Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
South Dakota Man faces Multiple Charges in Fremont County
(Thurman) A South Dakota man faces burglary and weapons charges in Fremont County. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope says 38-year old Jonathon Lee Getz of Yankton, South Dakota, is charged with tw...
Tom Robinson Mar 05, 2022

Atlantic Mayor working through the Process of Selecting New Police Chief
(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett is working on naming a new Atlantic Police Chief. On February 2, Police Chief Dave Erickson announced his intention to retire from law enforcement effective Mar...
Tom Robinson Mar 05, 2022

Guthrie County Board of Supervisors discuss precinct and supervisors district maps
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors agreed on Thursday, following a lengthy discussion, to approve the new supervisor district maps. The precinct maps that were changed are already i...
Mandy Billings Mar 05, 2022
Slight Chance for Severe Weather Today in Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) The Storm Prediction Center continues to list almost the entire state of Iowa under a slight risk for severe weather today. Andrew Ansorge with the National Weather Service in Des Moines ...
Tom Robinson Mar 05, 2022

Moore Spearheads a Bill Eliminating Standardized Assessments for Teachers
(Griswold) Tom Moore Iowa House District 21 Representative floor managed two educational Bill's this week. House File 2398 creates a permanent teacher license for those with a master's or doctoral deg...
Tom Robinson Mar 05, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Sean Eugene Hicks, 45, of Emerson, on Thursday on a warrant for Ongoing Criminal Conduct. Bond was set at $30,000. Yasmeen Mostafa Mahmood, 36, o...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2022
Creston Police arrest Report
(Creston) Creston Police reports two arrests and one report of vandalism. Police arrested 57-year old James Chandler Sash, of Creston, on Thursday for 5th-degree theft and Possession of a Controlled S...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2022

Mills County Man Sentenced in Assault Case
(Pacific Junction, IA) -- A Pacific Junction man found guilty on two counts of kidnapping and two counts of transportation of a minor was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. Forty-three-year-ol...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2022

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 42-year old Christopher Mickel Mattingly of Red Oak on Thursday in the 200 block of East Corning Street for Domestic Abuse Assault, the 4th offense. Officers transpor...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2022

Atlantic City Council Personnel and Finance Committee Recommends Land Purchase for Housing Development
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council Personnel and Finance Committee recommends the city purchase 41.5 acres of farmland for housing development. The Land Acquisition Subcommittee of the City's Housin...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2022







