Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Dairy Sweet Becomes Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest Winner
(Dunlap) Dairy Sweet in Dunlap, owned by Lori and Greg Thomsen, has won the title of Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin for 2024, marking its second win since 2005. The restaurant, known for serving ...
Mandy Billings Oct 17, 2024
Missouri Man Arrested on Drug Charges in Creston
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 24-year-old Dagon Michael Cooper, of Grant City, Missouri, this morning for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Controlled Substance M...
Mandy Billings Oct 17, 2024
Central Iowa Man's $500,000 Lottery Prize No Longer Secret
(Clive, Iowa) A Polk County man tried to keep his $500,000 lottery prize a secret for at least a while. Ronald Tate of Runnells said he immediately met up with friends at a local watering hole after s...
Tom Robinson Oct 17, 2024
Iowa Pharmacies Closing at Alarming Rates
(Iowa) Pharmacies across Iowa are closing at an increasing rate. There have been 143 closures over the past decade and 20 more this year, and more are expressing to the IPA that they're expecting to c...
Tom Robinson Oct 17, 2024
Red Flag Warning
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines says today will bring extremely high fire danger conditions with winds gusting to 20 to nearly 30 miles per hour and higher in some areas of the...
Tom Robinson Oct 17, 2024
Guthrie County Supervisors Hoping to Improve Roads
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors are looking at finding ways to improve the quality of their rural roads. Supervisor Maggie Armstrong and County Engineer Josh Sebern wen...
Chris Varney Oct 17, 2024
Phyllis Stakey Running for District 5 Supervisor in Cass County
(Cass Co) Phyllis Stakey, of Massena, is running for District 5 Supervisor in Cass County. Stakey was a Realtor for 23-years and she said she has always been involved in community service. Phyllis and...
Mandy Billings Oct 17, 2024
Pottawattamie County Conservation Presents Supervisors with REAP Grant Award Check
(Pottawattamie Co) Pottawattamie County Conservation Director Jeff Franco and Natural Resources Technician Jeremy Yost presented the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors with a check from the Res...
Mandy Billings Oct 17, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves Purchase of New Ambulance
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council voted unanimously to have City Administrator John Lund initiate the purchase of a new ambulance from Braun Northwest. Lund says that to control costs...
Tom Robinson Oct 16, 2024
Harlan City Administrator Announces Resignation
(Harlan) The City of Harlan has announced that City Administrator Gene Gettys has resigned, effective December 1, 2024. The City says after serving the community with dedication and leadership, Mr. Ge...
Mandy Billings Oct 16, 2024