Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Villisca man transported to the hospital following an accident in Mills County
(Mills Co.) A Villisca man was transported to the hospital following an accident Monday morning. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Michael McCormick was driving a 2010 Chrysler west o...
Mandy Billings Oct 27, 2020
Adair County Sheriff’s Report
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Shane Sim Blackford, 29, of Chariton, was arrested October 18th on a warrant for Violation of Probation. He was held on $5,000 cash o...
Mandy Billings Oct 27, 2020
Community Vigil for AHS Student Steele McLaren Tonight
(Atlantic) A community vigil will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. for Steele McLaren, who suffered a serious head injury in an accident on Sunday afternoon. Steele is currently hospitalized at UNMC in Om...
Tom Robinson Oct 27, 2020
Creston Police investigate vandalism
(Creston) Creston Police received a vandalism report on Monday. According to the press release, Jorge Quintanilla, of 405 N. Sycamore, reported that someone pried open the gas cap on his vehicle and p...
Tom Robinson Oct 27, 2020
6th Biennial Lighted Halloween Campground-Results
(Lewis) The Cass County Conservation Board said they had over 137 people voting for their favorite site at the 6th Biennial Lighted Halloween Campground at Cold Springs Park on Saturday. The first pla...
Mandy Billings Oct 27, 2020

Montgomery County Supervisors to discuss a resignation and a retirement and swear in Charla Schmid for Supervisor District 1
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will swear in a Supervisor for District 1 and discuss a resignation and a retirement at their meeting this morning. The Board will swear in ...
Mandy Billings Oct 27, 2020
COVID-19 Related Scams Lead to Criminal Charges
(Area) Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and SW Iowa has been issuing warnings on pandemic related scams and has been sharing its ...
Tom Robinson Oct 27, 2020

Cass County Health System suspends Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation Services until further notice; Phase II remains open
(Atlantic) Effective immediately, Cass County Health System is suspending Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation services until further notice due to high transmission and hospitalization rates of COVID-19 ...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Benjamin Thomas Milazzo, of Moberly, Missouri, was arrested Sunday for Fugitive from Justice. He was held on no bond. Colleen Lynn S...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2020
Cass County Positivity rate reach 21.5-percent
(Atlantic) The Iowa Department of Public Health today shows Cass County with a 21.5 percent positivity rate for COVID-19. School systems above the 15-percent positivity rate have the option to send th...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2020







