Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Updated: Fire Destroys Cumberland Home
(Cumberland) Firefighters from Cumberland and Massena responded to a house fire at 901 Adams Street in Cumberland just before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cumberland Fire Chief Jason Rouse tells KSOM/KS95 ...
Tom Robinson Nov 27, 2024

Adair County Attorney requests her office move to full time
(Adair Co) Adair County Attorney Melissa Larson spoke to the Board of Supervisors this morning about personnel and status of the County Attorney position. Larson first asked for permission to post for...
Mandy Billings Nov 27, 2024

Reminder: Holiday Family's Third Annual Community Thanksgiving
(Atlantic) An area family continues to build on a Thanksgiving Day tradition by providing free meals for the public. Misty and Kristen Holaday of the Holaday Baking Company are gearing up for the thir...
Tom Robinson Nov 27, 2024

Updated Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports five arrests. At 11:14 a.m. on Tuesday, 44-year-old Melinda Ann Foland, of Afton, was taken into custody at the intersection of Highway 34 and Chestnut....
Mandy Billings Nov 27, 2024
Creston Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Creston man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. According to public court documents, between approximately September and November 2023, Bry...
Mandy Billings Nov 26, 2024

Gov. Reynolds appoints Andrew Zimmerman as District Associate Judge
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Andrew Zimmerman as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5B. Zimmerman, of Corning, Iowa, is a magistrate in J...
Mandy Billings Nov 26, 2024

Atlantic City Council Special Meeting Recap
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council held a special meeting Tuesday evening to approve items that needed to be filed by December 1st. The first item approved was a resolution "Obligating funds from th...
Mandy Billings Nov 26, 2024

Rollover Accident North of Exira
(Exira) The driver of a dump truck and pup trailer hauling a load of sand escaped with minor injuries in a rollover accident near Exira. Audubon County Deputy Dave Beane tells KSOM/KS95 news the accid...
Tom Robinson Nov 26, 2024

"Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Announces Scrooge Winner
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber's Annual Scrooge Contest was held the month of November. This year's contestants included Graydon Schmidt, Schmidt Family Funeral Home; Randy and Michelle Roy, Ran...
Tom Robinson Nov 26, 2024

Discussions Continue on Consolidation of Law Enforcement in Audubon County
(Audubon Co) Discussion continues on the consolidation of City and County Law Enforcement in Audubon County. Representatives from the City of Audubon met with the Audubon County Board of Supervisors o...
Mandy Billings Nov 26, 2024







