Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Missing Eastern Iowa K9 Officer Found Dead
(Mount Vernon, IA) -- A K9 police officer reported missing in Eastern Iowa has been found dead. Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Police, just east of Cedar Rapids, say their K9 Officer Monster went missing from his ...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2025
Freon Leak Prompts Evacuation at Red Oak Early Childhood Center
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency says shortly before 11:30am today (Wednesday) staff detected an unknown leak coming from the ceiling in a daycare classroom at the Red Oak E...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2025

Ernst Ensures Relief for Iowa Poultry Farmers, Consumers
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, secured critical relief for Iowa poultry farmers who have been affected by...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2025

Atlantic City Council Seeks Public Input for Comprehensive Development Plan
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council encourages residents to share their thoughts on the city's guide for future development. Officials are working on a comprehensive plan to establish the foundation ...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2025
Beware of Scams: Sheriff's Office Alerts Residents in Shelby and Surrounding Counties of Scam Involving Network of Individuals
(Harlan) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office was alerted to a potential scam. A resident in Shelby County received a call claiming that their child or grandchild had been in an accident, injured someon...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2025

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police reported one arrest early this morning. Officers arrested 21-year-old Olivia Claire Henry, of Creston, at 102 W. Taylor Street, on Operating Without Interlock and Driving Whil...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2025

Guthrie County Fair Superintendents Fundraising for New Horse Stalls
(Guthrie Center) Fundraising is underway to build new stalls for the fair's 4-H and FFA Horse Barn. In their first year in this role, Guthrie County Fair horse superintendents Kaitlyn Kenyon Boblett a...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2025

Pancake Supper and Silent Auction to Support Cass County 4-H on March 13
(Cass Co) The Cass County 4-H Endowment committee is hosting the annual 4-H Endowment Pancake Supper on Thursday, March 13 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. T...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2025

Cass County Democrats to Host Caucus on March 1, 2025
(Atlantic) The Cass County Democrats are hosting their annual caucus on March 1, 2025 from 9:00 to 11:00 in Heritage Hall at the Heritage House, 1200 Brookridge Circle. Registration starts at 8:30. Du...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2025

Cass County to Begin Door-to-Door Property Inspections for Reappraisal Project in
(Cass Co) Cass County Assessor, Shana Platt, is announcing that door-to-door inspections of all residential properties in Cass County will begin approximately March 3rd, 2025. A reappraisal project wa...
Mandy Billings Feb 25, 2025







