Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Aug 14, 2020
Des Moines woman transported to the hospital following an accident in Creston
(Creston) A Des Moines woman was transported to the hospital following a single vehicle accident in Creston Wednesday evening. The Creston Police Department says 48-year-old Patricia Hobbs was driving...
Aug 13, 2020
Governor Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for 2 additional counties (Audubon and Maddison)
(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...
Aug 13, 2020
One new case of COVID-19 in Audubon County
(Audubon Co.) The Iowa Department of Public Health and Audubon County Public Health have identified an additional case of COVID-19 in the county. The individual is a child aged 0-19. This additional c...
Aug 13, 2020
Exit 49 I-29 off-ramp in Council Bluffs shut down this morning to assist semi pulling a wind mill
(Council Bluffs) At approximately 11:45 this morning, Council Bluffs Police, Iowa Department of Transportation Officers and DOT roads responded to Exit 49 of I-29 southbound for a traffic problem clos...
Aug 13, 2020
Atlantic Area Chamber Awards Silver Cord Scholarship
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce awarded the Silver Cord Scholarship to Cole Sampson. The Silver Cord Program is a graduation incentive program to promote volunteerism in the Atlantic ...
Aug 13, 2020
