Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Red Oak Pool Leak Traced to Piping System; Opening Date Remains Uncertain
(Red Oak) Red Oak Parks Superintendent Adam VanDervliet believes that the leak in Red Oak's outdoor pool is located in the pool's piping system. According to a previous statement by Red Oak City Admin...
Cate Shaughnessy Jun 02, 2026

Cass County Supervisors Hire Baylor as Part-Time Veterans Affairs Director
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the hiring of William Baylor as the part-time Cass County Veterans Affairs Director, effective June 9. Baylor will take over for M...
Mandy Billings Jun 02, 2026

Five Arrested in Connection with Multiple Council Bluffs Robberies
(Council Bluffs) Five people face charges following multiple robberies in Council Bluffs. According to the police, on Monday at around 10:27 p.m., Council Bluffs Police Officers were dispatched to Fas...
Tom Robinson Jun 02, 2026

Iowa DNR Completes Electrofishing Surveys at Area Lakes, More Assessments Planned
(Neola) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently completed electrofishing surveys on Lake Anita, Prairie Rose, the Cass County Education pond, and Arrowhead Lake. John Lorenzen, Fisheries Bio...
Mandy Billings Jun 02, 2026

Union County Man Arrested on Felony Warrant and Other Charges
(Creston) A Creston man wanted on a felony warrant is in custody following a foot pursuit on Monday. Creston Police say 34-year-old Anthony Cross was arrested on the outstanding felony warrant, and fa...
Tom Robinson Jun 02, 2026

Produce in The Park Opens Season in Atlantic on Thursday, June 4
(Atlantic) Atlantic's first farmers market of the season is this Thursday, June 4, from 4:30-6:30 PM at the Atlantic City Park (10 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022), and vendors are ready for opening...
Tom Robinson Jun 02, 2026

State News:Primary Election, Tragic Shootings, Officer-Involved Incident, and New Leads in Cold Case,
Iowa Voters Head To The Polls Today For The Primary Election (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowans head to the polls today for the primary election. Voters will cast ballots in key races to determine nominees fo...
Tom Robinson Jun 02, 2026

McCann Charged With Grooming and Sexual Exploitation by School Employee
(Atlantic) Former Atlantic School District employee Jesse McCann has been charged with Grooming and Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee. The Atlantic Police Department says on January 19, 2026, t...
Mandy Billings Jun 01, 2026

Atlantic Man Charged with First-Degree Harassment; Osceola Woman Arrested for Assault
(Adair Co.) An Atlantic man was arrested on a Harassment charge. The Stuart Police Department says 25-year-old Jyden Shawn Trotter was charged on May 24th with Harassment 1st Degree (Sexting). Bond wa...
Mandy Billings Jun 01, 2026

ACMH Opens Behavioral Health Clinic, Welcomes Shelli Brown, ARNP, PMHNP, BC
(Audubon) Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics (ACMH) announces the opening of the new Behavioral Health Clinic (ABHC) and hiring of Shelli Brown, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitione...
Cate Shaughnessy Jun 01, 2026







