Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
CDC Survey Shows Anxiety and Depression at all-time High
(Des Moines) The data from the Household Pulse survey published by the CDC shows anxiety and depression are at an all-time high, with nearly 40-percent of Iowans reporting feelings of despair or worry...
Tom Robinson Sep 10, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested three people on warrants. Justin Kyle Patton, 31, of Atlantic, was arrested September 3rd on an Atlantic Police Department warrant for Possession o...
Mandy Billings Sep 10, 2020
Creston man arrested on warrants for Assault and Assault Causing Serious Injury
(Creston) A Creston man was arrested on two Union County warrants for Assault and Assault Causing Serious Injury. The Union County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Jacob David Jones was arrested Wedn...
Mandy Billings Sep 10, 2020
Little Sioux Man Sentenced to 200 months in Prison for Child Pornography
(Council Bluffs) A Little Sioux man was sentenced to prison for distribution of child pornography. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 47-year-old Jason Wickett was sente...
Mandy Billings Sep 10, 2020
Atlantic Parks and Recreation
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department will be closing the road between Kiddie Koral and the Bandshell Sunday, September 13, 2020, from 9 am-1 pm. Cars may still use the service road ...
Tom Robinson Sep 10, 2020
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 31-year old Terry Ray Hankins-Lund of Creston on Wednesday for a parole violation. Officers transported Hankins-Lund to the Union County Jail where he was held on no ...
Tom Robinson Sep 10, 2020
Mills County Confirms Outbreak in a LongTerm Care Center
(Glenwood) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Mills County Public Health have identified six cases of COVID-19 at Glen Haven Village, a long-term care facility in Mills County. This inclu...
Tom Robinson Sep 10, 2020
Atlantic Trojan Bowl Football Field Renovation Project Facing tight Schedule
(Atlantic) The completion of the Trojan Bowl renovation project is "touch and go" before the home opener on September 18. The recent rains, however much needed, caused a delay in a project that was al...
Tom Robinson Sep 09, 2020
Governor Kim Reynolds meets with members of SHIFT ATL
(Atlantic) Governor Kim Reynolds met with members of SHIFT ATL Wednesday afternoon to hear about the group's plans to renovate the old Downtowner building. SHIFT ATL is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organizati...
Mandy Billings Sep 09, 2020
Cass County Republican Party to hold grand opening for their headquarters on September 13
(Atlantic) The Cass County Republican Party is pleased to announce that there will be a grand opening event for the headquarters on September 13, at 1 p.m. Congressman David Young will be making an ap...
Mandy Billings Sep 09, 2020