Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Work on 280th Street in Audubon County is complete
(Audubon) The Audubon County Road Department says work on 280th Street between Robin Avenue and Swift Avenue is complete and the road is open to thru traffic.
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2020
Police say suspect in Des Moines triple killing arrested
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines police say a suspect in the January shooting deaths of three teens has been arrested in Illinois. Police say 17-year-old Leontreal Jones was arrested Tuesday in Peor...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2020
Fatal Car vs ATV accident in Monona County
(Monona Co.) One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Monona County. The Iowa State Patrol says 65-year-old Timothy Dahms, of Hornick, was fatally injured. 18-year-ol...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2020
Oakland Manor Dealing with Coronavirus Outbreak
(Oakland) The Oakland Manor is battling an outbreak of COVID-19. Pottawattamie County Planning and Development director Matt Wyant tells KSOM/KS95 News, originally 18 residents tested positive for the...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2020
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police report one arrest on Tuesday. Police arrested 32-year old Bryce Michael McKinnon of Red Oak for Public Intoxication. Officers transported McKinnon to the Montgomery County Jai...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2020
Montgomery County Man arrested on Assault and Weapons Charges
(Red Oak) A Montgomery County man faces assault and weapons charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 49-year old John Lawrence Davis of Villisca on Tuesday for Domestic Assault with ...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2020
Farmland Leasing Arrangements Meeting in Cass County August 6th
(Atlantic) Cass County Extension is hosting a Farmland Leasing Arrangements Meeting in August. Cass County Extension Director Kate Olson said the meeting will be held on August 6th at 6:30 p.m. The me...
Mandy Billings Jul 29, 2020
Marketing Workshop coming to Audubon County
(Audubon) Audubon County's Economic Development is teaming up with a Manning business to present area companies with some valuable marketing information. Business and Tourism Coordinator Sara Slater s...
Western Iowa Today Jul 29, 2020
Grant Petty Exhibits Supreme Pig at the Cass County Fair
(Atlantic) Grant Petty of the Washington G.E.M. 4-H Club took home top honors in the Cass County 4-H Swine Show on Tuesday night at the Cass County Fairgrounds in Atlantic. Petty's barrow weighing 264...
Tom Robinson Jul 28, 2020
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Issues Guidance on Proper Disposal of Unsolicited Seed Deliveries
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig confirmed today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is aware that individuals in Iowa have received unsolicited seed shipm...
Mandy Billings Jul 28, 2020