Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Vision Atlantic Moves Forward: Major Progress on Fundraising For the Child Development Center and YMCA Expansion
(Atlantic) KSOM/KS95 News continues its series on the Vision Atlantic $84 million transformative project. Today, we are visiting with Vision Atlantic President Christina Bateman and Vision Atlantic Se...
Tom Robinson Oct 08, 2025
Dorsey Trial Continued to February
(Cass Co) The trial for former Massena daycare provider Alison Elaine Dorsey has been continued to February following a January ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court granting her a new trial. According to ...
Mandy Billings Oct 07, 2025

Guthrie County Supervisors Join in Resistance Against Latest Efforts by Summit Carbon Solutions
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Guthrie County has joined with other Iowa counties against the consolidation of the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project. Summit Carbon Solutions is under new ownership and...
Chris Varney Oct 07, 2025

Polk County Woman Arrested on 2 Cass County Warrants
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Des Moines, Iowa, woman on two Cass County bench warrants. Montgomery County Deputies arrested 36-year-old Alysha Anne Buell on Monday morni...
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2025

Montgomery County Woman Arrested on a Pair of Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police report the arrest of 31-year-old Felicia Sue Galaviz-Monson of Red Oak on Monday afternoon. Officers transported Galaviz-Monson to the Montgomery County Jail on charges of Con...
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2025
Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff to honor WWII soldier being buried in Iowa
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from sunrise to sunset to honor a fallen soldier from Pacific Junction, Iowa, who was killed ...
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2025

Tuesday's Rain Totals
Tuesday's Rain totals: Anita-.60 Atlantic.-55 Bridgewater-1.00 inch Marne-.25 Massena-.76 Stanton-.67
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2025

Senator Claire Celsi Dies After Battle With Illness
(Des Moines, IA) -- Senator Claire Celsi has died after recently entering hospice care. Celsi's family stated last month that she was entering hospice after her condition with an undisclosed illness h...
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2025

Senator Grassley Claims No Record Of E-Verify For Former DMPS Superintendent
(Des Moines, IA) -- Senator Chuck Grassley says there is no record of Des Moines Public Schools using E-Verify in the employment of its former Superintendent. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2025

Cass County Supervisors Has a Prospective Tenant For Willow Heights
(Atlantic, IA) -- The Cass County Supervisors will continue to debate on Tuesday about a new tenant for the building at Willow Heights. Supervisor Steve Baier says they have a new organization that is...
Chris Varney Oct 06, 2025







