Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic School Board tours Middle School; Photos of Renovation Progress
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board toured the Middle School Wednesday evening to check out the renovation progress. The Middle School was damaged following a fire last July. Superintendent Steve Bar...
Jan 27, 2022
Guthrie County Supervisors discuss City of Menlo Annexation
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors held a brief discussion on the City of Menlo Annexation plan. Board Chairman Mike Dickson... In other news, the Supervisors discussed the Fiscal Y...
Jan 27, 2022
Texas man arrested in Union County on warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
(Creston) A Texas man was arrested in Union County on a warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon out of Texas. The Creston Police Department says US Marshalls apprehended 19-year-old Samien...
Jan 27, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Reports 2 arrests
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year old Brandon Heath Smith of Glenwood on Monday night for Interference of Official Acts. Deputies transported Smith to the Mills County Jail...
Jan 27, 2022
9-Year-Old Boy Called Hero For Waking Family Up When Home Catches On Fire
(Des Moines, IA) -- A nine-year-old Iowa boy is being called a hero for waking his family up when their home caught on fire Wednesday. Juan Gomez woke up just before 2:30 a-m when he noticed an odd sm...
Jan 27, 2022
Woman Who Died After Being Left Outside in Cold Identified by Authorities
(Bondurant, IA) The Polk County Sheriff's Department has identified a woman who died after being left out in the cold at a Bondurant nursing home. The department says 77-year-old Lynne Harriet Stewart...
Jan 27, 2022
Iowa Senate Republicans Release Details Of 5-Year Tax Plan
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa Senate Republicans released a five-year tax plan Wednesday which would take the one percent tax collected by cities and counties and make it a statewide tax. A portion of those s...
Jan 27, 2022
Red Oak Police arrest Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 31-year old Benjamin Wyatt Barnes on a Montgomery County Warrant for sex offender registration violation 2nd or subsequent offense. Officer's arrested ...
Jan 27, 2022
Bill to Remove August 23rd School Start Date Stalls in Iowa House
(Des Moines, IA) -- A move to get rid of the state law that forbids schools from starting the fall term before August 23rd is stalled in the Iowa House. The tourism industry objects, arguing families ...
Jan 26, 2022
Iowa Senate Republicans Unveil Major Tax Overhaul
(Des Moines, IA) -- Republicans in the Iowa Senate are unveiling a five-year plan to cut taxes for individuals, corporations, and retirees - including retired farmers. The proposal would also make a s...
Jan 26, 2022
