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Page County Man arrested on Drug Possession Charges in Montgomery County
(Stanton) A Page County man faces drug charges in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 29-year old Steven Charles Dukes of Hepburn on Monday night for possession of a con...
Tom Robinson Jun 16, 2020
Art in the Park in Audubon Saturday, June 20th
(Audubon) Audubon County Tourism is hosting Art in the Park on Saturday, June 20th. "We have food trucks, live music and various artists' booths," said Sarah Slater. The event will take place from 10:...
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2020
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board discusses painting Sunnyside Pool and issues with Fireworks in the parks
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board discussed painting the Sunnyside Pool at their meeting Monday evening. Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen said the original bids...
Mandy Billings Jun 15, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) Two people were arrested on drug charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Dane Eugene Matthew Hansen, 34, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was arrested Saturday for Possession ...
Mandy Billings Jun 15, 2020
State Senator Tom Shipley on State’s Budget Plan
(Des Moines) Iowa District #11 State Senator Tom Shipley, of Nodaway, says the past 11 days in the Iowa Legislature have been "bizarre". Lawmakers re-convened on June 3, after COVID-19 forced the susp...
Tom Robinson Jun 15, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Maxwell Tenesee Davies, 27, of Des Moines, was arrested Friday on a charge of Driving While Barred. Davies was taken to the Cass County...
Mandy Billings Jun 15, 2020
Union County arrested for Assault
(Creston) A Union County man faces assault charges. Police arrested 31-year old Steven Behlers of Creston on Friday at his residence for Domestic Abuse Assault by strangulation. At the time of this re...
Tom Robinson Jun 15, 2020
DNR announces food storage capacity grant offering
(Des Moines) The DNR is offering a new grant opportunity to help address food waste, an issue that negatively impacts environmental, economic and social sustainability in Iowa and across the country. ...
Tom Robinson Jun 15, 2020
Pottawattamie County Man cited following Accident in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A Council Bluffs man escaped injury in a single-vehicle accident in Red Oak on Sunday. Red oak Police say the accident happened at the intersection of North 4th and Joy Street at around 5:30...
Tom Robinson Jun 15, 2020
Iowa reports 80 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
(Des Moines) Iowa health officials say the state has 80 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death linked to the coronavirus. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported this morning (Monday) a total o...
Tom Robinson Jun 15, 2020