Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Jay Pedrin Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison for Violent Assault and Burglary
(Audubon) Audubon County Attorney Sarah Jennings says on Monday, Jay Pedrin pleaded guilty to Burglary in the 2nd degree (Class C Felony) and Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury (Class D Felony). He ...
Tom Robinson Mar 12, 2019
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports multiple arrests. Travis Johnathan Humbert, 31, was arrested February 16th for Interference with Official Acts. Humbert was arrested ...
Tom Robinson Feb 19, 2019

Fourth Judicial Court Judge Michael Hooper of Atlantic Sworn in at Special Ceremony
(Atlantic) A large crowd attended the swearing-in ceremony for Fourth Judicial Court Judge Michael Hooper of Atlantic in the courtroom at the Cass County Courthouse on Friday afternoon. The Honorable ...
Tom Robinson Feb 08, 2019

Updated: Supervisors appoint Vanessa Strazdas as County Attorney
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors appointed Vanessa Strazdas as the new County Attorney at their meeting this morning. The Board received four applicants for the position and the Supervi...
Tom Robinson Feb 01, 2019
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) Two people were arrested following a pursuit in Pottawattamie County Sunday afternoon. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office said Sgt. Marc Freeman was dispatched to assist with a...
Tom Robinson Jan 14, 2019
Montgomery County Freedom Rock set for 2019 completion in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Eighty of Iowa's 99 counties have a freedom rock and Montgomery County is among the next on the list. Mural Painter Ray "Bubba" Sorensen tells KSOM/KS95.7 News the Montgomery County Freedom ...
Tom Robinson Dec 26, 2018
Shelby County Sheriff’s Report
(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports several drug-related arrests. Mary Marie Reseter, 41, of Woodbine, was arrested August 21st following a traffic stop on Highway 59. Reseter has been...
Tom Robinson Aug 28, 2018

Darin Jones takes on Superintendent's Position at AHSTW Schools
(Avoca) AHSTW's new Superintendent of Schools Darin Jones says he is looking forward to the start of the school year. "I'm extremely excited to start the school year. I’ve got an opportunity to ...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2018
Four drug-related arrests in Shelby County
(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports four drug-related arrests. Benjamin Tomoya Sorensen, 29, of Harlan, and Brooke Rena Petersen, 26, of Audubon, were arrested in the early morning hou...
Tom Robinson Aug 13, 2018
Harlan Police Report shows ten arrests since July 27th
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department has arrested two people on a lengthy list of drug charges. 30-year-old Kurtis Kelly Kobold, of Kirkman, and 24-year-old Sarah Nicole Caswell, of Harlan were arres...
Tom Robinson Aug 08, 2018







