Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) Two arrests were reported in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 20-year-old Keaton Michael Ballinger, of Creston, on Saturday on a warrant for Violation of Probation. ...
Mandy Billings Feb 24, 2025
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 27-year-old Kaitlyn Louise Anglen, of Pacific Junction, on February 19th for OWI 1st Offense, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability, Str...
Mandy Billings Feb 24, 2025

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report seven arrests over the weekend. On February 21, *Joyce Louise McCubbin, 78, 819 Quiet Harbor, was arrested at 806 Laurel St. McCubbin was charged with Theft 5th. McCubb...
Tom Robinson Feb 24, 2025

Rural Mainstreet Index Hits New Low as Farmers Face Uncertain Future
(Omaha) For the 17th time in the last 18 months, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) dropped below 50.0 in February, as reported in the monthly survey of bank CEOs across a 10-state region relian...
Tom Robinson Feb 24, 2025
Proposed Senate Bills Empowering Attendance and Equity: To Iowa High School Sports
(Nodaway) Republican Senator Tom Shipley of Nodaway, representing Iowa District #9, emphasizes the significance of high school sports in Iowa. He believes the objective should be to encourage maximum ...
Tom Robinson Feb 24, 2025

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Fire Truck in Iowa City
(Iowa City, Iowa) A pedestrian died Sunday morning after being hit by a fire truck in Iowa City. The Iowa State Patrol reported that the incident occurred around 7:15 a.m. while an Iowa City fire truc...
Tom Robinson Feb 24, 2025
EPA Approves Summer Sale of Higher Ethanol Blend
(Washington D.C.) The Environmental Protection Agency has declared that a higher ethanol blend will be permitted for sale this summer in Iowa and seven other Midwestern states. The sale of fuel contai...
Tom Robinson Feb 24, 2025
Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash in Page County
(Page County) A single-vehicle crash in Page County claimed the life of a 19-year-old man early Saturday morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred at 2:41 a.m. on 210th Street...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2025

Red Oak Police Investigate 2 Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) Icy Road conditions caused a two-vehicle crash in Red Oak on Thursday. Fortunately, no one was injured in the mishap. According to Police, the accident happened at 10:49 a.m. near Fourth Str...
Tom Robinson Feb 23, 2025

City of Lenox Awarded CAT Grant
(Lenox) The City of Lenox was awarded a CAT Grant in the amount of $62,000 to pave a three-quarters mile, eight-foot-wide trail. The project combines previously completed sections of an existing trail...
Mandy Billings Feb 23, 2025








