Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

New Mayor and Two Atlantic City Council Members Sworn into Office
(Atlantic) - On January 1, 2026, Atlantic will welcome a new mayor. Rob Clausen will assume the role. On Wednesday, Clausen was sworn in along with incumbent Second Ward City Councilman Jim Behrens, a...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Pottawattamie County Woman arrested on Drug Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Council Bluffs woman on Wednesday afternoon on a drug possession warrant. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Heather S. Caddell at around 3:10 p....
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Cass County Crash Claims One Life
(Cass County) A Pottawattamie County Man died in a semi accident on Interstate 80 in Cass County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Tuesday morning in the westbound lanes near the 58...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Open House For Newly Remodeled Home in Audubon Aimed at First-Time Buyers Set for December 18
(Audubon) Region XII Council of Governments and the Audubon County Economic Development and Tourism are holding an open house on Thursday, December 18, for a three-bedroom, newly remodeled home in Aud...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Bridge Reopened in Adams County
(Prescott, IA) -- A bridge in Adams County just north of Prescott has been reopened. The bridge on 150th Street between Sycamore and Ulban Ave had been closed since July 14th and was scheduled to re-o...
Chris Varney Dec 17, 2025

Pottawattamie County Man Faces Burglary Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports that business owners of ESB Construction, located at 2154 Hickory Avenue in Red Oak, discovered an individual unlawfully inside one of their wo...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Creston Police Report 2 Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 57-year-old Jack Howard Davis of Orient on Tuesday at N. Cherry and College Streets. The officer charged Davis with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession o...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Griswold School Board Continues Discussion on 4-Day School Week
(Griswold) In August 2023, after months of discussion and surveys on the proposed 4-day school week, the Griswold School Board decided not to pursue the change for the 2024-2025 school year. According...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025

Guthrie County Library Asks For More Money
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- At Tuesday's meeting of the Guthrie County Supervisors, the Guthrie County Library Association asked for an increase in funds for the coming fiscal year. Jerri Hawkins says tha...
Chris Varney Dec 17, 2025

Driver Cited After Crashing Vehicle into House in Creston
(Creston) Authorities cited a driver after her vehicle struck a house in Creston. Police responded to the scene at around 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday. When they arrived, they found a 2012 Suzuki passenger ca...
Tom Robinson Dec 17, 2025







