Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Clarinda Citizen Victim of Publisher's Clearing House Scam
(Clarinda) The Clarinda Police Department is urging residents to be on alert after a local citizen was recently defrauded of a substantial amount of money through the well-known Publisher's Clearing H...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2025

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Calhoun County
(Des Moines) A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Calhoun County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announce...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2025

Elliott Man Arrested on Adams County Warrant
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 41-year-old Cory Ross Smith, of Elliott, in the 200 block of Cherry Street in Elliott this morning on an Adams County warrant for Failu...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2025

City of Avoca Announces Departure of City Administrator Tyler Trout
(Avoca) The City of Avoca announces that City Administrator, Tyler Trout, will be leaving his role later this Fall to assume the position of City Administrator in Charles City, Iowa. The City Council ...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2025

Montgomery County Supervisors to hold Public Hearing on Floodplain Management Ordinance
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing later this month on a proposed Floodplain Management Ordinance. The hearing is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. ...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2025

Des Moines Register Names Cass Health A Winner of The Iowa Top Workplaces 2025 Award
(Atlantic) Cass Health has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor by Iowa Top Workplaces. "Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically...
Tom Robinson Oct 02, 2025

Red Oak Police Report 2 Arrests Following Incident in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two people following a disturbance on Wednesday in the 400 block of E. Nuckols Street. Officers arrested 65-year-old Lee Edds of Red Oak for Assault Causing Bodily In...
Tom Robinson Oct 02, 2025

Vision Atlantic Series Continues: "Why I Gave" with Paul Gude President of the First Whitney Bank
(Atlantic) Fundraising efforts are ongoing, and site preparation is underway for the Vision Atlantic Initiative. This $84 million project includes new housing, an expanded YMCA, and a new childcare ce...
Tom Robinson Oct 02, 2025

Minute Pirate Bugs are Biting - ARGH!
(Atlantic) If it feels like tiny black intruders have declared war on your person lately, you're not alone." Kate Olson, Cass County Extension Director, says these little black varmints known as Minut...
Tom Robinson Oct 02, 2025

Atlantic Fire Department Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week with Annual Breakfast on Sunday
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department will kick off Fire Prevention Week on Sunday, October 5, with its annual donation breakfast at the fire station, running from 7:00 a.m. to noon. Atlantic Fire D...
Tom Robinson Oct 02, 2025







