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Avoca Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says Jeffery Scott Holsinger, 32, of Avoca, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 70 months in prison for Prohibited...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022

Atlantic Middle School Library receives $10,000 from Dollar General Literacy Foundation Beyond Words program
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Middle School Library was presented with a $10,000 check this afternoon from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Beyond Words program. Howie Erickson, District Manager, said...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022
Prison for Iowa man who fatally shot pregnant Omaha woman
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) - An Iowa man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for fatally shooting a pregnant woman at a Bellevue home last year. The Omaha World-Herald reports that 25-year-old Nichol...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022
Glenwood man wins $100,000 lottery prize
(Clive) A Glenwood man won a $100,000 lottery prize. Jacob Harper, 33, of Glenwood, won the 16th top prize in the game. He bought his winning ticket at Casey's, 601 S. Locust St. in Glenwood and scrat...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports four arrests. Jaydan Halbert-Christian Fleming, 19, of Harlan, was arrested following a call for service today (Wednesday). Fleming was transported to the...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co.) A Council Bluffs woman was arrested on drug charges in Cass County. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says Noel Dominguez, 31, was arrested Tuesday for Possession of a Controlled Substance a...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022

New feed mill in Audubon County to create over 20 new jobs
(Hamlin) Landus Cooperative and AMVC are partnering on a new business venture in Audubon County. Audubon County Board of Supervisor's Chairman Doug Sorensen says a feed mill is being established east ...
Western Iowa Today Mar 30, 2022

Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department says Thomas Lee Zelasko II, 43, was arrested Tuesday evening at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Zelasko was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernal...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022

Bottle/Can Deposit Bill Passes Iowa Senate
(Des Moines, IA) -- A bill to make changes in Iowa's can and bottle deposit law has made it farther in the Iowa legislature this year than any previous attempt. Senator Jason Schultz of Schleswig guid...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 44 additional positive tests for COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, March 23 through Wednesday, March 30. Over the past seven da...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2022







