Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Visiting Iowa Today
(Des Moines) This week marks U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' inaugural visit to Iowa since her confirmation on February 13th. During her visit, Secretary Rollins will stop at several locati...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025

State Representative Tom Moore Runs Bill Expands Bus Driver Training Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa suffers from a school bus driver shortage. Iowa House District #18 Representative Tom Moore of Griswold is leading a bill relating to the instruction protocol of school bus drivers. ...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2025
Update: Boil Water Notice for the City of Oakland
(Oakland) A water boil notice is in effect for North Main Street addresses in Oakland following a broken water pipe at the water treatment plant.
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2025

Rain Totals
Rain event overnight on Saturday into Sunday. Adair-.28 Anita-.55 Atlantic-.31 Audubon-.06 Corning-.19 Council Bluffs-.10 Emerson-.30 Greenfield-.45 Griswold-.30 Guthrie Center-.40 Massena-.13 Oakland...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2025

Pottawattamie County Crash Claims One Life Injuries 2 Others
(Council Bluffs) One person died, and two others, including a nine-year-old boy, suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Council Bluffs. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says the accident...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2025

Food Banks Face Uncertainty as USDA Suspends Funding
(Washington D.C.) The USDA suspended $500 million in funding for food banks across America. The agency said the previous administration "created unsustainable expectations for the Emergency Food Assis...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2025

Men Who Avoid Prostate Cancer Screening Face Higher Risk Of Death
(Atlanta, GA) -- Men who avoid prostate cancer screening, especially those over fifty or with a family history of prostate cancer, face a 45-percent higher risk of dying from the disease. That's what ...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2025

Atlantic Parks & Rec Invites Community to Paint Easter Eggs, Join Summer Activities
(Atlantic) Atlantic Parks & Recreation has large wooden Easter eggs available for the community to paint again this year. If you're interested in painting an egg, they will be sitting outside the ...
Mandy Billings Mar 30, 2025

Montgomery County Fire Response Report: Hay Bale Fire Causes Wildfire Near Stanton on Friday
(Stanton) Shortly after 3 p.m., on Friday, March 28, Montgomery County 911 received a report of a hay bale fire spreading into a cornfield at 2745 220th St., northeast of Stanton. Within minutes, the ...
Tom Robinson Mar 29, 2025

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Trivium Life Services
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors joined Trivium Life Services on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, to celebrate a significant milestone: 50 years of dedicated service. According to the Chamber of...
Tom Robinson Mar 29, 2025







