Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Special Parking Restrictions for Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree Parade
(Clarinda) The Clarinda Police Department would like to remind the citizens of Clarinda that no parking is allowed on the following streets from 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 for t...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2024

Red Oak Woman Arrested for Theft
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 35-year-old Brynn Elizabeth Hudson, of Red Oak, in the 100 block of W Coolbaugh Street this (Friday) morning for Theft 4th Degree. Hudson was taken to ...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2024

Local bank donates $27,000 to support child development center in Griswold
(Griswold) TS Bank has donated $27,000 to the newly opened Lakin Foundation Child Development Center in Griswold, a $3.8 million childcare facility developed by the Noble Initiative Foundation with th...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2024

Post-Disaster Scam Artists Active In Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) -- It's been months since Iowa's devastating tornadoes and floods. Clean-up continues, roofs repaired, fences mended, but a post-storm threat lingers... "We are hearing about differen...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2024

Gov. Reynolds appoints Christine Hensley to Iowa Board of Regents
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced Christine Hensley's appointment to the Iowa Board of Regents. Early in her career, Hensley worked closely with developers on affordable hou...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2024

Johnston Middle School Lockdown After Weapon Report
(Johnston) A student at Johnston Middle School was taken into custody following a report of a weapon spotted in a bathroom. The school went into lockdown at 2:48 p.m. No weapon was found. The lockdown...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2024

Attorney General Bird Sues Global Fiberglass Solutions Over Abandoned Wind Turbine Blades
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions (GFS) and its executives, Donald Lilly and Ronald Albrecht, for violations of Iowa's solid ...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2024

Ag Ventures Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) Ag Ventures Foundation (AgVA), a 501(c)(3) organization based in Mason City, IA, recently awarded a $10,000 grant to Vision Atlantic to support the outdoor classrooms in the new Lakin Found...
Mandy Billings Sep 26, 2024
Iowa DOT Beginning Winter Weather Prep
(Des Moines, IA) -- Fall just got started, but the Iowa Department of Transportation has already begun prepping for winter weather. "October 15th is considered our first day of winter," said Craig Bar...
Mandy Billings Sep 26, 2024

Union County Man Arrested on Harassment and Other Charges
(Creston) A Creston man faces multiple charges following his arrest on Wednesday. Creston Police arrested 26-year-old Isaac Wayne Hayes of Creston on Wednesday for violating a no-contact/protective or...
Tom Robinson Sep 26, 2024







