Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Council Bluffs man charged with Attempted Murder
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man faces attempted murder charges in connection with a stabbing on Sunday night. Police arrested 50-year old Dennis Ruppe for Attempted Murder, Willful Injury, Aggra...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2021
Atlantic High School West Parking Lot Construction Project
(Atlantic) Construction crews have begun tearing out the west parking lot at the Atlantic High School. The project includes replacing the existing parking lot with seven-inch concrete and 17-20 additi...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2021
Red Oak Police report Three Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police reported three arrests on Sunday. Police arrested 48-year old Paul Edward Robinson for violating a no-contact order. Authorities held him on a $300.bond. Police arrested 53-ye...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2021
Mobile Food Pantry coming to Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cass County Local Food Policy Council is hosting a mobile food bank in Atlantic on Wednesday, June 9th. Thanks to a partnership with Food Bank for the Heartland a drive-through event will t...
Western Iowa Today Jun 06, 2021
Cass County Fair Returns to Pre-COVID Status
(Atlantic) The Cass County Fair will return to pre-COVID-19 status when it opens on July 28. Last year, to meet CDC mitigation guidelines, the Cass County Fair Association canceled all non-4H and FFA ...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2021
TS Bank announces new Assistant Vice President of Ag and Business Banking
(Atlantic) TS Bank, an eight-location southwest Iowa community bank, recently announced the hiring of Amy Coenen as assistant vice president of ag and business banking. Coenen has over 10 years of ban...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2021

Ethanol maker POET buys plants from Koch-owned Flint Hills
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - South Dakota-based ethanol company POET has purchased the biofuels assets of Flint Hills Resources, including five ethanol plants in Iowa and one in Nebraska. The deal announce...
Tom Robinson Jun 05, 2021

Severe weather season noticeably quiet in Iowa
(Area) The main window for severe weather in the state has come and gone with very little activity. State Climatologist Justin Glisan describes the last few months as very odd. "Given the dry conditio...
Western Iowa Today Jun 05, 2021
Ramsey's Market introduces grocery option in Walnut
(Walnut) A new alternative for grocery shopping is now available in Walnut. The Walnut City Council heard a Grand Opening Report for Fresh Out of the Box during their meeting on Thursday. City Clerk S...
Western Iowa Today Jun 05, 2021
Updated: Logan, Iowa Woman injured in Two-Vehicle Crash near Anita
(Anita) A Logan, Iowa woman suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident north of Anita. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 2:29 p.m. on Thursday. Authorities say 58-year old Kr...
Tom Robinson Jun 04, 2021







