Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Update: Authorities locate missing child Shelby County
(Shelby County) Update: the missing child in Shelby County has been located. More information will be released later.
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2020
Atlantic School’s Superintendent Discusses Construction Trades Program
(Atlantic) Atlantic Community Schools Superintendent Steve Barber appearing on his weekly show on 95.7 F.M. is in the process of meeting the vision of creating a Construction Trades Program. The distr...
Tom Robinson Nov 09, 2020
Iowa man sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual assault
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A Council Bluffs man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for two sexual assaults. Forty-year-old Richard Siemer Jr. was sentenced after he pled guilty to second-degree...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2020
Talula the Turkey is on the loose in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Atlantic Parks and Recreation is hosting a turkey hunt. Talula the Turkey is on the loose and can be found in 10 spots throughout the parks. There are one to three turkeys at any park. Take...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2020
Walnut Fire Department restarting their Cadet program
(Walnut) The Walnut Fire Department is going to restart their Cadet program. Walnut City Clerk Shannon Wood said the Fire Department appeared before the City Council last week to ask for their approva...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2020
Notice of Post-Election Audit in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) Pursuant to Code of Iowa Sec. 50.51, the Iowa Secretary of State's Office has ordered a postelection audit of the November 3, 2020, General Election. Montgomery County Auditor Stephan...
Mandy Billings Nov 09, 2020
Shelby County in a burn ban until further notice
Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo says Shelby County is currently in extreme fire danger and is in a burn ban until further notice.
Mandy Billings Nov 08, 2020
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reports two arrests. Erika Joann Driver, 35, of Red Oak, was arrested Saturday for two counts of harassing a witness. Driver was held on $2,000 bond. Tyler Geof...
Mandy Billings Nov 08, 2020
Cass County Conservation holding Shinrin Yoku Style Forest Therapy Walk
(Atlantic) The Cass County Conservation Board is holding a Forest Therapy Walk. Participants can explore the natural healing path of Shinrin Yoku or Japanese Forest bathing with certified forest guide...
Mandy Billings Nov 08, 2020
Iowa Habitat and Access Program hoping to add acres for public hunting
(Area) Applications are being accepted for the Iowa DNR's IHAP program. IHAP stands for Iowa Habitat and Access Program. Private Lands Biologist Kelsey Fleming says they recently received additional f...
Western Iowa Today Nov 08, 2020