Category Archives: Local News
Audubon City Council to take Action on Fire Call Fees
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council will act at their regular meeting tonight to allow the City to charge for fire calls. On March 11, the City Council passed the first reading of the ordinance. The Co...
Apr 12, 2021
Man's body found in Des Moines River near the park on Saturday
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A man's body was found Saturday in the Des Moines River near a park in Des Moines. Spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said a fisherman and a cyclist riding on a riverside trail both s...
Apr 12, 2021
2 Red Oak Women arrested on Drug-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two women on drug-related and other charges late Sunday night. Police arrested 28-year old Ray Jean Mae Steele and 28-year old Alina M. McFarland, both from Red Oak, ...
Apr 12, 2021
Atlantic Building and Trades Class Project Starting Soon
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School Building Trades Program is embarking on its first project possibly this week, weather permitting. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber says the district has...
Apr 11, 2021
Trooper Tips: Farm Equipment on the Roadways
(Atlantic) It is spring planting season, which means motorists should be aware of farm equipment on the roadways. Shelby McCreedy, Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer, urges motor...
Apr 11, 2021
Iowa House passes Pharmacist Vaccination bill
(Des Moines) The Iowa House passed a Pharmacist Vaccination bill last week. Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore said this bill was spurred by COVID and the need to get as many people to ad...
Apr 11, 2021
Reminder: Cass County Community Health Needs Assessment open until April 12th
(Atlantic) The Cass County Community Health Needs Assessment is open until Monday (April 12). Cass County Public Health and Healthy Cass County are requesting the public's feedback surrounding health ...
Apr 11, 2021
Gov. Reynolds releases statement following the death of Sgt. Jim Smith
DES MOINES - Gov. Reynolds released the following statement following the death of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith who was killed in the line of duty in Grundy Center on the evening of Friday, April ...
Apr 10, 2021
Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith Killed in Grundy Center Standoff
(Grundy Center) On Friday, April 9, 2021, Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a 27-year-veteran of the Patrol, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a barricaded subject in Grundy Coun...
Apr 10, 2021
Red Oak Police report 2 Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two people in separate incidents on Friday. Police arrested 21-year old Tyler Blaine Baucom of Red Oak for OWI Drug, 1st offense. Officers transported Baucom to the M...
Apr 10, 2021
