Category Archives: Local News
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Recognize Auditor Melvyn Houser's Dedicated Service
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors recognized Auditor Melvyn Houser for his dedicated service. Board Chair Susan Miller said Melvyn Houser served as Pottawattamie County ...
Dec 18, 2024
Harlan Fire Chief Discusses Proposed Ladder Truck at City Council Meeting
(Harlan) Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen appeared before the Harlan City Council on Tuesday to discuss the bidding process for a proposed new ladder truck for the department. The plan involves replacin...
Dec 18, 2024
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents, in December 2023, law...
Dec 18, 2024
Adair County Supervisors Receive Compensation Board Recommendation and Approve Attorney's Move to Full-Time
(Adair Co) Compensation Board representative Jayne Lents presented the FY26 Compensation Board Recommendations to the Adair County Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning. Lents said the Compensation B...
Dec 18, 2024
Cedar Rapids Mailman Challenges for State Democratic Party Chair
(Cedar Rapids) A Cedar Rapids mail carrier and former school board member is running to be the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. Dexter Merschbrock said he will challenge Rita Hart for the position ...
Dec 18, 2024
Red Oak Police Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 41-year-old Tracy Cowen of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 200 block of E. Prospect Street for Disorderly Conduct. Officers transported Cowen to the Montgomery County Jail ...
Dec 18, 2024
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Report the Arrest of a Clarke County Woman
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested an Osceola woman following a traffic stop near Highway 34 and 200th Street. During the investigation, Deputies arrested 44-year-old Lisa Mae H...
Dec 18, 2024
Updated: Driver Suffers Serious Injuries in I80 Crash in Pottawattamie County
(Neola) A Minnesota man suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Neola. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Ryan DeVault tells KSOM/KS95 News the ...
Dec 17, 2024
Rick Taylor of Davis-Taylor Insurance Addresses Montgomery County Supervisors
(Red Oak) Rick Taylor, the ICAP agent for Montgomery County with Davis-Taylor Insurance, appeared before the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors this morning. He opened his remarks by clarifying th...
Dec 17, 2024
Cass County roofing company barred from acting as insurance adjuster
(Anita) The Iowa Insurance Division has entered an order against a Cass County roofing company, prohibiting it from acting as insurance adjuster and negotiating claims with insurers. The order, which ...
Dec 17, 2024
