Category Archives: Local News
Creston Police Report Two Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police report an alcohol-related arrest and a Protection Order Violation over the weekend. Police arrested 47-year old Grant P. Ponder, of Cortez, Colorado, on Sunday, at 102 W. Tayl...
Jan 18, 2021
Atlantic Athletic Facility Construction Project Update
(Atlantic) Bob Sweeney liaison for the Atlantic Community School District's athletic facilities improvement project presented the School Board with a progress report last week. Sweeney says the weathe...
Jan 18, 2021
Senator Shipley: Environment at State Legislative Session Different this Year
(Des Moines) Lawmakers head back to the State Capitol for week two of the 2021 session. Iowa District 11 Senator Tom Shipley says the environment is different this year. "It's an extraordinary environ...
Jan 18, 2021
24 new Positive Cases of COVID-19 for the Week Ending in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Public Health Department reports 24 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County for the week of January 9 through January 15. Public Health Officials rep...
Jan 18, 2021
Pottawattamie County Woman arrested on Drug-related charges in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 20-year old Madison Jane Franzen of Council Bluffs on Sunday for possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers transported Franzen to the Montgomery County Jail. She was...
Jan 18, 2021
Pottawattamie County Man arrested following Pursuit in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) An Oakland, Iowa man faces numerous charges following a pursuit in Red Oak. Red Oak Police Officers tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic offense at around 12:21 a.m. today. The vehicle, dri...
Jan 17, 2021
Harlan Community School Board Whittles list of Superintendent Applicants to 8
(Harlan) Earlier this week, the Harlan School Board cut the list of School Superintendent Candidates from 24 down to eight. Harlan Schools Superintendent Lynn Johnson says the board will screen the ei...
Jan 17, 2021
Produce in the Park Hosting Sweetheart Market
(Atlantic) Produce in the Park is holding another winter farmers market. Sweetheart Market will be held the day before Valentine's Day. The market will offer pre-order drive-through pick-up only (ther...
Jan 17, 2021
Test Iowa sites closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
(Des Moines) The five state-operated Test Iowa drive-thru sites and the State Hygienic Lab will be closed on Monday, January 18, for the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. The sites include: Bla...
Jan 17, 2021
Final tally shows 109,000 deer harvested in Iowa
(Area) 57,000 bucks were harvested along with 52,000 does for a season total of 109,000. Harvest numbers have been steady over the last four years between 100,000 and 109,000. Bryan Hayes with the Iow...
Jan 17, 2021
