Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

DPS Graduates 51st Basic Academy
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Safety is proud to announce the graduation of the 51st Basic Academy on Friday, December 20, 2024, at the Holiday Inn Airport Conference Center in Des Moines...
Mandy Billings Dec 20, 2024

Atlantic Assistant Police Chief Paul Wood Reports on New Satellite Location at Cass Health to Support Children in Crisis
(Atlantic) Atlantic Assistant Police Chief Paul Wood addressed the City Council on Wednesday to announce the opening of a new satellite location for "Project Harmony," a leading child advocacy organiz...
Tom Robinson Dec 20, 2024

DNR Fisheries is Hiring Seasonal Positions This Summer
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is inviting individuals aged 18 and older to join its team for the upcoming summer season. According to John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with...
Tom Robinson Dec 20, 2024

Watts Management Donates $25,000 to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) Watts Management, owned by Randy & Marsha Watts, have donated $25,000 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project, which will bring a housing development, new childcare center, and YMCA...
Tom Robinson Dec 20, 2024

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Deputies arrested 29-year-old Jeffrey Whitt of Villisca on Thursday in the 400 block of 5th Street in Villisca on an active Adam...
Tom Robinson Dec 20, 2024
Electors Officially Cast Ballots For Trump
(Des Moines) Iowa's six Electoral College votes are officially in favor of President-elect Trump. Governor Kim Reynolds met with the electors this week for a formal casting of ballots, which is the st...
Tom Robinson Dec 20, 2024

Iowa Among States Helping With Trump's Immigration Plans
(Des Moines) Iowa is among the states saying they are ready to assist incoming President Trump in the mass deportation of illegal immigrants who pose a threat to the community. In a statement posted o...
Tom Robinson Dec 20, 2024

Villisca Fire Fighters Responds to Semi-Fire
(Villisca) Villisca firefighters responded to a semi-fire at 7:02 a.m. on Thursday at the New Coop parking area at N U Avenue and West High Street. Villisca Fire Chief John Bruce says arriving firemen...
Tom Robinson Dec 19, 2024

Atlantic Municipal Utilities Announces Deck the Homes Winners
(Atlantic) Atlantic Municipal Utilities announced the winners of the annual Deck the Homes contest. Steve Tjepkes, General Manager at AMU, said the three winners will receive a credit toward their AMU...
Mandy Billings Dec 19, 2024

Iowa Western Community College receives EPA grant for job training
(Council Bluffs) Iowa Western Community College will recruit and train people to safely deconstruct buildings and return contaminated areas to spaces people can safely inhabit with a grant from the U....
Iowa Capital Dispatch Dec 19, 2024







