Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Griswold School Board Meeting Recap
(Griswold) The Griswold Community School Board met Monday night to discuss several different items. The meeting opened up with old business regarding board policies and establishing activity pass fees...
Western Iowa Today Jun 25, 2021
DNR Water Summary Shows 44% of Iowa in Severe Drought, Some Improvements
(Des Moines, IA) -- The latest D-N-R Water Summary Update shows the entire state of Iowa in some form or dryness or drought. Precipitation remains two inches below normal with seven days remaining in ...
Mandy Billings Jun 24, 2021

Red Oak man arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested Cody Thomas Thramer, 31, of Red Oak, today (Thursday) on a valid Pottawattamie County warrant for Contempt of Court Failure to Pay Child Support. Thram...
Mandy Billings Jun 24, 2021
Gov. Reynolds to send Iowa Law Enforcement Officers to aid border security efforts
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Iowa State Patrol officers will be deployed to the U.S. Southern Border to aid law enforcement and border security efforts. The governor is res...
Mandy Billings Jun 24, 2021
Mills County Accident Reports
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four accidents. Jo Beck, 65, of Shenandoah, was transported to the Shenandoah Hospital by Malvern Rescue following a car vs deer accident on June ...
Mandy Billings Jun 24, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) A Council Bluffs man was arrested Wednesday on drug charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says Keith Patrick Schreck, 29, was charged with two counts of Possession of ...
Mandy Billings Jun 24, 2021
Atlantic First Responders Golf Tournament is July 10th
(Atlantic) The Atlantic First Responders Golf Tournament is set for July 10th at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. Atlantic Police Department Lt. Devin Hogue said the four-person best ball tournamen...
Mandy Billings Jun 24, 2021
Rain Totals for Thursday Morning, June 24
Anita-.60 Atlantic-.75 Audubon-.30 Casey-1 inch Carroll-.36 Council Bluffs-.32 Denison-.75 Harlan-.35 Lewis-.30 Massena-.92 Red Oak-.54 Shenandoah-.63 Wiota-.90
Tom Robinson Jun 24, 2021
Updated: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Cancelled
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Adair, Adams, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Tay...
Tom Robinson Jun 24, 2021
Audubon County man Dies in Motorcycle Crash
(Exira) An Audubon County man died in a motorcycle crash near Exira. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 4:57 p.m. on Wednesday at Littlefield Drive and 310th Street. Authoritie...
Tom Robinson Jun 24, 2021







