Category Archives: Local News
Strategic Succession Planning in Atlantic City: Wastewater Treatment Plant Assistant Superintendent Position Open for Recruitment
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Administrator, John Lund, has stated that prior City Councils have prioritized strategic succession planning for the heads of various departments. Tim Snyder, the Wastewat...
Mar 20, 2025
City Council and Vision Atlantic Discuss $2.5 Million Dollar Commitment to YMCA Expansion Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council, Vision Atlantic representatives, and City Attorney John Danos discussed Vision Atlantic's funding request of $2.5 million for the YMCA expansion. On February 5, V...
Mar 19, 2025
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative: Nishnabotna Valley REC Pulled off Restoration Efforts Tonight for Safety Reasons
(Le Mars) Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO) is responding to extensive damage and system-wide power outages caused by today's severe winter storm across western Iowa. Restoration efforts were s...
Mar 19, 2025
Fourth Subject Arrested in Cass County Drugs and Weapons Case
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office has apprehended a fourth individual linked to an ongoing investigation in the area. On March 12, deputies identified Todd Shane Jackson, 52, who resides in ...
Mar 19, 2025
Updated Road Conditions: 2:49 PM
Interstate 29 between Missouri Valley and Sgt. Bluff remains closed Interstate 80 westbound near Shelby is blocked due to a crash Iowa Highway 44 west of Harlan to Woodbine is impassable from t...
Mar 19, 2025
Updated: Blizzard Conditions Impact Iowa as Storm Moves East
(Des Moines) Blizzard conditions continue in west central, northwest, and north central Iowa this afternoon. High winds and snow are causing low visibility and downed power lines. While this region of...
Mar 19, 2025
Portion of Interstate 29 closed from Sergeant Bluff to Missouri Valley
(Ames) The Iowa Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Iowa State Patrol, has closed northbound and southbound Interstate 29 from Sergeant Bluff to Missouri Valley due to low visibility...
Mar 19, 2025
Creston Police Arrest Two People on Multiple Drug Charges
(Creston) A Clearfield, Iowa, man and a Creston woman face numerous drug charges. Police arrested 39-year-old Douglas Edward Woodward III and 46-year-old Joleen Mary Most of Creston at her residence o...
Mar 19, 2025
Support For Carbon Pipelines Eminent Domain Ban: Montgomery County Resident Provides Pipeline Update at Supervisors Meeting
(Des Moines) A House bill could ban eminent domain for carbon pipeline construction. Rallygoers gathered outside the statehouse on Tuesday to express frustrations about private property being taken fo...
Mar 19, 2025
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Voluntary Annexation After Reconsideration
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors revisited a resolution regarding voluntary annexation of 473 acres of land in the southern part of the County adjacent to 192nd Street....
Mar 19, 2025
