Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Cass County Treasurer, Tracey J. Marshall, is announcing her re-election
(Atlantic) Tracey J Marshall has announced her re-election for Cass County Treasurer. Tracey J Marshall is currently finishing her fifth term as County Treasurer. Tracey said she has always believed i...
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2022
Pottawattamie County Residents Reminded Burning is Prohibited; Fire departments responded to six fires on Monday
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County residents are being reminded that an open burning ban is in place and continues for all of Pottawattamie County. The ban went into effect February 8, 2022 at 2:00...
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2022

Auditor: Iowa Gov. Reynolds must return $450K in COVID funds
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's state auditor again called for Gov. Kim Reynolds to return nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds that were used to pay for 2...
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2022

Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) Three people were arrested on drug charges in Glenwood. The Glenwood Police Department says Heidi Divis, 43, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested March 1st for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia....
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2022

House Votes to End Exit Exams for Teachers
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa House has unanimously voted to get rid of the exit exam college graduates must pass in order to get a teaching license in Iowa. Representative Tom Moore, a Republican from...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2022
Former Congressman Running for State Legislature
(Van Meter, IA) -- Former two-term Republican Iowa Congressman David Young announced he's running for a seat in the state legislature. Young lives in Van Meter and was elected to represent Iowa's thir...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2022
Motorcycle Driver Seriously Hurt in Two-Vehicle Accident in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A motorcycle driver suffered serious injuries in a collision with a pickup in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs Police says the accident happened at around 4:45 p.m. on Monday at S. 24th...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2022
Updated: Teen dies in Madison County Crash
(Winterset) The Iowa State Patrol released the names of the teens involved in the single-vehicle accident near Winterset in Madison County early Sunday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2022
Highway 25 Road Construction Project near Guthrie Center moved up a Year
(Guthrie Center) Scott Suhr, District Planner for the Iowa Department of Transportation, is in the process of scheduling a public involvement meeting for the Highway 25 project south of Guthrie Center...
Tom Robinson Mar 01, 2022

Atlantic and Anita Mobile Food Pantries Scheduled for 2022
(Atlantic) Mobile food pantries have been scheduled for Atlantic and Anita. A mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers food directly to families in need for a one-day distribution. Mobil...
Mandy Billings Mar 01, 2022







