Category Archives: Local News
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Man faces Assault Charges in Montgomery County
(Villisca) Montgomery County Deputies arrested 20-year old Matthew Thomason of Villisca on Monday afternoon for an alleged assault. Deputies arrested Thomason in the 400 block of 5th Street and transp...
Tom Robinson Mar 15, 2022
Cass County Auditor's Office releases final redistricting maps
(Atlantic) The Legislative Services Agency, in conjunction with the Cass County Auditor's Office and the Secretary of State's office have finalized the redistricting for Cass County. Changes are to ta...
Western Iowa Today Mar 14, 2022
Vehicle fire leads to arrest of Villisca man
(Red Oak) A Montgomery County man has been arrested after authorities responded to a car fire. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, 63-year-old Keith Dana Hansen, of Villisca, is charg...
Western Iowa Today Mar 14, 2022
Adair County Sheriff's Office responds to pair of confrontations
(Adair) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. 48-year-old Christina Lea Fontenot, of Brenham, TX, was arrested March 8th at 1:14 a.m. on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offen...
Western Iowa Today Mar 14, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Dale Clifford Greedy, 55, of Sidney, on Sunday for OWI 3rd, Driving While Barred and Operation without Ignition Interlock. Bond was set at $5,000...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2022
Bill Would Loosen Regulations on Home-Based Businesses
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa House has passed a bill that would nullify many city and county ordinances that critics say prevent Iowans from having successful home-based businesses. Representative Sky...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Three people were cited for Disorderly Conduct in Creston. The Creston Police Department says Amanda Beth Zelasko, 43, Chelsie Nicole Liesener, 32, and Elizabeth Ann Cunningham, 19, were eac...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2022
Two injured in a rollover accident in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) Two people were transported to the hospital following a rollover accident in Montgomery County Sunday morning. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was called to the accident one ha...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2022

Funerals set for two victims of Iowa tornadoes
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Funeral plans are set for two of the seven people killed during a violent outbreak of tornadoes that struck central Iowa earlier this month. The Des Moines Register reports tha...
Mandy Billings Mar 14, 2022

Shelby County Supervisors approve Proposed Maximum Property Tax Dollars
(Harlan) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors set March 29 at 9:00 a.m. for a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. This week, the Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed...
Tom Robinson Mar 13, 2022







