Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 32-year-old Summer McGargill, of Glenwood, on Thursday for Domestic Abuse Assault and three counts of Child Endangerment. McGargill was held on no bo...
Mandy Billings Feb 21, 2025

Board: Nurse tested positive for drugs at hospital, poses a danger to public
(Ringgold Co) The Iowa Board of Nursing has issued an emergency order suspending the license of a nurse who allegedly tested positive for drugs while working at an Iowa hospital in 2023. The board has...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 21, 2025

Creston Police Report One Arrest
(Creston) Creston Police report the arrest of 39-year-old Shane Curtis White of Creson on Thursday at Mills and Jarvis Streets on an outside warrant for Driving While Barred. Officers transported Whit...
Tom Robinson Feb 21, 2025
Changes to FAFSA Would Benefit Farmers and their Future College Students
(Undated) The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has not been kind to college students in farming families for years. Due to some flaws in the program, farmers must label their machinery...
Tom Robinson Feb 21, 2025

Cold Weather Advisory Remains in Effect for West Central and Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect for west central and portions of southwest Iowa until 9:00 a.m. this morning. Freezing wind chills of 20 to 28 below zero are expected. These dan...
Tom Robinson Feb 21, 2025
Bills advance to increase pipeline insurance requirements and IUC attendance at meetings
(Des Moines) Iowa lawmakers advanced bills aimed at protecting landowners through the permitting, construction and operation of liquid hazardous pipelines. The bills, which passed out of House subcomm...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 21, 2025

Iowa House Advances Bills on Breast Exam Coverage
(Des Moines) The Iowa House passed a bill related to cost-sharing requirements for supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations. Iowa House District 18 Representative Tom Moore said during the 2024...
Mandy Billings Feb 21, 2025

Past and Present Firefighters Honored at Atlantic Fire Department's Award Banquet
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department honored recent and past retirees and their years of service at its awards banquet. The recent ret...
Tom Robinson Feb 20, 2025

Bill shielding pesticide companies from some lawsuits advances in Iowa Senate
(Des Moines) A bill that would shield pesticide companies from label-related lawsuits, provided the company adhered to federal label regulations, advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 20, 2025

Atlantic City Council Sets Public Hearings on FY 2026 Maximum Property Tax Levy and Loan Proposals
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the maximum property tax levy for FY 2026. City Administrator John Lund said this year, a $0.60 increase is scheduled across three levies, totaling an inc...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2025







