Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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....
Dec 19, 2024
Harlan Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
(Council Bluffs) A Harlan man was sentenced on December 12, 2024, to 84 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography. According to public court documents, the National Center for Missing a...
Dec 19, 2024
Cass County Supervisors Obligate Remaining ARPA Funds
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting this morning to officially approve obligating the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The Department of Treasury an...
Dec 19, 2024
Creston Police Report on Drug-Related Arrest
(Creston) Creston Police are reporting the arrest of 20-year-old Hunter Lee Bradford of Creston at his residence on Wednesday. Police cited and released Bradford on a Promise to Appear on a charge of ...
Dec 19, 2024
Iowa DNR Out with Lake Restoration Plan For 2025
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is out with project plans for its lakes next year. The Lake Restoration Program released its annual report that details plans for 2025 and also no...
Dec 19, 2024
Judicial Branch Errors Involving Fees Fixed
(Des Moines) Errors that resulted in court fees being sent to the wrong accounts in Iowa have been fixed. That's what Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said on Tuesday, telling reporters "it should be fixed...
Dec 19, 2024
Shelby County Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved rent bids for crop year 2025 for the Solid Waste farm ground and County-owned farm ground. According to the meeting minutes, the ...
Dec 19, 2024
Atlantic Sidewalk Project Set to Begin
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Councilman Shawn Sarsfield has confirmed that the city's proposed sidewalk project is progressing. During Wednesday's City Council meeting. Sarsfield outlined the plan, which ...
Dec 18, 2024
