Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Sheriff's Office Reports Two Arrests
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports one drug possession arrest and an alcohol-related arrest in its latest report. Cass County Deputies, on August 15, arrested 18-year-old Javen Jesper...
Aug 22, 2024
ACGC Schools Gearing for the Start of a New Year
(Guthrie County, IA) -- The Adair-Casey Guthrie Center school district is gearing up for the start of school tomorrow. At Wednesday's school board meeting, Superintendent Josh Rasmussen says it was mo...
Aug 22, 2024
Iowa unveils first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation childcare availability website
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled a new, first-of-its-kind website called Iowa Child Care Connect (childcareconnect.iowa.gov) to help Iowans more easily find childcare availability ne...
Aug 22, 2024
Creston Police Arrest Two People on Sex Abuse Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people on sex abuse charges. On Wednesday, Police arrested 38-year-old Timothy Wayne Trusty and 21-year-old Cheyenne Beth Murry for 2nd-degree Sex Abuse, the firs...
Aug 22, 2024
Des Moines Police Investigate Possible Road Rage Shooting
(Des Moines) The Des Moines Police Department is probing a shooting incident that might have been triggered by road rage. The shooting occurred Wednesday evening near the intersection of 2nd Avenue an...
Aug 22, 2024
Iowa Senator Demands Action Amid Nursing Home Fee Crisis
(Des Moines) State Senator Claire Celsi calls for urgent reform in Iowa's nursing home sector. This follows revelations that numerous facilities, including the bankrupt Tabor Manor Care Center, owe a ...
Aug 22, 2024
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related and Harassment Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 31-year-old Steven Austin Ripley of Red Oak on Wednesday for public intoxication and 3rd-degree harassment. Authorities transported Ripley to the Montgomery County Ja...
Aug 22, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves Extending Police Department Employees Vacation Time
(Atlantic) Due to short staffing issues plaguing the Atlantic Police Department staff over the past two years, the City Council on Wednesday approved the extension of maximum vacation hours for the Po...
Aug 21, 2024
Atlantic City Council Approves Engineering Agreement for 2025 West 22nd Street Improvement Project
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic has 67 street improvement projects scheduled for 2025. On Wednesday, the City Council approved the engineering agreement for Snyder and Associates on one of those proje...
Aug 21, 2024
Former Glenwood medical director charged with professional incompetency
(Glenwood) Four years after he was forced from his job amid a wide-ranging scandal at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center, the facility's former medical director is facing allegations of incompeten...
Aug 21, 2024
