Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Adair County Supervisors and City of Orient discuss Wind Turbine Tax Increment Financing
(Orient) The Adair County Board of Supervisors discussed wind turbines and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) with officials from the City of Orient this morning. Orient Mayor Matt Swanson told the Supervi...
Mandy Billings Apr 29, 2020
467 new positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 12 deaths (April 29)
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today 467 new positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 6,843 positive cases. 93 percent of today's positive cases are from the 22 counties where res...
Mandy Billings Apr 29, 2020
Rain Totals
(Des Moines) A brief shower swept through the region Tuesday evening, resulting in rainfall amounts of less than one-tenth of an inch in most locations south of Highway 20. Atlantic received .08, Carr...
Tom Robinson Apr 29, 2020
Nishna Valley Family YMCA reopens with restrictions May 4
(Atlantic) Nishna Valley Family YMCA Executive Director Dan Haynes says the "Y" will have a soft-opening on Monday, May 4. Haynes says per the governor's news briefing on Monday, we are eligible to re...
Tom Robinson Apr 29, 2020
Montgomery County man charged with Assault
(Red Oak) A Montgomery County man faces assault charges. Red Oak Police arrested 22-year old Skylar Lee Bingham, of Red Oak in the 200 blocks of East Elm Street on Tuesday. Officers transported Bingha...
Tom Robinson Apr 29, 2020
Exira-EHK School District moving forward with Air Conditioning in Elk Horn Gym
(Elk Horn) A special meeting of the Exira-EHK School Board will be held this (Wednesday) evening. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m and among the main agenda items is to discuss and take action on bids t...
Western Iowa Today Apr 29, 2020
Wind Advisory
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for all of southwest, south-central and portions of north-central Iowa goes into effect at noon and ends at 7:00 p.m. this evening. * W...
Tom Robinson Apr 29, 2020
More outbreaks in Iowa’s Long Term Health Facilities
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds at Tuesday's daily briefing reported seven outbreaks at Iowa long term health care facilities. On Wednesday, a second test Iowa site is opening at the Crossroads ...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020
Missing Mondamin man recovered from Missouri River
(Mondamin) The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a missing Mondamin man was recovered from the Missouri River. At 1:07 a.m. on April 22, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call in...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2020
CAM School Board Approves Teacher and Salaried Contracts
(Anita) The CAM School Board agreed to a new contract with certified and hourly staff at a special board meeting on Monday afternoon. CAM School's Superintendent Paul Croghan says the contract amounts...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020