Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Cass County Supervisors approve renewal County Wellness Coordinator Agreement and School Resource Officer Program Agreement
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the renewal partnership agreement for County Wellness Coordinator for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 at their meeting this morning. The partnership is b...
Mandy Billings Aug 11, 2020
Pottawattamie County Emergency Management requests damage reports
(Council Bluffs) The severe thunderstorms that rolled across the Midwest on Monday left a large path of damage across Iowa. Damages appear to more significant as you move east of Pottawattamie County ...
Mandy Billings Aug 11, 2020

Union County Sheriff’s Report
(Creston) The Union County Sheriff's Office arrested Karmyn Kay Watson, of Creston, on August 7th on two Union County warrants; one for assault and one for failure to service jail sentence. Watson was...
Mandy Billings Aug 11, 2020

Atlantic Mayor Reminds Residents-Tree Trimmers need to be Licensed
(Atlantic) The cleanup continues today after 60-mile per hour wind gusts swept through the area during the daytime hours on Monday. Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones reminds Atlantic citizens that tree trimme...
Tom Robinson Aug 11, 2020

Audubon City Council addresses CDBG Grant and transfers ownership of Landus Building
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council approved resolutions regarding a CDBG grant, Fire Department equipment purchase, and a transfer of the Landus Building to the city during their meeting on Monday. Au...
Western Iowa Today Aug 11, 2020

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest
(Johnston) Widespread destructive straight-line winds blew across central Iowa during the daytime hours on Monday. The highest official wind gusts measured 99 miles per hour at the Marshalltown Airpor...
Tom Robinson Aug 11, 2020

Update from Shelby County Emergency Management on Monday’s storms
(Harlan) Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo says Shelby County was placed in Severe Thunderstorm Warning this morning and as the storm made its way through the county, Shelby Co...
Mandy Billings Aug 10, 2020
Atlantic School District Gearing up for unusual Start to School Year
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School district starts classes two weeks from today, and the classroom setting and teaching techniques are going to be different this year when students arrive in the...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2020

Atlantic Residents Cleanup after Monday Mornings Strong Thunderstorm
(Atlantic) Atlantic residents spent most of the day on Monday cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm littered yards and streets with tree branches and other debris. Two downtown businessmen, Kyle Ste...
Tom Robinson Aug 10, 2020

Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) An Anita man was arrested on drug charges. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 63-year-old Terry Dean Calhoun was arrested Saturday for Sponsoring a Gathering Where Controlled Substances ...
Mandy Billings Aug 10, 2020







