Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Villisca man arrested on a warrant for Harassment 3rd Degree
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested Henry Eugene Kasha, 68, of Villisca today (Wednesday) on a valid Red Oak Police Department warrant for Harassment 3rd Degree. Kasha was held on no bond...
Mandy Billings Aug 25, 2021
Nishna Bend Trick or Treating Campers Needed
(Shelby Co.) The annual trick or treating event at Nishna Bend will be held the weekend of October 9 and Shelby County Conservation is in need of five more campers to participate in the event. This is...
Mandy Billings Aug 25, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office arrested Danielle Renee Madsen, 38, of Boulder, Colorado, on August 23rd at the 32 mile marker of I-80 eastbound for Eluding While Exceedi...
Mandy Billings Aug 25, 2021

Update: City of Kimballton currently in a brown out situation
(Kimballton) The City of Kimballton is currently in a brown out situation. Not all residents are affected. There is an issue with the transformer at the substation, and repair means are being sourced....
Mandy Billings Aug 25, 2021
Braddyville man arrested on a Page County warrant
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office arrested Thomas Jeffrey Engstrand, 30, of Braddyville, on Tuesday on a Page County warrant for Controlled Substance Violation and Possession of a Controlled...
Mandy Billings Aug 25, 2021

Federal Judge Dismisses Iowa Pork Producers' Argument
(Cedar Rapids, IA) The challenge of a California animal confinement law has been dismissed by a federal judge in Iowa. The so-called "Proposition 12" goes into effect next January. It will bar Califor...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2021

Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation
(Atlantic) The Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation encourages the senior alumni of Atlantic High School, through their contributions, to honor the school that gave them their educational start. The o...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2021

Atlantic Personnel and Finance Committee to Discuss Park and Rec Staff and Wages
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council Personnel and Finance Committee will discuss three topics at Wednesday's meeting. One of the topics on the agenda is to review the Park and Pool Employee staffing,...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2021

Updated: Atlantic Garage Fire
(Atlantic) Atlantic Firefighters responded to a garage fire at around 2:49 a.m. this morning at 800 Olive Street. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said when they arrived on the scene, the structure was ...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2021

2 charged with copper thefts that caused power outages
ONAWA, Iowa (AP) - Two people have been charged with stealing copper from electrical substations in northwest Iowa, which authorities say caused several power outages and thousands of dollars in damag...
Mandy Billings Aug 24, 2021







