Category Archives: Local News
Feedback requested on information gathered for lower Missouri River flood risk management project
(Des Moines) The Iowa DNR and partner agencies are requesting Iowans review information gathered from a series of public meetings held this summer to identify areas prone to flooding along the Missour...
Sep 13, 2020
FEMA makes assistance available to public entities in seven additional counties and the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
(Des Moines) Gov. Reynolds Thursday received word that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made assistance available to public entities and nonprofits in seven additional counties as we...
Sep 12, 2020
Trump/Pence Campaign to host a rally in Treynor on Monday
(Treynor) The Donald Trump/Mike Pence campaign is hosting a rally in the city of Treynor on Monday, September 14th. Donald Trump Jr. will be the featured speaker. Treynor City Manager Michael Holton s...
Sep 12, 2020
Lane closures on westbound I-80 near Cass County Road N-28 begin Monday
(Creston) A project to replace the pavement and repair the shoulders on westbound Interstate 80 on either side of Cass County Road N-28 will require lane closures and up to 13-foot lane-width restrict...
Sep 12, 2020
DNR investigating unknown sheen on Mosquito Creek
(Council Bluffs) On Thursday, September 10, MidAmerican Energy contacted DNR Field Office staff to alert them of a sheen noticed on Mosquito Creek. Workers at the Walter Scott Plant noticed the sheen ...
Sep 11, 2020
Creston Police arrest Two Men on Drug Charges
(Creston) Creston Police report three arrests and one incident. Creston Police arrested 19-year old Brandon Monterell Thompson of Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, and 18-year old Josiah Ahmad Reed ...
Sep 11, 2020
Postponed: Digging Potatoes at Carstens Farm
(Minden) It was announced some time ago that the Annual Carstens Farm Days would be postponed until 2021. Those who attend Carstens Farm Days know that the soil on the farm grows a large crop of flavo...
Sep 11, 2020
Missing Page County man dies in Oklahoma vehicle accident
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office says the search for a missing man has ended after he was found deceased at the scene of an accident. On Thursday afternoon, September 10, the Page County Sh...
Sep 11, 2020
Fishing regulations relaxed at Pioneer Park Pond
(Clarinda) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has relaxed the fishing regulations at Pioneer Park Pond in Page County to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the pond is renova...
Sep 11, 2020
Governor Reynolds extends disaster proclamation for derecho-impacted counties
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds has extended a disaster proclamation for counties impacted by the Aug. 10 derecho. The proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from ...
Sep 10, 2020
