Category Archives: Local News

(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is inviting individuals aged 18 and older to join its team for the upcoming summer season. According to John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with...

(Atlantic) Watts Management, owned by Randy & Marsha Watts, have donated $25,000 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project, which will bring a housing development, new childcare center, and YMCA...

(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Deputies arrested 29-year-old Jeffrey Whitt of Villisca on Thursday in the 400 block of 5th Street in Villisca on an active Adam...

(Des Moines) Iowa's six Electoral College votes are officially in favor of President-elect Trump. Governor Kim Reynolds met with the electors this week for a formal casting of ballots, which is the st...

(Des Moines) Iowa is among the states saying they are ready to assist incoming President Trump in the mass deportation of illegal immigrants who pose a threat to the community. In a statement posted o...

(Undated) The Christmas rush at the airport starts today. Officials expect air travel volume to exceed Thanksgiving, which itself set records. TSA Officer Lazaro Adan advises travelers against putting...

(Villisca) Villisca firefighters responded to a semi-fire at 7:02 a.m. on Thursday at the New Coop parking area at N U Avenue and West High Street. Villisca Fire Chief John Bruce says arriving firemen...

(Atlantic) Atlantic Municipal Utilities announced the winners of the annual Deck the Homes contest. Steve Tjepkes, General Manager at AMU, said the three winners will receive a credit toward their AMU...

(Council Bluffs) Iowa Western Community College will recruit and train people to safely deconstruct buildings and return contaminated areas to spaces people can safely inhabit with a grant from the U....

(Council Bluffs) A Harlan man was sentenced on December 12, 2024, to 84 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography. According to public court documents, the National Center for Missing a...