Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Updated: One Person Transported Following Single-Vehicle Crash in Cass County
(Wiota) Cass County Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westering tells KSOM/KS95 News at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Cass County Communications received a call about someone experiencing a mental heal...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024

AtlanticCash Sells Out in Around 90 Minutes
(Atlantic) Atlantic Executive Director Bailey Smith says $40,000 worth of AtlanticCash sold out at around 10:30 Saturday morning. The sale started at 9:00 a.m. for the annual "Shop Local" promotion at...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024

Montgomery County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces assault charges in Montgomery County. The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 52-year-old Charity Ann Boulton on Friday on charges of assault with a dangero...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024

Secretary Naig Announces Investments in 24 Iowa Projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced over $5.2 million in funding for 24 Iowa projects through the USDA's Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grant program. The init...
Mandy Billings Nov 30, 2024
Ethanol Producers Setting Production Records
(NAFB) Ethanol producers have been setting production records this year. Ten times over the last 14 years, the U.S. has produced more than one-point-one million gallons of ethanol in a week. Half of t...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024
Child Care Costs As Much As Rent For Many Families
(Undated) -- Families are paying rent twice with the cost of child care. The Labor Department says parents are spending up to 15-thousand dollars or more for full-day care per child. That works out to...
Mandy Billings Nov 30, 2024

Pheasant Hunters Await First Widespread Snowfall
(Undated) -- Pheasant Hunting season is well underway, although it may be tough to top last year's big numbers. Todd Bogunshutts, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says numbers have dippe...
Mandy Billings Nov 30, 2024
Eastern Iowa Crash Claims Two Lives
(Dubuque, Iowa) Two people died following a crash Thursday afternoon south of Dubuque. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred around 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of Skyline Road an...
Tom Robinson Nov 29, 2024

Dan Marburger To Be Honored As "Iowa Hero" At Annual Iowa-Nebraska Game
(Iowa City) The late principal of Perry High School is set to be honored at the annual Iowa-Nebraska "Heroes Game." Dan Marburger will be named this year's Iowa Hero. Marburger passed away after a stu...
Tom Robinson Nov 29, 2024

DNR Hosting Virtual Public Meeting on Chronic Wasting Disease on Zoom
(Lewis) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is causing a reduction in the number of deer herds in Iowa, particularly in southwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a virtual public m...
Tom Robinson Nov 29, 2024







