Category Archives: Local News

(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board held a public hearing on the proposed budget and tax levy Wednesday evening. Last year the tax rate was $12.51727 per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation. T...

(Atlantic) Atlantic resident Frank Saddlemire is advocating for the restoration of the Schildberg Recreation Area into a wildlife prairie. During Wednesday afternoon's regular meeting of the Atlantic ...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department responded to two grass fires on Wednesday. The first fire broke out early in the afternoon at 644th Street and Jackson Road, originating from a brush pile, acco...

(Red Oak) Red Oak firefighters battle two fire simultaneously on Wednesday afternoon. Communications dispatched the department at 3:57 p.m. to a vehicle fire in the 900 block of Oakwood Ave. At the ti...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Park Advisory Commission is organizing a major event on July 4 at Sunnyside Park, culminating in a traditional fireworks show featuring Dan Varg...

(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 24-year-old William Ingels, of Glenwood, on Tuesday on a Mills County warrant for Child Endangerment. Ingels was held on no bond until seen by a magi...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Senate passed legislation Tuesday setting work requirements for Iowans on the state's expanded Medicaid program. Senate File 615, passed by the Senate in a 33-15 vote, would make...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 50-year-old Amy Lynn Whitney at Ringgold and Maple Street Tuesday afternoon. Whitney was charged with Operating While Under the Influence 1st Offense. ...

(Des Moines) The age to buy and carry handguns in Iowa could be lowered. The state House passed a proposal to lower Iowa's minimum age for pistol or revolver purchases and carry from 21 to 18. Federal...

(Council Bluffs) Investigators identified a second suspect in the March 23 shooting incident outside the O'Face Bar in Council Bluffs. On Tuesday, Police reported the arrest of 22-year-old Ty'Jon Lamo...