Category Archives: Local News
Applicants needed to receive grant funds for home repairs in Audubon
(Audubon) The City of Audubon is seeking applicants as part of the grant application process to perform home repairs. Laurie Gilbert, with Audubon County Economic Development, said the funds are throu...
Mar 20, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Scott Allen Hall, 44, was arrested following a traffic stop Thursday for excessive speed in Council Bluffs. During the s...
Mar 20, 2020
Gov. Reynolds signs additional State Public Health Emergency Declaration, will hold press conference today
(Des Moines) Today, Gov. Reynolds issued an additional State Public Health Emergency Declaration effective immediately providing additional regulatory relief to Iowans impacted by this public health d...
Mar 20, 2020
Atlantic School Employees will be paid during Closure
(Atlantic) Atlantic School District employees will be paid during the school closure. The school board passed two resolutions on Thursday morning to compensate the contracted certified staff as well a...
Mar 20, 2020
Storm Reports
(Des Moines) The first go around of severe weather swept through southwest Iowa late Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued warnings for Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Ada...
Mar 19, 2020
Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, Reynolds held a press conference Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
(Des Moines, AP) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 6 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 44 positive cases. 642 negative tests have been co...
Mar 19, 2020
Audubon County Public Health Director begins Series of COVID-19 Updates
(Audubon) Audubon County Public Health Director Bob Nelson on Thursday started a series of COVID-19 updates via the Audubon County Public Health Facebook page. At this time, there are no confirmed cas...
Mar 19, 2020
Hy-Vee Installs Temporary Protective Windows at Checkouts, Temporarily Bans Use of Reusable Bags
(West Des Moines) Hy-Vee, Inc. announces today additional changes to its operations in response to the evolving COVID-19 outbreak. Effective Friday, March 20, customers will no longer be allowed to br...
Mar 19, 2020
Uninterrupted paychecks for SW Valley school employees approved by school board
(Corning) A resolution has been passed to allow SW Valley employees to receive pay for up to four weeks during the temporary closure. The move was approved by both the Corning and Villisca School Boar...
Mar 19, 2020
Public input requested for proposed improvements to U.S. 30 in Harrison County
(Ames) The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed replacement of the U.S. 30 bridge over the stream located 2.3 miles east of Harrison County Road F-32, and the p...
Mar 19, 2020
