Category Archives: Local News
Griswold's Tom Moore ready for eventful legislative session
(Des Moines) Tom Moore is serving his 4th term as a state representative. The republican from Griswold says an update to the bottle bill could be on the horizon. "I'm really interested in getting some...
Jan 10, 2021
Shelby County Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Update
(Harlan) Myrtue Medical Center's Public Health is working with Shelby County facilities to allocate vaccine doses to the Phase 1A priority populations. All 400 doses allocated to Shelby County were ad...
Jan 10, 2021
Iowa Supreme Court reselects Christensen as Chief Justice
(Des Moines) The Iowa Supreme Court reselected Justice Susan Christensen, Harlan, as chief justice. At the first meeting in each odd-numbered year, the justices of the supreme court by majority vote s...
Jan 10, 2021
State Climatologist reports dry conditions prevailed in Southwest Iowa for 2020
(Atlantic) 2020 was the driest year Atlantic has ever experienced. Just 18.82 inches of precip were recorded over the past. 2018 and 2019 were the wettest two years on record back-to-back in the state...
Jan 10, 2021
Red Oak man arrested for OWI
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated 1st Offense. The Red Oak Police Department says 24-year-old Kyle Andrew Nicholson was arrested Friday evening in the 800 block of E...
Jan 9, 2021
Fire in Atlantic appears to be intentionally set
(Atlantic) The State Fire Marshall has been called in to investigate a fire in Atlantic that appears to be intentionally set. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said just after 4:00 this morning they were...
Jan 9, 2021
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
(Atlantic) January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Kerry Rodabaugh is a visiting gynecologic oncologist in the Cass County Health System Specialty Clinic. She is affiliated with Nebraska Medic...
Jan 9, 2021
Iowa House District 20 Representative Ray “Bubba” Sorensen ready for the Legislative Session to begin Monday
(Des Moines) The Iowa legislative session begins Monday. Iowa House District 20 Representative Ray "Bubba" Sorensen (R-Greenfield) said the first few days of the session are what he likes to call a lo...
Jan 9, 2021
Social Security Scams
(Area) The Cass County Sheriff's Office says social security scams are making their rounds again. With these scams someone, often foreign, calls and claims that a social security number has been stole...
Jan 9, 2021
Page County Sheriff’s Report
(Clarinda) A College Springs woman was arrested following a domestic disturbance on Thursday. The Page County Sheriff's Office says Jackie Lynn Olson was charged with Domestic Abuse Assault. Olson was...
Jan 8, 2021
