Category Archives: Local News
Red Oak Man Arrested for Theft 5th
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 50 year old Shannon Ray Porter, of Red Oak, this (Wednesday) morning in the 400 block of N 7th Street on a charge of 5th Degree Theft. Porter was taken...
Nov 06, 2024
"Late-Night Effort: Cass County Absentee Ballot Team Overcomes Challenges to Count 2,990 Ballots"
(Atlantic) The large number of entries on Cass County ballots caused some issues for the Absentee Ballot voter team on Tuesday, forcing the crew and Cass County Auditor's Office to work into the wee h...
Nov 06, 2024
DCI Identifies Subjects Involved in Earlville Crash
(Earlville) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the subjects involved in a crash in Delaware County. On October 13th, a fatality motor vehicle collision occurred on U.S. Highway...
Nov 06, 2024
Webster City Man Charged with First Degree Murder in Death of Infant
(Webster City) Following a joint investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Webster City Police Department, 26-year-old Gunner Jones, of Webster City, has been charged with f...
Nov 06, 2024
Iowa Western Community College Proposed $55 Million Bond Measure for Campus Improvements Fails
(Council Bluffs) A significant public measure on the ballot for residents of the counties served by Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) turned down the community colleges' Public Measure SB by a nar...
Nov 06, 2024
Donald Trump Set for White House Return
(Washington, DC) Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2024 presidential election. The former President, now President-elect, defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in an election down to the swi...
Nov 06, 2024
Pettinger Regains Cass County Supervisor District #5 Seat
(Atlantic) Incumbent Cass County Supervisor Bernard Pettinger defeated Democratic challenger Phyllis Stakey for the District #5 Board of Supervisor seat. Pettinger garnered 838 votes to Stakey's 538. ...
Nov 06, 2024
CAM School Bond Issue Fails
(Anita) The CAM Community School District's bond issue failed 874 no votes To 697 yes. The measure needed a 60-percent super majority to pass. The measure would have authorized the district to contrac...
Nov 06, 2024
Cass County Voters Say "YES" To EMS
(Atlantic) Cass County voters overwhelmingly vote "Yes 'for EMS 4,883 yes, to 1506, no. In 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 615, allowing counties to designate emergency medical ser...
Nov 06, 2024
Nunn Earns Second Term in 3rd Congressional District Race
(Des Moines) Republican Zach Nunn has won a second term representing Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Lanon Baccam. During a visit to a small business in Atlantic, Io...
Nov 06, 2024
