Category Archives: Local News
Complaint and Affidavit Sheds Light on Former Atlantic Chamber Executive Director's Theft and Fraud Scheme
(Atlantic) More details have been released on the arrest of former Atlantic Chamber Executive Director Bailey Smith. According to the complaint and affidavit, between the dates of approximately Januar...
Oct 09, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Proclaim October 2025 as Substance Use Prevention Month
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation designating the month of October 2025 as Substance Use Prevention Month. The proclamation highlights the ongoing...
Oct 09, 2025
Creston Residents Push For Mayoral Special Election, City Insists On Appointment
(Creston, IA) -- The Creston community is pushing for a mayoral special election as city council members aim for an appointment. The city council held a special meeting on September 23rd to discuss ho...
Oct 09, 2025
Governor Reynolds Mandates E-Verify, SAVE In State Hiring Process
(Des Moines, IA) -- All state departments must now verify employment eligibility before hiring new state employees. Yesterday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order mandating the hiring safe...
Oct 09, 2025
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Reports One Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Red Oak man following a traffic stop at 130th and C Avenue early this (Thursday) morning. During the investigation, deputies arrested 41-yea...
Oct 09, 2025
Atlantic School Board Hears Updates from School Resource Officer and School Based Interventionist
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board received a report from their School Resource Officer and School Based Interventionist at Wednesday's meeting. In April, the Atlantic Police Department welcomed Off...
Oct 08, 2025
Former Atlantic Chamber Director Arrested on Theft and Other Charges
(Cass Co.) Former Atlantic Chamber Director Bailey Linn Smith, 33, turned herself in today on a Cass County Sheriff's Office warrant for the following charges: Ongoing Criminal Conduct - Unlawful Acti...
Oct 08, 2025
Cass Health Nurse Apprenticeship Program Opens Slots for 2026
(Atlantic) The Cass Health Nurse Apprenticeship program announced that it will open 16 slots for students to begin their LPN program in late summer 2026, with an anticipated RN graduation in May 2028....
Oct 08, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Proclaim October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday signed a proclamation designating the month of October 2025 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The proclamation emphasizes t...
Oct 08, 2025
One Injured in Union County Accident
(Union Co.) One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Union County Wednesday morning. According to the Union County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred at 7:54 a.m. at the intersection of H...
Oct 08, 2025
