Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
CAM School Board Elects Officers
(Anita) The CAM School Board elected Officers at the districts' annual organization meeting earlier this week. The board re-elected Gary Dinkla as the School Board President and re-elected Chuck Kinzi...
Tom Robinson Dec 18, 2020
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Marijuana Offense
(Council Bluffs) United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Tuesday Dmitry Alexander Borisov, age 35, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 60 months in p...
Mandy Billings Dec 18, 2020
Child Care Ready Online Training Program begins in January
(Atlantic) In early November, Childcare Resource and Referral of Southwest Iowa sounded the alarm on a childcare shortage in the Atlantic Community. This past fall, multiple childcare programs in Atla...
Tom Robinson Dec 18, 2020
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Offense
(Council Bluffs) United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Tuesday John Randall Parson, age 37, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to ...
Mandy Billings Dec 18, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) A Glenwood teen was arrested on four counts of Conspiracy to Commit Felony. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Cole Samuel Sherry was arrested Wednesday at the Mills County ...
Mandy Billings Dec 17, 2020
Stuart woman arrested on a Union County warrant
(Union Co.) The Union County Sheriff's Office arrested Dixie Lou Hernandez, 43, of Stuart on Wednesday at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Violation of Probation. Hernandez is ...
Mandy Billings Dec 17, 2020
Ex-credit union manager pleads not guilty to embezzlement
(Denison, AP) The former manager of a northwest Iowa credit union has pleaded not guilty in a nearly $1.5 million embezzlement scheme. Janine Keim is charged with embezzlement and making false stateme...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2020
Man injured in Guthrie County Crash
(Panora) A Coon Rapids man suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Guthrie County. Dudley Blaine Everett, 18, driving a 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse on Highway 4, believed he fell asleep and lost co...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2020
Union County Man arrested for Arson
(Creston) Creston Police report an arson arrest and a series of vehicle break-ins over the past two days. Police arrested 17-year old Garret Don Sharp of Afton on a charge of 1st Degree Arson. Authori...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2020
Nebraska Woman arrested in connection with Council Bluffs Shooting Incident.
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police arrested a woman on a warrant regarding her involvement in the shots fired case on November 26th at 1305 N 25th Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Police arrested M...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2020