Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Cass County Arrest Report
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. John Mark Topham, 31, of Griswold, was arrested on December 4th on a Cass County Sheriff's Office warrant for two counts of Nuisance ...
Mandy Billings Dec 11, 2025

Authorities Identify Woman Found Deceased Near Elliott
(Elliott) Law enforcement confirmed that a woman from the Red Oak area was found deceased near Elliott on Monday afternoon. Sergeant Jim Doty with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office informed KS...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2025

Audubon City Council Updates Sewer Regulations
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council approved an amended ordinance during Monday's meeting, which updates the regulations regarding building sewers and connections. According to the ordinance, property ...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2025

Work release escape of Ryan Beard Jr.
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Corrections says Ryan Lamar Beard Jr., convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree in Polk County, failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines - Building 68 as required on Tue...
Mandy Billings Dec 11, 2025

Atlantic Mayor and School Board Discuss Bull Creek Detention Basin
(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett discussed a partnership for an expansion and enhancement of the Bull Creek detention basin with the Atlantic School Board Wednesday evening. Atlantic was chosen...
Mandy Billings Dec 11, 2025

Forbes Ranks Cass Health One of Three Five-Star Hospitals in Iowa
(Atlantic) In its debut, the Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list ranks Cass Health as one of three hospitals in Iowa to earn an overall five-star rating. This new ranking of nearly 5,400 general acute care...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2025

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape for Veteran Families Seeking Health Coverage
(Washington D.C.) Representatives Zach Nunn, of Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve, and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced the CHAMP VA Filing Extension Act , bipartisan l...
Mandy Billings Dec 11, 2025

Second Shotgun Deer Season Starts this Weekend
(Lewis) The second shotgun deer season starts on Saturday, December 13, and runs through December 21. Hunters are expected to harvest between 55,000 and 60,000 deer during these two seasons. It is a r...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2025

CAM School Board Approves Resolution on Instructional Support Levy Renewal
(Anita) The CAM School Board held a Public Hearing on the Instructional Support Levy on Monday night. Schools Superintendent Pam Stangeland says it needs to be renewed every five years. Stangeland say...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2025

Creston Police Report Two Arrests
(Creston) On Wednesday, the Creston Police Department reports one arrest for assault and another on drug-related charges. Police arrested 40-year-old Fallon Danielle May of Creston at 904 W. Mills Str...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2025







