Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Red Flag Warning
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for northwest and portions of southwest Iowa for strong winds and dry conditions from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. today. Harrison, Shelby...
Tom Robinson Oct 14, 2020
Pink Patch Project: Pymosa Lodge 271 cuts the sleeves off of Atlantic Police Chief’s uniform
(Atlantic) Mike Blevins and Donnie Drennan with Pymosa Lodge 271 cut the sleeves off of Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson's uniform this afternoon.... for a good cause. The Atlantic Police Departmen...
Mandy Billings Oct 13, 2020
CAM School’s Superintendent Discusses Mask Mandate at School Board Meeting
(Anita) Two weeks ago, the Iowa Department of Public Health announced changes in quarantine recommendations if masks were worn consistently and correctly by a person infected with the virus and close ...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2020
Council Bluffs man arrested on drug and other charges in Mills County
(Glenwood) A Council Bluffs man was arrested on multiple charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 48-year-old Darold Eugene Bredberg was arrested Monday for two counts of Posses...
Mandy Billings Oct 13, 2020
Cass County Board of Supervisors hear Conservation Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors received a quarterly report from Cass County Conservation Director Micah Lee at their meeting this morning. Micah Lee said the old pit toilets at Cold S...
Mandy Billings Oct 13, 2020
City of Audubon says no to Trick-or-Treating
(Audubon) There will be no sanctioned Trick-or-Treating in Audubon this year. Mayor Barb Jacobsen made the proclamation at Monday's City Council Meeting. "The city is not sanctioning a Halloween Trick...
Western Iowa Today Oct 13, 2020
Friends of the Atlantic Public Library Book Sale
(Atlantic) The Friends of the Atlantic Public Library are holding a book sale next week. Ken Moorman said the book sale will be held October 21, 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. "We really have a huge,...
Mandy Billings Oct 13, 2020
Trojan Bowl closed for Six-Days beginning on Wednesday
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber says the new Trojan Bowl will be closed to the public from Wednesday, October 14, to Tuesday, October 20th due to construction work on the all-s...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2020
CCHS offering Valet Parking during Construction Project
(Atlantic) The Cass County Health system remodel project is underway and includes a wide range of updates, expansion, and some new construction, including the parking lots. CCHS hospital officials ask...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2020
Fatal two-vehicle accident in Pottawattamie County
(Carson) A Griswold woman died in a two-vehicle accident in Pottawattamie County Saturday morning. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred at 11:02 a.m. at Highway 92 and ...
Mandy Billings Oct 12, 2020