Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Iowa Aviation Museum announces 2020 inductees into the Hall of Fame
(Greenfield) The Iowa Aviation Museum announces Dr. Burns M. Byram and Philip Larry Turner are the 2020 inductees into the Hall of Fame. Burns Maxwell Byram II was born June 1, 1924, near Chariton. Af...
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports four arrests and two citations. Troy Dakota Weelborg, 36, and Tamara Leigh Dryer, 32, both of Harlan, were arrested May 17th following a call for service....
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020
Update on Pottawattamie County COVID-19 cases (May 19)
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie County Public Health today reported 11 new COVID-19 cases. One of the cases is a child (0-17), four of the cases are 18-40 years old, five are 41-60 years old, and one i...
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020
Additional Cases of COVID-19 In Iowa: 12 additional Deaths
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 300 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths, bringing the total number of known positive tests to 15,296 and 367 deaths. Iowa Governor ...
Tom Robinson May 19, 2020
Serology Testing Update for Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) Montgomery County has added serology testing to its options as part the county's effort to continue to prevent, detect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Montgomery County Public He...
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020
Audubon School Board Recap
(Audubon) The Audubon School Board Monday night approved a resolution authorizing official statement for bond sale. Superintendent Eric Trager said the bond sale will take place on June 2nd. Trager sa...
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020
Griswold School Board sets Public Hearing for Issuance of Sales Tax Refunding Bonds; approves a number of other items
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board set a public hearing for Issuance of Approximately $1,800,000 Sales Tax Refunding Bonds at their meeting Monday. Superintendent Dave Henrichs said a few years back...
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020
Region 4 Positive COVID-19 Cases
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health is showing 663 total numbers of Positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 as of 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday. There are five patients hospitalized, none in the ...
Tom Robinson May 19, 2020
August 12th penciled in as starting date for Exira-EHK school year
(Elk Horn) The Exira-EHK School Board has locked in a projected start date for the 2020-21 school year. August 12th is the planned date to begin the next school year. The plan is pending state approva...
Western Iowa Today May 19, 2020
Rural Clarinda man arrested after dumping old power poles and debris on someone else’s property
(Clarinda) A rural Clarinda man was arrested for Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree. The Page County Sheriff's Office says on May 1st they were contacted by a citizen/landowner in reference to several power...
Mandy Billings May 19, 2020