Category Archives: Local News
Citizenship Proof, Gun Rights, YouTube Bias, and Audit Disputes Lead Busy Week at Iowa Capitol
Committee Passes Bill To Require State Employees To Prove Citizenship (Des Moines, IA) -- The state House will hear a bill that requires state employees to prove their citizenship. A committee passed ...
Feb 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning Issued for Southwest Iowa Due to Dangerous Fire Conditions
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for all of southwest Iowa except for Mills, Fremont, and Page counties. Forecasters say a west wind of 25-35 miles per hour with gus...
Feb 18, 2026
Montgomery County Man Challenges Red Oak Airport No-Trespass Order in Court
(Montgomery Co.) A Montgomery County man has filed a petition for declaratory and injunctive relief against the City of Red Oak, challenging a no-trespassing order that bars him from the city's munici...
Feb 18, 2026
Audubon County Board of Supervisors Approves Sheriff's Department Resolution; Provides Gray Highway Memorial Sign Update
(Audubon, IA) -- The Audubon County Board of Supervisors held their weekly meeting Tuesday and approved a resolution from the sheriff's department to increase room and board costs for inmates of the A...
Feb 18, 2026
Griswold School Board Propose $270,000 Agricultural Learning Facility
(Griswold) - A proposed agricultural facility is moving forward as part of the Griswold Community School District's strategic plan. Superintendent Dave Henrichs says the project would create new oppor...
Feb 18, 2026
Car vs Tractor Accident in Audubon County
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Sheriff's Office released details on a car-versus-tractor accident that occurred Friday afternoon. At approximately 1:30 p.m., the Sheriff's Office was called to the 1...
Feb 17, 2026
Six Booked in Mills County on Charges Ranging from Assault to OWI
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports six arrests over the past week. William Ray Dougherty, 50, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on February 9th for Possession of Marijuana 1st. Bond wa...
Feb 17, 2026
Pottawattamie Supervisors Approve Letter of Intent for Minden Property Tax Abatement
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of intent regarding a parcel of property in Minden. Attorney Kristen Bracker explains... Bracker said Minden is aski...
Feb 17, 2026
Lincoln Township Clerk Warns Senate Bill Could Leave Local Cemeteries Without Care
(Red Oak) Connie Mellott, the County Clerk of Lincoln Township in Wales, appeared in front of the Montgomery County Supervisors this morning to discuss the proposed Senate study bill 3009 to eliminate...
Feb 17, 2026
Cass County Supervisors Approve Memorial Bench, Deputy Auditor Appointment, Farm Bid Notice
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the installation of a bench on the county's portion of the Atlantic City park, west of the monument. Supervisor Wendy Richter said Leonard Kinne...
Feb 17, 2026
