Category Archives: Local News
SWIPCO awarded $180,000 for flood coordination
(Atlantic) The United States Economic Development Administration has awarded the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) an $180,000 grant, to be used over a three year period to help manage flood re...
Feb 28, 2020
Villisca Good Samaritan Nursing Home Evacuation
(Villisca) According to the Montgomery County Emergency Management Office, residents of the Villisca Good Samaritan Nursing Home have been allowed to return following an evacuation early Friday aftern...
Feb 28, 2020
Fremont County traffic stop leads to felony drug charges
(Thurman) A pair of individuals from Missouri face drug charges as the result of a traffic stop on Interstate-29 early Friday morning. 33-year-old Michael Arthur Tyson, of Albany, MO, and 23-year-old ...
Feb 28, 2020
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrests Red Oak man on warrant
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of 25-year-old Austin Hale, of Red Oak. Hale was arrested on a warrant charging him with Probation Violation on an original charge o...
Feb 28, 2020
Four County positions to appear on 2020 Pottawattamie County Ballot
(Council Bluffs) Four County seats are up for election in Pottawattamie County. The filing period for County Offices for the June 2nd Primary Election begins Monday, March 2nd and ends at 5:00 p.m. on...
Feb 28, 2020
Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund brings back Sean O’Brien for Baseball Pitching Clinic
(Atlantic) The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund is excited to bring back Sean O'Brien again this spring to put on a baseball pitching clinic for 4th through 7th graders. Each Sunday through March 29t...
Feb 28, 2020
Two people arrested following a traffic stop in Adams County
(Corning) Two people were arrested on drug and other charges following a traffic stop in Adams County. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was be...
Feb 28, 2020
Red Oak School Board Approves Superintendent’s Resignation
(Red Oak) The Red Oak School Board approved Superintendent Tom Messinger's resignation at their meeting Monday evening. Tom Messinger said last Thursday he interviewed at the Newton School District an...
Feb 27, 2020
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests. Bret Brewer, 39, of Blanchard, Oklahoma was arrested today for False Identification, Theft in the 5th Degree and Forgery. He was also arr...
Feb 27, 2020
Local Communities preparing for COVID-19
(Atlantic) The global coronavirus situation is rapidly evolving and expanding, according to the Center for Disease Control. Cases of COVID-19 are showing up without a known source of exposure. While m...
Feb 27, 2020
