Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash in Page County
(Page County) A single-vehicle crash in Page County claimed the life of a 19-year-old man early Saturday morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at 2:41 a.m. on 210th Street...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2025

Red Oak Police Investigate 2 Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) Icy Road conditions caused a two-vehicle crash in Red Oak on Thursday. Fortunately, no one was injured in the mishap. According to Police, the accident happened at 10:49 a.m. near Fourth Str...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2025

City of Lenox Awarded CAT Grant
(Lenox) The City of Lenox was awarded a CAT Grant in the amount of $62,000 to pave a three-quarters mile, eight-foot-wide trail. The project combines previously completed sections of an existing trail...
Mandy Billings Feb 23, 2025
Iowa nursing home chain faces third whistleblower-retaliation lawsuit
(Iowa) One of Iowa's largest nursing home chains is facing a lawsuit filed by a former nurse alleging a form of whistleblower retaliation. It is the third such lawsuit that Care Initiatives of West De...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 23, 2025
HF 180: Strengthening Iowa's Laws to Prevent Child Grooming and Protect Victims
(Des Moines) The Iowa House passed House File 180 regarding increased penalties for grooming. Iowa House District 18 Representative Tom Moore said last session, Iowa House Republicans led the effort t...
Mandy Billings Feb 23, 2025

Gas Prices Higher This Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose six cents, averaging $3.01 across Iowa. This is eight cents higher than one year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2025
Spring Seedling Sale Announced by Iowa DNR
(Lewis) Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen has announced that the DNR will be offering spring delivery of hardwoods, conifers, and shrub seedlings during April and ...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2025

23-Year-Old Convicted of 1st Degree Murder in Harrison County Case
(Logan, Iowa) - On Friday, a man from Harrison County was convicted of 1st Degree Murder. Reports from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation indicate that the jury took less than three hours to ...
Tom Robinson Feb 22, 2025

Man Arrested in Red Oak on Drug-Related Charges Early Saturday Morning
(Red Oak) Authorities in Red Oak have reported the arrest of a man on drug-related charges early Saturday morning. Twenty-one-year-old Jaime Jose Avila was taken into custody around 2:10 a.m. in the 3...
Tom Robinson Feb 22, 2025

Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors Host Ribbon Cutting for Neighbors Coffee & Cafe
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors were hosted by Cass Health on Thursday, February 20, 2025, to celebrate the opening of their new coffee shop with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Nei...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2025







