Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Cass County Supervisors hold their first meeting of the New Year
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held their organizational meeting this morning. The Board reelected Steve Baier as Chairman and Mark O'Brien was elected Vice Chairman. The Supervisors ...
Mandy Billings Jan 04, 2021
Montgomery County Woman Charged Following Pursuit
(Glenwood) A Red Oak woman faces charges after leading law enforcement on a high-speed vehicle pursuit that ended in Nebraska. Mills County Deputies attempted a traffic stop on a 2006 Chevy Trailblaze...
Tom Robinson Jan 04, 2021
Page County Man hurt in Snowmobile Accident
(Shenandoah) A Shenandoah man suffered injuries in a snowmobile accident in Page County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 2:41 p.m. on Sunday at Northwest Road and Day Street...
Tom Robinson Jan 04, 2021
COVID-19 Mitigation Policies Continue at Adair County Courthouse
(Greenfield) The 2020 COVID-19 mitigation guidelines at the Adair County Courthouse in Greenfield will continue into January 2021. Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg says the board discussed the mitigati...
Tom Robinson Jan 04, 2021
ISU Professor: Grain Price Pattern Flipped in 2020
(Ames) Chad Hart, Economics Professor at Iowa State University, says crop prices took an unusual pattern in 2020. Typically, crop prices rise from the first of the year into spring, peak out in early ...
Tom Robinson Jan 04, 2021
Griswold and Lenox School Boards to Discuss Shared Superintendent's Contract at Wednesday's Joint Meeting
(Griswold) The Griswold and Lenox School Boards will hold a Special Joint Board meeting on Wednesday, to discuss the shared superintendent's evaluation, consider extending the sharing agreement for th...
Tom Robinson Jan 04, 2021
Dense Fog Advisory
(Area) Dense fog is expected to form overnight. The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory for much of Iowa from 9:00 p.m. this evening to 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Forecasters say visibility...
Tom Robinson Jan 03, 2021
Work release escape of Courtney Bennett
(Council Bluffs) Courtney Derrell Bennett, convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree (711.3) in Cass County, escaped from the Council Bluffs Residential Facility early this morning. Bennett is a 46-year-old bla...
Tom Robinson Jan 03, 2021
Dense Fog Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for much of Iowa until noon today. Visibility is less than one-quarter of a mile. Hazardous driving conditions may also occur due ...
Tom Robinson Jan 03, 2021
Driver escapes Injury in Guthrie County Crash
(Yale) A Greene County Woman escaped injury in a single-vehicle crash in Guthrie County. The Guthrie County Sheriff's report says the accident happened at 8:30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 141 near Yale. ...
Tom Robinson Jan 03, 2021