Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Update: Corning Man Arrested on warrant in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released more information on an incident in Atlantic Wednesday evening. In the evening hours of August 6th, 2025, a Cass County Sheriff's Deputy was on rout...
Mandy Billings Aug 07, 2025

New Summit Carbon Solutions CEO teases 'updates' to business plan in letter to landowners
Summit Carbon Solutions has a new CEO, Joe Griffin, who authored letters this week to signed and unsigned landowners along the carbon pipeline project route. Two versions of the letter, one dated Aug....
Iowa Capital Dispatch Aug 07, 2025

Sexual abuse incident triggers $325 fine against Iowa nursing home
By: Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch (Story City) An Iowa nursing home has been fined $325 for failing to protect residents of the home from abuse in the form of recurring "sexual advances" made...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Aug 07, 2025

Adair County Approves Bid For Urban Renewal Projects
(Greenfield, IA) -- During Wednesday's meeting, the Adair County Supervisors approved the final bid for a $5 million bond for urban renewal projects. Maggie Burger of Speer Financial reported that a b...
Chris Varney Aug 07, 2025

Operation Front Porch: Atlantic Veteran Rallies Support for Deployed Soldiers with Yellow Ribbons
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man and Navy Vietnam Veteran is asking residents to show support for the brave men and women from the area who were recently deployed. Denny Daniel calls this 'Operation Front P...
Mandy Billings Aug 07, 2025

Vision Atlantic Weekly Series: Recognizing Community Partners
(Atlantic) - KSOM/KS95 News continues its weekly spotlight on the Vision Atlantic initiative - an $84million project that will bring 142 new housing units, expand the YMCA, and build a 300-capacity ch...
Tom Robinson Aug 07, 2025

Update: Two Dead Following Shooting in Glenwood
(Glenwood, IA) -- Two people are dead and another is injured following a shooting in Glenwood. Authorities say the incident took place last night at a home near Fourth and Grove. An explosion and fire...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

Atlantic City Council Reviews Street Project Updates, Eyes Iowa Avenue Addition to CIP List
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday reviewed updates to the 2024-2026 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and discussed potential adjustments to future street projects and funding allocations...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

Atlantic City Council Swears In Officer Scott Wiersma to Police Department
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council officially welcomed Officer Scott Wiersma to the Atlantic Police Department with a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday evening. Officer Wiersma joined the department in...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

DNR investigating fuel release into Boyer River in Crawford County
(Dunlap) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a release to the Boyer River from a stormwater ditch in Crawford County. On Wednesday morning, Aug. 6, 2025, the DNR Atlantic F...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025







