Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Atlantic Police Department cancels summer activities
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department announced with a heavy heart that they are cancelling their summer activities. Those activities include the Zoo trip, Camp Out, Golf Tournament, and Family Ni...
Mandy Billings Apr 02, 2020
66 Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 2 additional deaths confirmed (April 2)
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 66 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 614 positive cases. According to IDPH, two additional...
Mandy Billings Apr 02, 2020
Cass County Primary Election Information (Combined Precincts)
(Atlantic) The Iowa Secretary of State has stated that Centers for Disease Control encourages social distancing, so voters in Iowa are being asked to consider voting absentee by mail. On Tuesday, Marc...
Mandy Billings Apr 02, 2020

Notice from Cass County Treasurer Tracey J Marshall
(Atlantic) On March 20, Governor Reynolds announced the temporary suspension of penalties and interest for delayed property tax payments until April 16, 2020. Cass County Treasurer Tracey J. Marshall ...
Mandy Billings Apr 02, 2020
Council Bluffs man arrested for Sexual Abuse, Lascivious Acts, Solicit Commercial Sexual Activity and Indecent Exposure
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was arrested Wednesday for four counts of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree, one count Lascivious Acts with a Minor, one count Solicit Commercial Sexual Activity and...
Mandy Billings Apr 02, 2020

Boy accused of murder wants case moved to juvenile court
(Mapleton, AP) A 17-year-old boy accused of killing a 16-year-old in western Iowa is seeking prosecution as a juvenile. Monona County court records say the boy's attorney filed a motion Wednesday to t...
Tom Robinson Apr 02, 2020
Winter Weather Advisory
(Des Moines) Motorists in parts of the southwest, west-central, and northwest and north-central Iowa are expected to see some icy travel on Friday. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather...
Tom Robinson Apr 02, 2020

Atlantic City Council Approves Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and adopts Resolutions dealing with COVID-19
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council covered a lot of ground in a short period at Wednesday's electronic City Council meeting. The meeting started at 5:30 p.m. and was adjourned shortly before 5:50 p....
Tom Robinson Apr 01, 2020
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and two break-ins. *Police arrested 30-year old Rachel Colburn, of Creston on Tuesday at her residence on a Union County Warrant for 5th Degree Fraudulent P...
Tom Robinson Apr 01, 2020
Iowa Governor may release Additional Health Emergency Declaration on Thursday
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds may release an additional health emergency declaration as early as Thursday, which may address the fate of the current school year. On March 16, the Governor re...
Tom Robinson Apr 01, 2020







