Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Mills Co.) A New Mexico man was arrested for Eluding and other charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Dallas Merrill Smith, 36, of Placitas, New Mexico, was arrested Friday e...
Mandy Billings Nov 23, 2020
Union County Sheriff’s Report
(Union Co. ) A Creston man was arrested on Union County warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine and Marijuana) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Union County Sheriff...
Mandy Billings Nov 23, 2020
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) A Des Moines man was arrested by Stuart Police on November 15th for Theft in the 5th Degree and Violation of a No Contact Order. According to the report, 43-year-old Patrick Lee Karnes was...
Mandy Billings Nov 23, 2020
One Person Hurt in Two-Vehicle Accident in Creston
(Creston) One person was transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident on Sunday in Creston. According to Creston Police, the accident happened at around 9:50 a.m. at the intersection o...
Tom Robinson Nov 23, 2020
Monday’s Creston Police Report
(Creston) The latest Creston Police report includes a break-in and one arrest. Police arrested 28-year old Rogelio Olovera Martinez of Creston at his residence on Saturday. Officer's charged Martinez ...
Tom Robinson Nov 23, 2020
Griswold and Lenox School Boards Schedule Special Joint Meeting
(Griswold) The Griswold and Lenox School Boards will hold a Special Joint Board meeting on January 6, 2021, to discuss the shared superintendent's evaluation, consider extending the sharing agreement ...
Tom Robinson Nov 23, 2020
Montgomery County Treasurer’s Appointment
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors intends to make an appointment next week to fill the vacancy in the Montgomery County Treasurer's Office. Three candidates are being considered for...
Tom Robinson Nov 23, 2020
Montgomery County Man arrested for Domestic Assault
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 28-year old Nathan Allen Aldrich of Red Oak on Sunday for Domestic Abuse Assault, 2nd Offense. Officers transported Aldrich to the Montgomery County Jail where he is ...
Tom Robinson Nov 23, 2020
Iowa Senator Tom Shipley comments on Iowa's Unemployment Numbers
(Nodaway) This past week Iowa Workforce Development reported another drop in the state's unemployment rate. Unemployment hit a high of 11-percent at the onset of COVID, dropped to 4.8 percent in Septe...
Tom Robinson Nov 23, 2020
3 Male Juveniles and one Adult Male arrested on Burglary Charges in Montgomery County
(Villisca) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested four people on burglary charges connected with an incident in Villisca. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, at 6:02 a.m. on ...
Tom Robinson Nov 22, 2020