Category Archives: Local News
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents, in December 2023, law...
Dec 18, 2024
Adair County Supervisors Receive Compensation Board Recommendation and Approve Attorney's Move to Full-Time
(Adair Co) Compensation Board representative Jayne Lents presented the FY26 Compensation Board Recommendations to the Adair County Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning. Lents said the Compensation B...
Dec 18, 2024
Cedar Rapids Mailman Challenges for State Democratic Party Chair
(Cedar Rapids) A Cedar Rapids mail carrier and former school board member is running to be the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. Dexter Merschbrock said he will challenge Rita Hart for the position ...
Dec 18, 2024
Red Oak Police Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 41-year-old Tracy Cowen of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 200 block of E. Prospect Street for Disorderly Conduct. Officers transported Cowen to the Montgomery County Jail ...
Dec 18, 2024
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Report the Arrest of a Clarke County Woman
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested an Osceola woman following a traffic stop near Highway 34 and 200th Street. During the investigation, Deputies arrested 44-year-old Lisa Mae H...
Dec 18, 2024
Updated: Driver Suffers Serious Injuries in I80 Crash in Pottawattamie County
(Neola) A Minnesota man suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Neola. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Ryan DeVault tells KSOM/KS95 News the ...
Dec 17, 2024
Rick Taylor of Davis-Taylor Insurance Addresses Montgomery County Supervisors
(Red Oak) Rick Taylor, the ICAP agent for Montgomery County with Davis-Taylor Insurance, appeared before the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors this morning. He opened his remarks by clarifying th...
Dec 17, 2024
Cass County roofing company barred from acting as insurance adjuster
(Anita) The Iowa Insurance Division has entered an order against a Cass County roofing company, prohibiting it from acting as insurance adjuster and negotiating claims with insurers. The order, which ...
Dec 17, 2024
Nebraska and Iowa Men Sentenced for Firearms Charges
(Council Bluffs) Two Nebraska men and two Iowa men were sentenced for conspiracy to provide false statements during the purchase of firearms. According to public court documents, in late October 2022 ...
Dec 17, 2024
Cass County Supervisors Approve Third Reading on EMS Surtax; Discuss Final ARPA Appropriations
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the third reading of an ordinance imposing a local option income surtax for emergency medical services. Board Chair Steve Baier read the resolut...
Dec 17, 2024
