Category Archives: Local News
Audubon School Board Approves Plans and Specs for $7.5 Million School Renovation
(Audubon) During a special session the Audubon School Board Wednesday night approved the final plans and specifications for their middle/high school renovation project. Superintendent Eric Trager says...
Nov 05, 2020
Atlantic Police Chief has sleeves cut off for fundraiser
(Atlantic) The Pink Patch Project involving the Atlantic Police Department continues to be a big hit. Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson during Wednesday's City Council Meeting had his sleeves cut of...
Nov 04, 2020
Atlantic City Council passes 3rd and Final Reading of Ordinance to Convert 22nd and Olive to a Four-Way Stop
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council Wednesday evening voted to pass the third and final reading of an ordinance that converts the intersection at 22nd and Olive to a four-way stop. The Community Prot...
Nov 04, 2020
Montgomery County man arrested for delivery of Methamphetamine
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was booked into Montgomery County Corrections on a drug charge Wednesday. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, 40-year-old Robert Lee Bopp has been charged with...
Nov 04, 2020
Pheasant season opens amid unseasonably warm weather
(Area) Despite warmer than normal weather for this time of year the opening of Iowa's pheasant hunting season has still gone over well. Kelsey Fleming is a Private Lands Biologist in Southwest Iowa. S...
Nov 04, 2020
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report four arrests. *Police arrested 40-year old Aaron Riepe of Creston at his residence on Tuesday on 2 counts of 2nd -degree Theft. He was released from the Union County Ja...
Nov 04, 2020
“Elect A Scrooge” Annual Contest is Underway
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber's Annual Scrooge Contest is now underway through November 24th, at noon. The Scrooge contestants raise money and collect non-perishable food items for the Atlantic...
Nov 04, 2020
Cindy Axne Claims Victory in Iowa’s Third Congressional District
(West Des Moines) Cindy Axne claimed victory in her campaign to represent Iowa's Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 117th Congress. The Incumbent Democrat defeat...
Nov 04, 2020
Ray "Bubba" Sorensen earns Second Term In Iowa Legislature
(Des Moines) State District 20 Representative Ray "Bubba" Sorensen earns a second term in the Iowa legislature. The Greenfield Republican received 10,817 votes, to Democratic challenger Ryan Morrison'...
Nov 04, 2020
Incumbent State Representative Tom Moore Regains Seat in Iowa Legislature
(Des Moines) Incumbent District 21 State Representative Tom Moore, a Republican from Griswold regains his seat in the Iowa legislature. Moore received 10,183 votes and defeated Democratic challenger S...
Nov 04, 2020
