 2022
Montgomery County Woman wanted in Missouri arrested in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces charges following a traffic stop on Monday night. Police conducted a traffic stop at 2nd Avenue and W. 3rd Streets in Red Oak and found 39-year-old Ronda Jean Allen of ...
May 10, 2022
Gas Average Hits Four Dollar Mark
(Undated) -- Triple-A Iowa reports the average price for a gallon of gas has now reached four dollars in the state. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is four bucks even. That's an inc...
May 09, 2022
La Nina Could Impact Already Dry Areas
(Undated) -- The climate services director for the Central Region of the National Weather Service, based in Kansas City, Doug Kluck says the La Nina weather pattern hasn't away as predicted and that c...
May 09, 2022
