Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man has been sentenced to 134 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records, 48-year-old Lawrence Al...
Mandy Billings Sep 12, 2024
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Cocaine and a Firearm
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking. A...
Mandy Billings Sep 12, 2024

Mahaska County Sheriff's Office Investigates Death of a Child
(Mahaska County) A four-year-old boy died from a single gunshot in Mahaska County. According to the press release, on Wednesday, September 11, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Mahaska County...
Tom Robinson Sep 12, 2024

Osceola man arrested for Operating under the Influence of Drugs
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 34-year-old Bo Christopher-Robert Garland, of Osceola, Wednesday evening for Operating While Under the Influence of Drugs 1st Offense. Garland was take...
Mandy Billings Sep 12, 2024

Construction Update on M66 in Audubon County
(Audubon Co) The Audubon County Road Department says construction of the County Highway M66/100th Street intersection is complete and open to traffic. However, County Highway M66 north of the intersec...
Mandy Billings Sep 12, 2024

Red Oak Police Arrest Nebraska Man on Warrants for Burglary
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested an Omaha, Nebraska, man on two Warrants for burglary. Police took 22-year-old Deven Anthony Hatfield into custody early (Thursday) morning in the 1200 block of East S...
Tom Robinson Sep 12, 2024

Nebraska Man Arrested in Montgomery County on Fraudulent Checks Charge
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 25-year-old Christopher D. Springston of Omaha, Nebraska, for attempting to cash fraudulent checks in the area. Deputies transported Springsto...
Tom Robinson Sep 12, 2024

Atlantic School Board Approves Funding for 4-Year Old Preschool and Other Items
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board Wednesday evening approved Jack & Jill funding for 4-year-old preschool. Board Member Laura McLean... And, the School Board approved the following: Resignation...
Mandy Billings Sep 11, 2024
Iowa Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments in Harlan
(Harlan) The Iowa Supreme Court will hear Oral Arguments in Harlan on Tuesday, September 24. The court will hear attorneys argue in the case of Todd P. Halbur v. Stephen Larson, Administrator of the A...
Mandy Billings Sep 11, 2024
City of Shelby under Bottled Water Advisory
(Shelby) Shelby County Emergency Management says due to the continuation of the discolored water, the City of Shelby is under a bottled water advisory until sample results become available. Tap Water ...
Mandy Billings Sep 11, 2024







