Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Cass Health Construction to Close Main Entrance Temporarily
(Atlantic) Beginning Monday, June 28, the Cass Health Main Entrance and Parking Lot A will be closed temporarily due to construction. Crews will be replacing the driveway to the building, and the work...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2021
National Weather Service to Survey Tornado Damage Near Pella
(Pella) The National Weather Service in Des Moines will conduct a preliminary storm survey near Pella today. According to the National Weather Service website, the survey is in relation to damage caus...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2021
Atlantic School Board Holds Special Meeting on Tuesday
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will meet for a special meeting on Tuesday. The main item on the agenda is approving new hires. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber recommends contracts f...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2021

US Senator Ernst's Approval Rating Rises
(Des Moines, IA) The approval rating for U-S Senator Joni Ernst is on the upswing. The latest Des Moines Register-Mediacom Iowa Poll gives the Republican from Red Oak a 46-percent job approval, versus...
Tom Robinson Jun 21, 2021
Rain Totals
Atlantic-1.75 Lewis-1.0 Audubon-.73 Red Oak-.98 Harlan-.90 Des Moines-.86 Denison-.31 Council Bluffs-.29 Clarinda-.26 Shenandoah-.19 Carroll-.18
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2021

Man wanted in Two Counties arrested in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested a man wanted in Mills and Fremont Counties. Police arrested 33-year old James Thomas Hume of Sidney during a traffic stop late Saturday night near Highway 34 and High...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, Pottawattamie, Cass, Montgomery, Adams, Taylor, Mills, Page, and Fremont Count...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2021
Two-Vehicle Accident near 53-mile marker on Westbound I-80
(Marne) Marne Fire and Rescue, Atlantic Fire, and Cass County EMS called to a two-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 80 near the 53-mile marker. Both vehicles came to rest in the north ditch. The a...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2021
Iowa U.S. Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne Part of a Group Unveiling Tax Credits to Family Members Caring for Older Iowans
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne is one of three representatives to unveil bipartisan legislation that supports Americans caring for older family members by offering tax ...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2021
Adair Chuckwagon Days June 24-27
(Adair) Adair's 66th Annual Chuckwagon Days will be held June 24-27th. Brenna Westergaard is with the Adair Chamber of Commerce... The Kids Zone Bag Toss Tournament will also take place Friday evening...
Mandy Billings Jun 19, 2021







