Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Audubon students return to school Monday
(Audubon) Audubon Community School District students return to school Monday. Audubon Superintendent Eric Trager said students will be attending school Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. "We'll use...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2020

Forecasters look to learn from deadly Midwest wind storm
(Des Moines, AP) The derecho that caused massive damage in Iowa this past week could offer lessons for forecasters and the public. The unusual storm packed the power of a category 3 hurricane but lack...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2020
2 Deputies hurt during Pursuit in Mills County
(Mills County) Two Deputies were injured while pursuing a vehicle in Mills County Thursday night. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 9:17 p.m. on 357th Street near Epperson Ave...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2020
Nodaway Valley School District discusses School District Facilities Project
(Greenfield) The Nodaway Valley School Board discussed the school facilities assessment process with Boyd-Jones construction company earlier this week. "COVID-19 delayed this process, and we're trying...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2020
Construction Progressing at Atlantic Football Stadium
(Atlantic) The Trojan Bowl football stadium construction project continues to progress. Atlantic schools Superintendent Steve Barber provided the Atlantic School Board with an update at Wednesday's Sc...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2020
Governor Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for 2 additional counties (Cass and Guthrie)
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation in response to a severe weather system that moved across Iowa and caused widespread damage August 10. The proclamation now allows stat...
Mandy Billings Aug 14, 2020
Ribbon cutting held for the Red Oak Child Development Center
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Child Development Association Board of Directors, Red Oak Child Development Center Staff, Red Oak Community School District Staff and representatives from the Red Oak C...
Mandy Billings Aug 14, 2020
Atlantic School Board meets on Monday for Final Reading on Face Coverings
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will act on the second and final reading of the COVID-19 revised school policy on Monday, August 17, at 9:00 a.m. The decision, based on one paragraph in the polic...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2020
Nebraska Man arrested on Drug Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) An Omaha man faces drug charges in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police arrested 18-year old Miguel Angel Morales-Morales on Thursday during a traffic stop at the Highway 48 and Highway 34 inte...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2020
Western Iowa under Severe Storm Threat later Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines says strong to severe thunderstorms are possible in the western two-thirds of the state late this afternoon into this evening. Andrew Ansorge, a...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2020







