Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office arrested Justin Christopher Sneed, 37, on March 24th following a traffic stop for a speed violation near Council Bluffs. The stop turned into...
Mandy Billings Mar 29, 2021
Three arrested in Creston
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests. On Saturday night, 66-year-old Vernon Loudon, of Creston, was arrested at the Law Enforcement Center on the charge of OWI 1st Offense. He...
Western Iowa Today Mar 29, 2021
Spring Dutch Oven cooking class lined up at Nishna Bend Recreation Area
(Harlan) Nishna Bend Recreation Area is hosting their Spring Dutch Oven cooking class on Monday, April 12. Naturalist Christina Roelofs says this event has been well received in the past. "Oh definite...
Western Iowa Today Mar 29, 2021
Representative Ray Sorensen hopes to run Broadband Grant Bill Program this Week
(Greenfield) Iowa House District 20 Representative Ray Sorensen plans to run his committee's Broadband Grant Program Bill sometime this week. Representative Sorensen says this is Governor Reynolds' $4...
Tom Robinson Mar 29, 2021

Ernst Supports Paycheck Protection Program Extension
(Washington D.C.) Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Small Business Committee, last week, supported a bipartisan extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), allowing Iowa small busi...
Tom Robinson Mar 29, 2021
Updated: Red Flag Warning
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning of western, central, and northern Iowa. The Warning goes into effect from noon to 8:00 p.m. Forecasters expect southwest winds from ...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2021
Area Blood Drives Scheduled
(Area) LifeServe Blood Center is asking residents to spring into saving lives by donating blood. Two area blood drives are scheduled for Monday, April 5, at the Manilla Community Center from 1:00 p.m....
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2021
Red Oak Police arrest Hinton, Iowa Woman for OWI
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 18-year old Aayla Ann Jo Larson of Hinton, Iowa, for OWI-1st offense and Interference with Official Acts. Police transported Larson to the Montgomery County Jail, whe...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2021

CCHS Board of Trustees Votes to Lower Tax Rate Again
(Atlantic) Cass County Health System is working through the pandemic in solid financial shape. On February 17th, the Board of Trustees set a tax rate of $2.25 per $1,000 of taxable property valuation ...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2021
Cass County Conservation kicks off Native Plant Sale
(Area) The ordering process is underway for the Cass County Conservation Board's 4th Annual Native Plant Sale. Naturalist Lora Kanning explains they have a variety of plants with different blooming co...
Western Iowa Today Mar 28, 2021







