Category Archives: Local News
Gunman, One Of Two Victims in Ames Church Shooting Were Members Of Iowa National Guard Unit
(Ames, IA) -- The Iowa National Guard has confirmed the 33-year-old gunman who killed two young women outside an Ames church was a sergeant in the Guard and one of his victims had been in the Guard si...
Jun 6, 2022
Missouri Woman arrested on Drug-Related Charges in Fremont County
(Sidney) A Missouri woman faces drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Fremont County. Fremont County Deputies stopped 22-year-old Daphne Makayla Andrews of Carthage, Missouri, early this...
Jun 6, 2022
Three running in Republican Primary for District #3 Representative
(Des Moines) Voters have two days to cast ballots in the 2022 primary elections. One race drawing a lot of attention in the November election in the U.S. Iowa District #3 race between the winner of th...
Jun 6, 2022
Road Construction Season well underway in Southwest Iowa
(Area) Several projects are planned on state highways this summer. Scott Suhr, District Transportation Planner, spoke about what motorists can expect. The Iowa Department of Transportation reminds mot...
Jun 5, 2022
Staff moving back into Atlantic Middle School This Week
(Atlantic) The staff will start moving from the Achievement Center and High School back to the Atlantic Middle School on June 8 and 9. The July 27 fire at the Middle School forced students and staff t...
Jun 5, 2022
Shaun Sayres of Harlan Named as Manager of Elk Horn's Danish Windmill
(Elk Horn) The Danish Windmill Board of Directors is pleased to name Shaun Sayres of Harlan, to serve as the next museum manager. He will succeed longtime manager, Lisa Steen Riggs, who has been with ...
Jun 5, 2022
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit Udderly Delicious
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Chris & Lynda Conrad, owners of Udderly Delicious, and their team on Thursday. The Ambassadors viewed some recent additions that were mad...
Jun 5, 2022
Fight in Red Oak Leads to 3 Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested three men following a fight at a city intersection. Police arrested 39-year-old Keith Andre Smith, 32-year-old Codey Thomas Thramer, and 64-year-old Robert Ernest McM...
Jun 4, 2022
DNR turning to new tactic to control plant growth at Cold Springs Lake
(Lewis) In an effort to control aquatic vegetation there will be a one foot draw down of the lake at Cold Springs Park in Lewis. Keeping the plant growth in check has been a recurring struggle as desc...
Jun 4, 2022
Update on Two Cass County Bridge Projects
(Atlantic) Brian Smith, Resident Construction Engineer from the Iowa Department of Transportation Creston Office, says work on the Highway 83 bridge project is moving along. Brian Smith says the proje...
Jun 4, 2022
