Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Cass County Public Health to Residents: Together We’re Stronger
(Atlantic) Cass County Public Health reminds residents that although they are spending more time away from friends and family because of social distancing, state, county and local leaders recognize an...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2020
Guidelines reviewed for reopening Restaurants in 77 Iowa Counties
(Des Moines) On Monday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds targeted 77 counties to loosen distancing measures. The new guidelines permit restaurants, fitness centers, malls, libraries, race tracks, and other ...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020
Students at Exira-EHK vote on graduation ceremony alternatives
(Elk Horn) Seniors at Exira-EHK high school were given three options to vote on for a graduation ceremony. Superintendent Trevor Miller outlines the three choices to pick from. "One was to postpone it...
Western Iowa Today Apr 28, 2020
Plans underway this summer for Produce in the Atlantic City Park
(Atlantic) Last week Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced farmer's markets are allowed to open this summer, with a few restrictions. The Governor's proclamation states; vendors selling food and farm p...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports one arrest and two citations. Phillip Bradley Pool, 44, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop on April 25th. Pool was transported to the Shelby...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2020
508 new positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 9 deaths (April 28)
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today 508 new positive cases of COVID-19, for a total of 6,376 positive cases. 98 percent of those positive cases were in the 22 counties where restri...
Mandy Billings Apr 28, 2020
Creston Police report four arrests
(Creston) Creston Police arrested four people in three separate incidents over the past couple of days. Officers arrested 21-year old Brianna Lawson, and Brandon Tull, 22, both from Creston, at 2:30 t...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020
Montgomery County man arrested for Domestic Assault
(Red Oak) A Montgomery County man faces assault and numerous other charges. Red Oak Police arrested 28-year old Nathan Allen Aldrich of Red Oak on Monday for 1st offense domestic assault, 2nd degree h...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020
Farmer's Private Meat Sales on the Rise
(Atlantic) Brad and Kristy Pellett a sixth-generation crop and beef operation north of Atlantic sells home raised beef both commercially and privately. Over the years, the Pellett's developed a local ...
Tom Robinson Apr 28, 2020
Update: Two injured in an explosion in Earling
(Harlan) Two people were injured in an explosion in Earling this morning. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office responded to several 911 calls of a large explosion in Earling at approximately 8:25 this m...
Mandy Billings Apr 27, 2020