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News from Western Iowa.
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board approves keeping the ice skating rink closed this winter
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department will not be opening the ice skating rink at Sunnyside Park this winter. Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen told the Park Bo...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Judge increases Rex McDermott’s bond in Cass County
(Atlantic) Rex McDermott appeared in Cass County court this morning for a bond hearing. Cass County Attorney Vanessa Strazdas said last week she had filed a motion to revoke McDermott's bond on a numb...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) Two people were arrested on warrants in Cass County. The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Jessica Lynn Pedrin, 32, of Council Bluffs, on December 4th on a District Court warrant for Pr...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Audubon Police Report
(Audubon) The Audubon Police Department reports six arrests between November 14th and December 17th. Lacey Lynn Kron, 28, of Audubon, was arrested November 14th for Driving Under Suspension. She was r...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Missouri Man Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Mills County
(Mills County) One person was killed, and another suffered critical injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 5:25 p.m. on Friday in t...
Tom Robinson Dec 21, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Jacey Carvel Higgins, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested December 17th for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of ...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Atlantic Community School District COVID-19 Update
(Atlantic) Atlantic Community School District Superintendent Steve Barber released the latest information to staff and parents regarding COVID-19. Barber said, "To say that the first half of the 2020-...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Shelby man dies in a single-vehicle accident in Pottawattamie County
(Neola) A Shelby man died in a single-vehicle accident in Pottawattamie County. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says on Sunday, December 20th, at approximately 7:56 a.m., Deputies were dispa...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Des Moines man arrested for Assault and Harassment in Union County
(Creston) The Union County Sheriff's Office arrested Harvey Joshua Hunemuller, 38, of Des Moines, Sunday morning near Highway for Assault with Injury and Harassment 1st Degree. Hunemuller is being hel...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020
Update: Victim Identified in Pisgah Homicide
(Pisgah) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the victim of the Pisgah homicide at 30-year-old Caleb Solberg of Moorhead. On Thursday, December 17, the Harrison County Sheriff's ...
Mandy Billings Dec 21, 2020