Category Archives: Local News
AHSTW's Viking Greenery to Host Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17
(Avoca) AHSTW High School's Viking Greenery invites the community to its annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the AHSTW Greenhouse, located on the southeast c...
May 13, 2025
Pottawattamie County Receives LEGACI Award from Iowa Donor Network
(Council Bluffs, IA) The Pottawattamie Medical Examiners Department received the LEGACI award from the Iowa Donor Network for the county's outstanding work in organ and tissue donations throughout the...
May 13, 2025
Trial for Oakland Man Charged in Fatal UTV Crash Continued to June
(Oakland) The trial for an Oakland man charged in connection with a fatal UTV crash has been continued until next month, according to court records. Gene Fritz, 85, is facing a charge of Homicide by V...
May 13, 2025
New Opportunities Wants to Fight Opioids in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- New Opportunities requested funds from the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors in Tuesday's weekly meeting for two new programs related to the treatment of opioid patients. New...
May 13, 2025
Iowa Senate Passes Bill Limiting Use of Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipelines
(Red Oak) After hours of debate, the Iowa Senate narrowly passed a bill late Monday night to restrict the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines. The measure passed 27-22 and now hea...
May 13, 2025
Volunteers Begin Five-Day Build for Two Tornado-Affected Families
(Greenfield, Iowa) Habitat for Humanity has launched a five-day building blitz in Greenfield to construct two new homes for families displaced by last year's Tornado. Volunteers began work Monday, wit...
May 13, 2025
Severe Weather Alert: Potential Intense Storms Expected in West Central Iowa Wednesday Evening
(Omaha/Valley) The National Weather Service monitors the potential for intense storms on Wednesday evening and overnight. The main threats include strong winds and hail, with a chance of isolated floo...
May 13, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Assault and Weapons Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 31-year-old Joshua Michael Lowe of Red Oak on Monday on charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Police transported Lowe to the M...
May 13, 2025
Iowa FFA President Chloe Zittergruen Visits KSOM/KS95 Studios, Shares Leadership Vision
(Keswick, Iowa)-Chloe Zittergruen, the newly elected President of the Iowa FFA Association, visited the KSOM/KS95 studios on Monday morning. She succeeds Collin Bauer, an Audubon High School graduate ...
May 13, 2025
Three Fire Departments Respond to Montgomery County Brush Fire
(Montgomery County) Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce said on Monday at 2:54 p.m. the Villisca FD, Stanton FD, and Grant FD were dispatched to 185th & W Avenue for a brush pile fire that had extended ...
May 12, 2025
