Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Riverside Community School District Hall of Fame - Class of 2020
(Riverside) The Riverside Community School District has announced the Hall of Fame - Class of 2020. Tim Mitchell, Riverside Superintendent, said in celebration of 25-years as a school district in the ...
Mandy Billings Aug 30, 2020
Iowa City schools to begin classes online-only amid pandemic
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - One of the largest school districts in Iowa is starting the school year with online-only instruction. KRCG reports that the Iowa City school board voted Saturday to conduct all ...
Tom Robinson Aug 29, 2020
IDPH updates COVID-19 antigen test results following increased testing volume and new CDC guidance
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is now reporting positive and negative antigen test results following a steadily increasing volume of the rapid-result tests across the state. ...
Tom Robinson Aug 29, 2020
STEP Program Continues through September 7
(Area) Law Enforcement is in the midst of a STEP project for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy said STEP stands for Special Traff...
Tom Robinson Aug 29, 2020
Atlantic Rising Offers Back to School Support
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising could be seen in Atlantic City Park giving out green bags on Thursday, August 27th. Educators from all over Cass County were invited to come to the park and receive theses b...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Seth Allen Simmons, 34, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $5,000. Dyl...
Mandy Billings Aug 28, 2020
3 arrested in Montgomery County Drug Bust
(Red Oak) Three people are in custody following a drug bust on Highway 34 in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Deputies, conducting a routine patrol on Highway 34, observed a white Dodge Charger tr...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2020
Severe Weather a Possibility later Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service expects strong to severe storms this afternoon and evening over large portions of the area including, the greatest potential east of Interstate 35. The main t...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2020
Braddyville man arrested on Page County warrants
(Page Co.) A rural Braddyville man was arrested on three Page County warrants. The Page County Sheriff's Office says 50-year-old John David Stone was arrested this morning at a residence in Shambaugh....
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2020
Cass County Democratic Party opens new headquarters
(Atlantic) The Cass County Democratic Party has opened its new headquarters at 514 Chestnut Street in Atlantic as of August 24th. The headquarters will be open Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM...
Mandy Billings Aug 27, 2020







