Category Archives: Local News
Swatting Call to Creston Police Under Investigation
(Creston) Creston Police are investigating a Swatting call that occurred on August 16. Swatting is a type of criminal harassment in which someone tricks emergency services-often by deceiving a dispatc...
Aug 20, 2025
Construction Project on U.S. 34 Near Stanton Brings Travel Restrictions Through October
(Stanton) -A bridge construction project continues on Highway 34 between County Road H34 and County Road M63, just outside of Stanton. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation District Plann...
Aug 20, 2025
Bridge Work Continues on Highway 71 North of Brayton
(Brayton) Bridge work continues on Highway 71 north of Brayton in Audubon County. Scott Suhr, District Planner for the Iowa Department of Transportation, says the slab bridge project is open to one la...
Aug 20, 2025
Griswold School Board Updated on Legislative Changes; Educators Recognized for Statewide Presentation
(Griswold) Griswold schools superintendent Dave Henrichs kicked off Monday's meeting by recognizing Nigel Horton, Rachel Larsen, and Carrie Harrison. Henrichs says the three Griswold Community School ...
Aug 20, 2025
Three-Vehicle Collision Near Buck Creek Involves Farm Equipment; No Serious Injuries Reported
(Atlantic) A multi-vehicle accident involving a piece of farm equipment occurred Tuesday afternoon just south of Buck Creek on Fairview Road North of Atlantic. Cass County Deputy Kyle Quist tells KSOM...
Aug 19, 2025
Former Pottawattamie County Conservation Director Announces 2026 Run
(Pottawattamie Co) During the public comment section of Tuesday's Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors meeting, Mark Shoemaker, who retired as Executive Director of Pottawattamie County Conservat...
Aug 19, 2025
Registration Open for Glow & Grow: A Women's Health Retreat
(Atlantic) Cass Health invites women of all ages to attend "Glow & Grow: A Women's Health Retreat" at Bluebird Hill in Atlantic, September 2-4, 2025. Following the success of last year's event, Gl...
Aug 19, 2025
Rolling Hills Bank Donates Fruit Trees for Community Orchard at Mollett Park
(Atlantic) Mollett Park in Atlantic is home to ten new fruit trees thanks to a donation from Rolling Hills Bank and Trust. BJ Hart, with Rolling Hills Bank and Trust, said that a couple of years ago, ...
Aug 19, 2025
Petition Circulating for November Referendum in Atlantic CSD
(Atlantic) Petitions are now circulating in the Atlantic Community School District, asking the Board of Education to place a general obligation bond referendum question on the ballot for November 4, 2...
Aug 19, 2025
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Damian Blain, 33, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on August 13th for Violation of Probation. Marcus Allen Holstein Jr., 32, of Omaha,...
Aug 19, 2025
