Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Swim Safety Tips
(Area) -- With the weather warming up, the Cleveland Clinic is offering advice on swim safety for children. Doctor Elizabeth Feldman says to keep young children safe, close gates and secure the pool. ...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2026

DNR Stocks Channel Catfish and Enhances Fish Habitats at Cold Springs Lake
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently stocked 1,600 two-inch channel catfish into Cold Springs Lake near Lewis. This is part of the Lake restoration project that began in August of...
Tom Robinson May 24, 2026

GasBuddy Predicts Most Expensive Summer Gas In Years
(Dallas, TX) -- Gas experts are predicting the most expensive summer at the pump in years. GasBuddy has released its Summer Travel Survey for 2026, and it forecasts an average price of four-dollars-an...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2026

Area Rain Totals
Downtown Atlantic. .01 Wiota .06 Marne 1.55 Missouri Valley .36 Elk Horn .73 Red Oak .60 Avoca 1.8
Mandy Billings May 23, 2026

DNR Reminder: Clean, Dry, and Drain Your Boat
(Lewis) Memorial Day weekend kicks off a busy time of year for lakes around the state. Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen reminds boat owners to clean, drain, and d...
Tom Robinson May 23, 2026
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Sentencing in Harrison County Cold Case Murder
(Harrison Co.) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today that Robert Davis of Council Bluffs has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Barbara Lenz. Barbara disa...
Mandy Billings May 22, 2026

Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for five counties in response to severe weather
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Cherokee, Clay, Kossuth, Montgomery, and Ringgold Counties in response to severe weather that occurred on May 15, 2026, and co...
Mandy Billings May 22, 2026

Gov. Reynolds orders flags lowered to half-staff on Monday in honor of Memorial Day
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 25, 2026, in honor of Memorial Day and directed that the National League of Fam...
Mandy Billings May 22, 2026

Atlantic Mayor Announces Completion of 22nd Street Project, Pool Opening, and Community Updates
(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Rob Clausen announced at Wednesday's City Council meeting that the 22nd Street project is now open. *The Council also approved the closing of 6th Street between Poplar Street...
Tom Robinson May 22, 2026

Derick Hogberg Receives Spirit of Volunteerism Award
(Atlantic) Cass Health is proud to announce that Derick Hogberg, Director of Fiscal Services, is the newest recipient of the Cass Health Spirit of Volunteerism Award. This award was established to rec...
Mandy Billings May 22, 2026







