Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Iowa woman pleads guilty in $1.5 million embezzlement
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - The former manager of a Denison credit union has admitted participating in a nearly $1.5 million embezzlement scheme. Janine Keim pleaded guilty Monday to making false statemen...
Mandy Billings May 25, 2021

Adair County Health System welcomes Catherine Hillestad as Chief Executive Officer
(Greenfield) Adair County Health System, an affiliate of MercyOne, announces Catherine Hillestad will join as Chief Executive Officer beginning July 7, 2021. A native of Des Moines, Ms. Hillestad brin...
Mandy Billings May 25, 2021
The 23rd Annual Freedom Rock painting to be completed by Memorial Day weekend
(Menlo) In honor of Memorial Day, Ray Sorensen repaints a 12-foot tall, approximately 60-ton boulder to pay tribute to our military men and women. Sorensen started painting the original Freedom Rock t...
Mandy Billings May 25, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports seven arrests. Haley Ann Haynes, 40, of Clarinda, was arrested Sunday for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $10,000. Michael L...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Martin William Wayne Turner, 20, of Avoca, was arrested following a disturbance on Sunday. Turner was charged with C...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2021
Two-vehicle accident in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) A Panora woman was cited following a two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says Carmen Gross, 45, was driving a 2007 Dodge Caliber on Highway 4 and...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2021
During June, Office of Senator Ernst to Hold Traveling Office Hours Across All 99 Counties in Iowa
(Washington) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced today her office will be holding traveling office hours in all 99 counties across Iowa at different times during the month of June to provide assi...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2021
Dave Muhlbauer Launches Bid for U.S. Senate Against GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley
(Manning) Democrat Dave Muhlbauer today announced the launch of his campaign for the U.S. Senate against GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley. Muhlbauer is a fifth-generation family farmer, former Vice Chairman of...
Tom Robinson May 24, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report five arrests over the weekend. *Police arrested 29-year old Dalton Cormeny of Creston on Friday on the charges of Interference with Official Acts, Driving While Barred,...
Tom Robinson May 24, 2021
Representative Tom Moore weighs in on EMS Essential Services Bill
(Des Moines) The Iowa Legislature recently passed an amendment to the Standings Appropriation bill to help EMS responders, especially in rural Iowa. Griswold District #21 Representative Tom Moore says...
Tom Robinson May 24, 2021







