Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Union County Sheriff’s Report
(Creston) The Union County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. TLee Jo Jones, 30, of Des Moines, was arrested Sunday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for Failure ...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2020
Updated: Students Rallying around Atlantic High School Senior Today
(Atlantic) Students are rallying around fellow Atlantic High School student Steele McLaren today. The AHS senior suffered a serious head injury in an accident on Sunday afternoon. The community is sho...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2020
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports one arrest and a theft. Chance Newton, 24, of Corning, was arrested Sunday in the 600 block of New York Avenue on the charge of Driving While Revoked. H...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2020
Road Condition Report
(Southwest Iowa) Roadways are snow and ice-covered on most roadways from Highway 92 north to Highway 44, and from Council Bluffs to Des Moines. According to 511ia.org, Highway 48 from Page County to G...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2020
FMTC in Stanton receives Second Round of Broadband Funding
(Stanton) Farmer's Mutual Telephone Company in Stanton is one of three Iowa companies receiving funding from the ReConnect Program, bringing high-speed broadband internet to its rural communities. Alo...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2020
Atlantic Teen Critically Hurt in Accident near Anita
(Anita) An Atlantic teen suffered a serious head injury after falling out of the back of a pickup truck near Anita on Sunday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 2:40 ...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2020
$46,500 Granted to Audubon County Community Projects
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Community Foundation has announced that grants totaling $46,500 were awarded to Audubon County nonprofit organizations and community projects. With these grants, the A...
Mandy Billings Oct 26, 2020
Iowa 3rd District Congresswoman Cindy Axne Makes Campaign Stop in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Iowa U.S. House District 3 Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne met with the media following a round table discussion with restaurant owners this past week. Cindy Axne is seeking a second te...
Tom Robinson Oct 26, 2020
Red Oak Police arrest two men following an altercation
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two men following an altercation in the 200 block of East Valley Street late Saturday night. Officers arrested 25-year old Matthew Allen Ray Nicolson of Elliott for s...
Tom Robinson Oct 25, 2020

Two Additonal COVID-19 Deaths confirmed in Mills County
(Glenwood) Mills County Public Health, along with Mills County Emergency Management Agency, announced two additional deaths associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mills County. The first ...
Tom Robinson Oct 25, 2020







