Category Archives: Local News
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Cass County Public Health provides guidance to area businesses during the COVID19 Outbreak
(Atlantic) Cass County Public Health continues to provide guidance to area businesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. "There are some definite steps local businesses that are still open can take to ...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2020
Update from Audubon County Public Health and COVID-19 Community Partners
(Audubon) Audubon County Public Health Department and COVID-19 community partners want to remind residents to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. In his weekly address, Audubon County Public...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2020
96 Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases in Iowa, 4 Additional Deaths
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds reported during her daily news conference 96 additional positive cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 1,995 positive cases. The Governor reported 407 negative ...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2020
Mills County receives award from Southwest Iowa COVID-19 Response Fund
(Glenwood) Mills County has received an award from the Iowa West Foundation Southwest Iowa COVID-19 Response Fund to address challenges related to COVID-19, and to ensure resources are available to se...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2020
Creston Police arrest two People on Harassment Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrest a man and a woman on harassment charges. Police arrested 55-year old Justin G. Byers, of Creston at his residence at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, on a Union County warrant for...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2020
Montgomery County Man arrested on Drug Charges
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year old Paul Earl Lemburg II of Red Oak on a class C felony for delivery of methamphetamine. Authorities transported Lemburg II to the Mon...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2020
SWIPCO Hires Flood Coordinator
(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Planning Council recently created a new staff position to focus on flood recovery efforts. Some parts of southwest Iowa experienced some heavy flooding one year ago and (...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2020
Exira-EHK School District passes out over 600 meals to students
(Elk Horn) The Exira-EHK School Board approved certified teacher salaries as well as support staff and administrative salaries during a meeting this week. Superintendent Trevor Miller says the total p...
Western Iowa Today Apr 14, 2020
Guthrie County Supervisors hear reports on COVID-19 and Census numbers
(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors heard an update on COVID-19 from Public Health Director Jotham Arber this morning. Arber told the Board that they have distributed a little ove...
Mandy Billings Apr 14, 2020
Iowa Department of Public Health Launches new Dashboard
(Johnston) The Iowa Department of Public Health is launching a new dashboard on coronavirus.iowa.gov. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaking at her daily briefing, says the new dashboard includes the num...
Tom Robinson Apr 14, 2020