Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Adair man suffers minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident
(Guthrie Co.) An Adair man was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Guthrie County Sunday evening. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident on Highway 44 near Viola Avenue, eas...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2022
Creston Man arrested on 7 Warrants
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 24-year-old Kane Allen Michael Farlow of Creston on Saturday for Domestic Abuse, Assault-Strangulation, and Interference with Official Acts. In addition to those char...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2022

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reported three arrests. Police arrested 53-year-old Rene Telesforo Valdivia of Fort Collins, Colorado, for possession of marijuana. Officers transported Valdivi...
Tom Robinson May 02, 2022

Cass County Board of Supervisors approve ARPA funding for childcare facilities
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for three childcare facilities. In Massena, the school district has made space available to be renovate...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2022

KSOM/KS95 News Team Receives Awards at IBNA Banquet
(Cedar Falls) The KSOM/KS95 News Team received eight awards in small market radio at the 2022 Iowa Broadcast News Association Convention, and Awards Ceremony held on Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Ced...
Tom Robinson May 01, 2022

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate at Imagine Zellmer Century Farm
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors visited with Sue Liston, owner of Imagine, on Thursday, April 28th, 2022, to celebrate the Grand Opening of her Garden Gift Store located just outside of At...
Mandy Billings May 01, 2022
Nebraska Man Jailed on Burglary and Other Charges
(Hamburg) A Nebraska man faces charges for allegedly taking a semi without the owner's consent. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office arrested 39-year-old Joshua Osborne of Omaha, Nebraska, for operatin...
Tom Robinson Apr 30, 2022

Red Oak Police Arrest Woman on Adams County Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 32-year-old Mildred Helenora Douglas on an Adams County Warrant for Failure to Appear. Officers transported Douglas to the Adams County Sh...
Tom Robinson Apr 30, 2022

Polk County Man arrested on Multiple Charges following Short Pursuit in Mills County
(Glenwood) A Des Moines man is in custody in the Mills County Jail on eluding and drug possession charges. A Sergeant with the Mills County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am e...
Tom Robinson Apr 30, 2022

Atlantic School Board Hears IJAG Report
(Atlantic) In April of 2021, the Atlantic School Board approved participation in the Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates Program. The IJAG program is a non-profit organization connecting business and ed...
Tom Robinson Apr 30, 2022







