Category Archives: Local News
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Cass County Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors, serving as the Compensation Board, approved updated salary recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The compensation includes flat rate increases of $...
Mandy Billings Apr 15, 2025

Updated: Atlantic Firemen Respond to Residential Fire East of Atlantic
(Atlantic) Atlantic firefighters responded to a report of a residential fire at 65666 Glenwood Road on Tuesday morning. According to Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel, the call was made at 7:03 a.m. He a...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2025

Griswold and CAM School Boards Approve Sharing Agreement for Softball
(Griswold) The Griswold and CAM School boards approved a sharing agreement to share softball this season. Both school boards met in separate sessions on Monday night. Griswold Shared School Superinten...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2025

DNR investigating fish kill at South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge
(Fort Dodge) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in the South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge. On April 14, the DNR Field Office in Mason City was alerted by CJ ...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2025

Montgomery County Man Jailed on FTA Warrant
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of 37-year-old Jose Alfredo Perez Gomez of Red Oak in the 1000 block of Corning Street. The arrest stems from an active Montgom...
Tom Robinson Apr 15, 2025
Carroll County Paramedic Suspended, Charged with Stealing Painkillers from Ambulance
(Manilla) A Carroll County paramedic is facing criminal charges alleging she repeatedly stole liquid painkiller from a county ambulance service and replaced it with saline to conceal the theft. Teresa...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 15, 2025

Montgomery County Man Arrested for Assault
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police are reporting the arrest of a Montgomery County man this morning on a charge of Domestic Assault, 2nd offense. According to the press release, authorities are holding 38-year-...
Tom Robinson Apr 14, 2025

Mills County Arrest Report
(Glenwood, IA) -- The Mills County Sheriff's Office submitted the following arrest report Brent William Michael, 49, Malvern, IA was arrested on Monday, April 7 at 12:17 pm on West 7th Street for Driv...
Chris Varney Apr 14, 2025

Person Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash in Union County
(Creston) One person suffered injuries in a rollover accident in Union County. The Union County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened in rural Union County on Friday at around 10:30 a.m.. A pass...
Tom Robinson Apr 14, 2025

Warning: Imposter Targeting Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Members
(Atlantic) Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bailey Smith reported this morning an imposter is pretending to be associated with the chamber, asking members if they would like a list of c...
Tom Robinson Apr 14, 2025







