Category Archives: Local News
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Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested three people in separate incidents on Wednesday. Police arrested 32-year old Cody Reese Craig of Creston on two counts of Operating a Vehicle without the owner's cons...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2022
Wind Chill Advisory
(Des Moines) A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until noon today for all of Iowa. Bitter cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero will continue this morning and again tonight. While the wind will ...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2022

Audubon School Board to discuss Federal Vaccine Mandate Policy
(Audubon) The Audubon School Board will meet in special session Monday morning to discuss the Federal Vaccine Mandate Policy. Superintendent Eric Trager explained that there is a Federal Vaccine Manda...
Mandy Billings Jan 06, 2022
Two big severe weather outbreaks highlight 2021 Iowa Weather Summary
(Area) State Climatologist Justin Glisan has put the final numbers together on the 2021 Weather Summary. Of course the biggest event of the year came December 15th with over 40 tornadoes across the st...
Western Iowa Today Jan 06, 2022
Iowa's Tax Surplus a Big Item on the Legislative Agenda
(Griswold) On Monday, Iowa lawmakers convene at the state capital for the 89th General Assembly. One business item standing front and center deals with the state's $1.2 billion budget surplus. Iowa Ho...
Tom Robinson Jan 06, 2022

Atlantic City Council Approves use of ARPA funds for Bull Creek Renovation Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted across the board to use the American Rescue Plan Act Funds towards the Bull Creek Renovation Project. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund says the City of ...
Tom Robinson Jan 05, 2022

Newly elected Mayor Grace Garrett Gavels in her First Meeting with a Message
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, Atlantic's new Mayor Grace Garrett opened her inaugural meeting with a greeting to the public. Mayor Garrett takes over the reins following former Mayor Dave Jones' 12-years a...
Tom Robinson Jan 05, 2022
Iowa Utilities Board urges consumers to plan ahead for phaseout of 3G cellular networks, service
(Des Moines) - The Iowa Utilities Board is assisting in the effort led by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to inform consumers that if your mobile phone is more than a few years old, you ma...
Mandy Billings Jan 05, 2022
McClelland Man, Operator of Illegal Pharmacy, Pleads Guilty
(Cedar Rapids) A man who illegally sold thousands of doses of controlled substances and prescription drugs pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Jon Stidham, age 57, from McClelland, Iow...
Mandy Billings Jan 05, 2022

Cass Health announces the arrival of the first baby of 2022
(Atlantic) Cass Health is delighted to announce the arrival of the first baby of 2022. Mayah Victoria was born on January 3, 2022 to proud parents Linda and Juan Rodriguez, and welcomed by older broth...
Mandy Billings Jan 05, 2022







