Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

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
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Shelby Co.) A Shelby woman was arrested February 18th on drug charges after Deputies executed a search warrant at a residence in Shelby. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office says Elizabeth Mae Christen...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2022

Photos: Atlantic Middle School flooring progress
(Atlantic) Officials with the Atlantic School District shared photos of the Middle School flooring progress. The photos highlight the completed flooring at the Middle School, including the Gym, 3rd fl...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2022
Union County Man Face Charges in Separate Arrests
(Creston) A Creston man faces charges following two separate arrests one hour apart early this (Thursday) morning. Police arrested 50-year old Dennis Barry Green at 12:33 a.m. on two counts of fifth-d...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2022
Iowa Winter: Normal Temperatures, Below Normal Precipitation
(Des Moines) According to State Climatologist Justin Glisan, near average temperatures and below-average precipitation describes the meteorological winter across the entire state of Iowa. Glisan says ...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2022

Atlantic City Council approves Preliminary FY2023 Budget
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the preliminary fiscal year 2023 budget and set March 16 for the public hearing to adopt the budget. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund made a few adju...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2022

New Atlantic Police Officer Sworn in
(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett administered the police officer's oath of office to Jimmy James, the newest member of the Atlantic Police Department. Officer James fills the second of four ope...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2022

Biofuels Capitol Rally Shows Support for Iowa Bill
(Des Moines) A rally of about 200 soybean farmers, biodiesel producers, and other biofuel supporters descended on the Iowa capitol today, urging the Senate to vote for a bill to increase consumer acce...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2022
Update from Pottawattamie County Emergency Management on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in the county
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Emergency Management says local officials have been notified of a confirmed positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that had infected a non-comm...
Mandy Billings Mar 02, 2022







