Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released their arrest report from September 26th through October 21st. On October 21st, 2024, the Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Gino Juliano, 55, of ...
Mandy Billings Oct 22, 2024
Griswold School Board Approves School Safety Project Bids Under Governor's Initiative
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board approved bids for three projects as part of the Iowa Governor's School Safety Initiative. Up to $50,000 per school building is made available through the School Sa...
Mandy Billings Oct 22, 2024
Louisiana Man Convicted by Pottawattamie County Jury for Double Murder
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Attorney's Office says 30-year-old Dequanta Roland Zachary, of Eunice, Louisiana, was convicted by a Pottawattamie County Jury on Monday on two counts of Murd...
Mandy Billings Oct 22, 2024
Guthrie Center Man Injured in Tractor Rollover
(Guthrie Co) A Guthrie Center man suffered serious injuries in a tractor rollover accident Friday afternoon. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says 65-year-old Howie Hockenberry was driving a small ...
Mandy Billings Oct 22, 2024
High Numbers of Early Voting in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Guthrie County is getting a larger than normal turnout for absentee ballots in the election. At today's (Tuesday's) Board of Supervisors meeting, County Auditor Dani Fink says ...
Chris Varney Oct 22, 2024
Bernard Pettinger Running for District 5 Supervisor in Cass County
(Cass Co) Bernard Pettinger is running for reelection as the District 5 Supervisor in Cass County. Having served on the Board for four years, Pettinger noted that the initial year involved a significa...
Mandy Billings Oct 22, 2024
SHIFT ATL Donates $50,000 to Vision Atlantic's Transformative Project
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)(3) community development non-profit in Atlantic, has donated $50,000 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project. The project will bring a housing development, a new chi...
Tom Robinson Oct 22, 2024
Red Oak Structure Fire
(Red Oak) Red Oak Firefighters responded to a structure fire early this morning at 101 W. Reed Street. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 12:46 a.m. A resident woke up to the smel...
Tom Robinson Oct 22, 2024
Legal Challenge Against Iowa Book Ban
(Des Moines) Attorneys representing Iowa teachers, students, and advocacy groups filed a new request in federal court. The request is to block a recently enacted Iowa law that has led to the removal o...
Tom Robinson Oct 22, 2024
Rain Totals
Rain Totals Adair-.05 Anita- Audubon- Atlantic-.30 Corning-.34 Darrin Petty Seven Miles West of Atlantic-.20 Elk Horn- Elliott- Exira- Griswold- Harlan-.18 Lewis-.25 Lyman- Marne-.25 Massena- Red Oak-...
Tom Robinson Oct 22, 2024