Category Archives: Local News
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Missing Person's Body Found In Missouri River Near Onawa
(Onawa, IA) -- A body has been found in the Missouri River near Onawa. The body of a young woman was pulled from the river yesterday evening after being discovered by a local boater. Authorities say t...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2025

Greene County Crash Claims One Life
(Greene County, Iowa) One person died when a car collided with a tractor on Tuesday afternoon in Greene County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 3:40 p.m. on Highway 25, sout...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2025

Page County Man Arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) A traffic stop in Montgomery County led to the arrest of a Braddyville, Iowa man early this morning. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested 42-year-old Jason ...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2025

Local communities supporting the National Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving awareness campaign
(Des Moines) On July 4th, America celebrates the birth of our nation. Around the holiday, sadly, we often see an increase in impaired driving crashes. From 2019 to 2023, there were 2,653 people killed...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2025

Gov. Reynolds orders flags lowered to half-staff in honor, remembrance of Iowa Senator Rocky De Witt
(Des Moines) Governor Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in honor and remembrance of Iowa Sen...
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2025

Regional Water Remains at Red Alert Level as Temporary Pump Work Continues
(Pottawattamie Co) Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Director Doug Reed updated the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors today on Regional Water Rural Water Association's water status. Do...
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2025

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Approves New Veterans Affairs Director
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved Ed Young as the county's new Veterans Affairs Director during their meeting on Tuesday morning. Young is a retired Army veteran with eight...
Tom Robinson Jul 01, 2025

Update: 200th Street Repairs in Audubon County Complete
Update: The Audubon County Engineer's Office says work on 200th street, from 7th Avenue to Kingbird Avenue, has been completed and the road is open to through traffic. Previous information posted on J...
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2025

Guthrie County Supervisors Trying to Resolve Fence Issues
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors have an ongoing dispute with the Shelley Property in Penn Township over escaped livestock through a broken fence and there was some prog...
Chris Varney Jul 01, 2025

Cass County Supervisors Approve $250K Loan for Anita Housing Development
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved lending $250,000 to Anita Economic Development for their housing development project. Anita Economic Development is working to transform a prope...
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2025







