Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Glenwood Police Report Two Arrests
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests. Kelly Wayne McVay, 65, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on June 7th for Eluding and Failure to Appear. Bond was set at $1,300. Nicholas A...
Mandy Billings Jun 09, 2026

Adair County Supervisors Temporarily Assign Auditor Duties to Timber Woosley
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors temporarily assigned County Auditor duties to Auditor Deputy Timber Woosley during their meeting Tuesday morning. The action follows the resignation o...
Cate Shaughnessy Jun 09, 2026

Cass County Engineer Reports On Road Work After Storms, Discusses Speed Limit Changes
(Cass Co) In his report to the Cass County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning, County Engineer Trent Wolken discussed the tornado and heavy rains that swept through the southeastern portion of the c...
Mandy Billings Jun 09, 2026

Cass County Supervisors Approve Appointments and Primary Election Canvass
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting this morning and approved two appointments and a hiring. Terry Duggan was reappointed to the Cass County Veteran Affairs Commissi...
Mandy Billings Jun 09, 2026

Guthrie County Supervisors Appoint New County Attorney & Approve Election Results
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Supervisors approved the June Primary Election results and appointed a full time County Attorney at Tuesday's regular meeting. Guthrie County Auditor Dani Fi...
Chris Varney Jun 09, 2026

Atlantic Woman Remains Hospitalized in ICU After Serious Car Accident
(Atlantic) A woman from Atlantic has reached out to the media regarding an accident involving her daughter. Judy Thompson, who works at Fischer Photography, reported that her daughter, Vickie Erickson...
Tom Robinson Jun 09, 2026

Atlantic Board of Adjustment Approves Conditional Use Permit for New Child Development Center
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic Board of Adjustment approved a Conditional Use Permit application submitted by Vision Atlantic, Inc., for property located at 1800 Olive Street, allowing a child develo...
Mandy Billings Jun 09, 2026

Cass County Auditor Reports Successful Post-Election Audit and Administrative Audits of the June 2, Primary Election
(Cass Co) Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kathy Somers has announced the results of the post-election audit and administrative audit conducted following the June 2, 2026 Primary Elec...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2026

National Weather Service Confirms EF-0 Tornado in Cass County
(Cumberland) The National Weather Service in Des Moines has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado occurred in Cass County, south of Cumberland, on Friday evening. Mostly tree and outbuilding damage occurred ...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2026

Lightning-Damaged Traffic Signal Remains Out at 7th and Plum in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic says crews continue to work on the traffic light at 7th and Plum Streets. The light was struck by lightning last week and has been out of service since then. Crews have...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2026







