Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
STEP Program Continues through September 7
(Area) Law Enforcement is in the midst of a STEP project for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy said STEP stands for Special Traff...
Tom Robinson Aug 29, 2020
Atlantic Rising Offers Back to School Support
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising could be seen in Atlantic City Park giving out green bags on Thursday, August 27th. Educators from all over Cass County were invited to come to the park and receive theses b...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Seth Allen Simmons, 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $5,000. Dyl...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2020
3 arrested in Montgomery County Drug Bust
(Red Oak) Three people are in custody following a drug bust on Highway 34 in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Deputies, conducting a routine patrol on Highway 34, observed a white Dodge Charger tr...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2020
Severe Weather a Possibility later Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service expects strong to severe storms this afternoon and evening over large portions of the area including, the greatest potential east of Interstate 35. The main t...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2020
Braddyville man arrested on Page County warrants
(Page Co.) A rural Braddyville man was arrested on three Page County warrants. The Page County Sheriff's Office says 50-year-old John David Stone was arrested this morning at a residence in Shambaugh....
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2020
Cass County Democratic Party opens new headquarters
(Atlantic) The Cass County Democratic Party has opened its new headquarters at 514 Chestnut Street in Atlantic as of August 24th. The headquarters will be open Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2020
Cass County Democratic Party donates items from the School Supply and Food Drive
Sherry Toelle, Chair of the Cass County Democratic Party, said, "On behalf of all the children, families, and schools in Cass County, I want to thank everyone who donated time, money, supplies, and fo...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2020
Governor Reynolds announces new Public Health Disaster Proclamation
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced immediate steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 among young adults in the state. The measures come on the heels of the most massive 24-hour increase in...
Tom Robinson Aug 27, 2020
Page County Sheriff’s Office responds to single-vehicle accident Wednesday evening
(Essex) The Page County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a single vehicle accident in the 1400 block of 140th Street approximately six miles east of Essex Wednesday evening. The investigation showed...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2020