Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Special Election Set for August 19 in City of Lewis
(Lewis) A special election will be held in the City of Lewis, Cass County, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Voters will cast ballots for the City Council At-Large position. Polls will be open from 7:00 a....
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2025

2025 "Best of the West" Champions
(Denison) Some of the region's top 4-H and FFA showmen and their livestock competed Wednesday night at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Denison for the 8th annual "Best of the West" Show. The compet...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2025

Audubon County Sheriff's Report
(Audubon Co) The Audubon County Sheriff's Office arrested Patrick Jensen, 53, of Audubon, on July 10th on a Failure to Appear Warrant. He was seen by the magistrate and later released on his own recog...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2025

Air Quality Alert in Iowa
(Des Moines) The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for all of Iowa through midnight Friday night. Moderate to heavy smoke is expected to impact most of Iowa over the next few days at levels con...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2025

Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department reports two arrests. Daniel John Vornbrock, 39, of Glenwood, was arrested on July 30th for Domestic Assault Impeding Air/Blood Flow and three counts of Child ...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2025

Nathan Sage Launches 99 Counties In 99 Days For The 99% Tour Across Iowa
(Knoxville) Nathan Sage (Democrat), a veteran running for U.S. Senate against Senator Joni Ernst in Iowa, announced the launch of his 99 counties in 99 days for the 99% tour across Iowa. Raised in a t...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2025

New Rates Going into Effect for SWITA
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) has new fare rates going into effect on August 1st, the first increase in rates on the transit system in more than a decade. The increase was approved ...
Mandy Billings Jul 30, 2025

EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Award to the City of Red Oak
(Red Oak) Today, at the Red Oak fire station, EPA Region 7 Land, Chemical and Redevelopment Division Director DeAndre Singletary presented a $500,000 award to the City of Red Oak for their selection t...
Mandy Billings Jul 30, 2025

Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Settlement in NEW Co-op Red Oak Facility in 2024 Environmental Case
(Des Moines) Attorney General Brenna Bird announced settlements in two cases her office prosecuted on behalf of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. On March 11, 2024, NEW Cooperative, Inc. in Re...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2025

Adair County Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors received reports from the County Sheriff, Veterans Affairs, and the County Engineer this morning. Sheriff Jeff Vandewater reported on the hospital's pr...
Mandy Billings Jul 30, 2025







