Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
New Trial Date Set for Former Massena Daycare Provider Accused of Infant's Death
(Cass Co) A trial date has been set for former Massena daycare provider Alison Dorsey, who was charged with first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death after an eleven-week-old baby ...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2025

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports six arrests. Robert Lee Bopp, 45, of Shenandoah, was arrested on February 26th for Domestic Assault Causing Bodily Injury and Operating a Vehicle w...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2025

Four Seriously Injured in Page County Accident
(Page Co) Four people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident in Page County Saturday evening. The Page County Sheriff's Office says Deputies and EMS personnel were dispatched to Highway 2 an...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2025

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested Brianna Lynn Pace, 28, of Adair, on February 24th on an Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear. Pace was turned over to Adams County. The Sher...
Mandy Billings Mar 03, 2025

Republican Candidates for Iowa Governor Differ on Carbon Pipeline
(Williamsburg, IA) -- One of the main issues that has drawn the ire of county residents has been the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has not stood in the way of t...
Chris Varney Mar 03, 2025

Winter Storm Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service forecasts very strong northwest winds, gusting to near 50 miles per hour, from Tuesday night into Wednesday. On Tuesday night, rain will also change to snow f...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2025

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Highlights Innovation in Cover Crop Planting During Visit to Red Barn Solutions
(Manning, Iowa) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited Red Barn Solutions south of Manning on Friday afternoon to learn more about the company's innovative approach to planting cover crops. R...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2025

First Church of Christ Shine Like Stars Event Scheduled for Next Month
(Atlantic) The First Church of Christ and Shine Like Stars Committee is releasing information on the 2025 Shine Like Stars Event on April 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Billie Hoover, Committee member,...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2025

Maple Syrup Season is Underway
(Lewis) John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appeared on the DNR report on Saturday and says maple syrup season is underway. He says Sugar Maples top the l...
Tom Robinson Mar 03, 2025

Another Southwest Iowa County Issues Burn Ban
(Clarinda) Effectively immediately, the Page County Emergency Management Agency issued an open burn ban. The burn ban went into effect on Saturday. According to the social media post this open burn ba...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2025







