Category Archives: Local News
Community Invited to Learn About Missouri Valley Bypass Plans at May 1 Open House
(Missouri Valley) Residents of Harrison County will have an opportunity to learn about the upcoming Missouri Valley Bypass project and share their input during an open house scheduled for Thursday, Ma...
Apr 27, 2025
FBI: Internet Scams Hit All-Time High
(Washington, DC) -- Americans are being ripped off by cybercriminals at record amounts. A new report from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center says scammers and cybercriminals stole a record 16-poi...
Apr 27, 2025
Iowa House Passes School Safety Bill Creating Threat Assessment Teams
(Des Moines) The Iowa House of Representatives has passed Senate File 583, a significant piece of legislation aimed at improving school safety across the state. The bill, supported by District 18 Repr...
Apr 26, 2025
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit Olsen Fuel Supply
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors were welcomed by Olsen Fuel Supply on Thursday, April 24, 2025. During the visit, the Ambassadors toured the company's newly remodeled offi...
Apr 25, 2025
Union County Man Faces Drug-Related and Other Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested an Afton man on Thursday evening. *Police arrested 19-year-old Michael Joseph Cooley on Thursday for Violation of a No Contact Protective Order, and Possession of a C...
Apr 25, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve FY 2025-26 Budget and Salaries for Elected Officials
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved the FY 2025-26 Budget following a public hearing Tuesday morning. Becky Lenihan, Finance & Tax Officer, thanked the Superv...
Apr 25, 2025
CAM Hires New Junior/Senior High School Principal
(Anita) CAM Community School District Announces New Jr./Sr. High School Principal The CAM Community School District is excited to welcome Mrs. Shannon Almelien as the new Jr./Sr. High School Principal...
Apr 25, 2025
Bill allowing hard roofs on boat docks goes to governor
(Des Moines) The Iowa House sent a bill to the governor Thursday that would allow hard roofs over boat docks, slips and lifts in Iowa. House File 710 advanced from the Senate floor Wednesday, with an ...
Apr 25, 2025
Stormy Thursday Brings Locally Heavy Rain, Hail, Brief Tornado, and High Winds
(Area) Severe storms brought hail, heavy rainfall, and a brief tornado to southwest Iowa on Thursday. The National Weather Service reported hail measuring 1.75 inches three miles northeast of Council ...
Apr 25, 2025
Thursday's Area Rain Totals
Rain Totals Adair-1.4 Anita-1.3 Audubon-1.3 Atlantic-1.3 Avoca-1.7 Clarinda-.65 Corning-.75 Creston-.55 Glenwood-1.2 Greenfield-.90 Griswold-.85 Guthrie Center-1.4 Hancock-.75 Harlan-.90 Marne-1.25 Ma...
Apr 25, 2025
