Category Archives: Local News
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Atlantic City Council changes Dates for use of Fireworks
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council recognizing the fourth of July lands on a Saturday changed the ordinance for the Independence Day discharge of fireworks. Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones says the curren...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2020
IDPH reports first case of the season of West Nile virus and first-ever Heartland virus
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that it has received the first reported case of neuroinvasive West Nile Virus this season. The case was confirmed by the State Hygieni...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2020
Southwest Valley School District wrapping up Return-to-Learn Plan
(Corning) School districts throughout Iowa return-to-learn plan to meet the Iowa Department of Education guidelines are due on July 1. The projects must show how public and nonpublic schools would mee...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) Three people were arrested after Deputies were called a report of suspicious activity in McClelland on Friday. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says Izaiah Matthew Bartu, 20,...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2020
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and a theft. Police arrested 28-year old James Reiner, of Des Moines on Tuesday for driving while suspended. Authorities released Reiner on a summons to app...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2020
Instructional Support Levy passed by Exira-EHK School Board
(Elk Horn) Exira-EHK's Instructional Support Levy has been extended for another five years. Following a public hearing on Monday, the Exira-EHK School Board has approved an Instructional Support Levy....
Western Iowa Today Jun 17, 2020
Iowa DNR officials locate unstocked fish species at Lake Anita
(Anita) The fish species Yellow Perch, which is not stocked by the Iowa DNR at Lake Anita, has recently been discovered in the water body. Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes identifies a number of concer...
Western Iowa Today Jun 16, 2020
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports a non-injury accident and one arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at 1441 210th Street near Red Oak this morning. According to the report, 42-year-old Allen Martin, ...
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) Three people were arrested on warrants in Cass County. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says Skyanne Michelle Christensen, 20, of Atlantic, was arrested June 15th on an Atlantic Police Depa...
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2020
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports one arrest and two citations. Daniel Dale Laws, 48, of Kimballton, was arrested June 5th following a traffic stop. Laws was taken to the Shelby County Jai...
Mandy Billings Jun 16, 2020