Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Governor commends Iowans response to TestIowa assessment Survey
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during her daily press conference this morning, reported since the launch of the TestIowa initiative two days ago, over 121,000 Iowans have completed the assess...
Tom Robinson Apr 23, 2020
Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman encourages voters to check their mail for absentee ballot request form
(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman joins Secretary of State Paul Pate and auditors across Iowa in encouraging voters to cast absentee ballots by mail in the upcoming June 2 primary. During ...
Mandy Billings Apr 23, 2020
176 new positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 6 deaths (April 23)
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today 176 new positive cases for a total of 3,924 positive cases. There are 842 negative cases today for a total of 25,338 negative cases. Of the 29,2...
Mandy Billings Apr 23, 2020
Riverside Moves Forward to Address Facility Issues
(Oakland) Since the voters rejected two attempts to pass a Voter-Approved Physical, Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) to replace the HVAC systems at the Oakland Elementary and Carson Elementary schools,...
Mandy Billings Apr 23, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Michael James Gregg, 47, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Wednesday after Deputies were dispatched to 490th and Highway...
Mandy Billings Apr 23, 2020
Gas Prices Decline
(Des Moines) The average price of gasoline in Iowa fell 4 cents this week, currently at $1.50 per gallon. The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $6.35 per...
Tom Robinson Apr 23, 2020
Atlantic School Board discusses graduation options of the Class of 2020: Discusses Needs Assessment Survey
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber at Wednesday special School Board meeting outlined options for graduation in light of the current situation with COVID-19. Barber says the distr...
Tom Robinson Apr 22, 2020
Anonymous Donor Partners with Cass County Local Food Policy Council to Provide Free Eggs on Saturday April 25
(Atlantic) This Saturday, April 25th at 1:00 PM, eggs will be given away free to the first 100 households to show up at the Iowa Western Parking Lot in Atlantic. The eggs, from Southwest Iowa Egg in M...
Mandy Billings Apr 22, 2020
Structure at Iowa Agricultural Bio Fibers east of Harlan destroyed by fire
(Harlan) Several fire departments responded to a structure fire east of Harlan Tuesday evening. Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen said they were paged to Iowa Agricultural Bio Fibers on 900th Street, nor...
Mandy Billings Apr 22, 2020
107 new positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 7 deaths (April 22)
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today 107 new positive cases for a total of 3,748 positive cases. There are 522 negative cases today for a total of 24,496 negative cases. The State H...
Mandy Billings Apr 22, 2020