Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Update on Road Projects Across the City of Atlantic
(Atlantic) Dave Sturm of Snyder and Associates shared progress reports this week on several ongoing and upcoming infrastructure projects around the city. Downtown Improvements: Sturm said milling work...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2025

Three Arrested on Drug Charges in Adair County
(Adair Co) Three people were arrested on drug charges in Adair County. The charges stem from a traffic stop on I-80 on August 10th. Sean Michael Teske, of Adel, was charged with Possession of Drug Par...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2025
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 39-year-old Nicholas Alan Goodsell, of Glenwood, on August 15 for Domestic Assault with Intent 1st. Casey Jo Baatz, 21, of Glenwood, was arrested on ...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2025

Monday Morning Rain totals
Adair-.35 Anita-.80 Atlantic-.30 Alan Zellmer-6 miles west of Atlantic-.75 Corning-.20 Greenfield-.25 Griswold-.20 Guthrie Center-.10 Lewis-1.20 Marne-.25 Massena-.25
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025
Earling Man Sentenced to Four Months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
(Des Moines) An Earling man was sentenced on August 15, 2025, to four months in federal prison for wire fraud. According to public court documents, from September 2021 to October 2022, Mitch William G...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2025

Union County Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
(Creston) A Creston man faces drug-related and weapons charges. Creston Police on Saturday arrested 48-year-old Richard Craig Dresback at the intersection of Carpenter and Walnut Street with Possessio...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Gov. Reynolds issues Executive Order 14 to enhance and expand STEM education for all Iowa students
(Des Moines) Gov. Reynolds signed Executive Order 14 on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Announced during STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair, the order directs the Governor's STEM Advisory Council "to ensure t...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Iowa State Fair Sets Grandstand Concert Attendance Record
(Des Moines, IA) -- Officials say a new record has been set at the Iowa State Fair. This year's Grandstand concert attendance reached over 131-thousand fans between August 7 and yesterday, marking the...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Public Health Nurse Outlines Iowa's School Immunization Requirements
(Harlan) Iowa requires all children attending licensed childcare centers, as well as elementary, middle, and high schools, including those who are home-schooled, to receive certain immunizations. Requ...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Elmquist Brothers Win Awards for Audubon FFA at State Fair
Pictured immediately above is Leyton Elmquist; previous picture is Lane Elmquist. (Audubon, IA) -- The Iowa State Fair wrapped up yesterday and it was a strong fair for Audubon FFA. After Carson Bauer...
Chris Varney Aug 18, 2025







