Category Archives: Local News
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...
Jun 01, 2026
AtlanticFest Returns to Downtown Atlantic on August 8
(Atlantic) AtlanticFest will be held Saturday, August 8, rain or shine. The annual community celebration serves as a fundraiser for the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce and brings together families, ...
Jun 01, 2026
Cass County First Responders Golf Tournament to Benefit Drone Team
(Atlantic) The Cass County First Responders annual Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, July 11th. Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue said money raised from the tournament will support the Cass County ...
Jun 01, 2026
Mills County Sheriff's Office Reports Four Arrests Over Five-Day Period
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Bradley Joseph Daly, 36, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on May 26th for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $1,00...
Jun 01, 2026
Summerfest Attendees Urged to Use Designated Parking Areas
(Council Bluffs) Residents planning to attend the City of Council Bluffs' annual Summerfest celebration at Tom Hanafan Park on June 5 are being reminded to park only in designated lots and avoid resid...
Jun 01, 2026
Cass County Education Pond Rebounds Following Dredging and Fish Stocking Project
(Massena) Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen provided an update on the Cass County Education Pond near Massena. In early 2024, the pond was drained and dredged as p...
Jun 01, 2026
Healthy Cass County Invites Community to Discussion on Senior Services and Community Connections
(Atlantic) Healthy Cass County is inviting community members, businesses, organizations, faith groups and service providers to a community meeting on Monday, June 8, at noon at the Cass County Communi...
Jun 01, 2026
Iowa communities look to fill gaps in statewide mental health care
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) One of the most prominent issues in Iowa mental health care is the lack of available psychiatrists and behavioral health providers, especially in rural communities. According t...
Jun 01, 2026
Rental rates and abortion laws: Dems scrutinize states vying to go first in picking a President
(Iowa Capital Dispatch Article: Photo courtesy of the Iowa Capital Dispatch) (Washington D.C.) Democratic Party leaders from a dozen states traveled to Washington, D.C., at the end of May to press for...
Jun 01, 2026
Severe Thunderstorms Bring Hail and High Winds to Western Iowa
(Des Moines) Severe thunderstorms swept across west-central and southwest Iowa late last night and into the early morning hours this morning, producing large hail and damaging wind gusts in several co...
Jun 01, 2026
