Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Remains Found Of Missing Shenandoah Native Kaylee Birt
(Harney County, Oregon) The Harney County, Oregon, Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the remains discovered by volunteer searchers on Saturday have been positively identified as belonging to Kaylee ...
Mandy Billings May 04, 2025

One Person Hurt in 2 Vehicle Crash in Creston
(Creston) A Union County man suffered injuries in a pickup/motorcycle accident in Creston. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday at Highway 34 and Wyoming Street. Authorities sa...
Tom Robinson May 04, 2025

Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered allflagsin Iowa to fly athalf-staff from sunrise to sunsetin honor of today's National FallenFirefightersMemorialService. Firefighters who have died...
Tom Robinson May 04, 2025

Tackling Isolation and Loneliness in Rural America
(NAFB) An estimated one in two American adults reports experiencing significant loneliness. The Surgeon General's Advisory on the Health Effects of Social Connection and Community says loneliness can ...
Tom Robinson May 04, 2025

Gasoline Prices Dip Slightly in Iowa, Crude Oil Sees Notable Drop
(Des Moines) Iowa drivers are seeing a small reprieve at the pump this week, as regular unleaded gasoline prices dipped by one cent to an average of $2.97 per gallon, according to the latest report fr...
Mandy Billings May 04, 2025

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Ashley Skow Photography
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Ashley Skow Photography on Thursday, May 1, 2025, to celebrate the grand opening of the new business in Downtown Atlantic with a ribbon-cutti...
Mandy Billings May 04, 2025

Gov. Reynolds orders flags at half-staff for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered allflagsin Iowa to fly athalf-staff from sunrise to sunsetin honor of the National FallenFirefightersMemorialService on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Firefighters...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2025

Post-Election Audit of the Lewis Special Election
(Cass Co) On Friday, Cass County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kathy Somers oversaw the post-election audit of the Lewis Special Election. The audited results matched the election night ballot...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2025

Arrest Made in Stuart Sexual Abuse Investigation
(Stuart) A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of a minor in Stuart, Iowa. According to the Stuart Police Department, Wilson Erwin Elverildo Choc Cuc was taken into c...
Mandy Billings May 02, 2025

Friday's Rain Totals
Friday's Rain totals: Adair- Anita-.25 Audubon-.10 Atlantic-.30 Clarinda-.25 Corning-.25 Creston-.20 Greenfield-.15 Glenwood-.15 Griswold-.20 Guthrie Center-.10 Harlan-.15 Marne- Massena-.25 Oakland-....
Tom Robinson May 02, 2025







