Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Updated: One Injured, One Arrested After Creston Shooting
(Creston) A man from Union County has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place in Creston on Thursday. Daniel McDowell, 22, from Lorimor, Iowa, was taken into custody by Creston pol...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2024
Iowa submits summer EBT waiver request for a demonstration project that feeds more children, leverages existing programs
(Des Moines) Des Moines Governor Kim Reynolds announced today that the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has submitted a waiver request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) fo...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2024

Audubon Upper Story Housing Project Approved for Iowa Economic Authority Block Grant
(Audubon) Region XII approved an Iowa Economic Authority Development Block Grant contract agreement for an upper-story housing conversion grant project on Broadway Street in Audubon. This item fell un...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2024

Creston Police Report Two Arrests
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests concerning a burglary and an alcohol-related offense. Creston Police arrested 33-year-old Anthony Roger Cross of Creston early this morning ...
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2024

Overnight Rain Totals
Adair-.15 Anita-.25 Atlantic-.10 Audubon-.40 Corning-1.24 Council Bluffs- Greenfield- Harlan- Lewis-.70 Marne-.15 Massena-.1.1 Red Oak- Shenandoah- Stanton- Wiota-.23
Tom Robinson Aug 15, 2024

Atlantic School Board Approves Attendance Policy and Hiring Additional Kindergarten Teacher
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board Board approved the Attendance Policy during Wednesday's meeting. Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen explained that a student will be considered chronically absent if ...
Mandy Billings Aug 14, 2024

Griswold Teen Brings Home the Hardware from the Iowa State Fair Cow/Calf Division
(Griswold) Paige Baier, a "Spit Fires" 4H Club member in Montgomery County, brought home some top awards from the Iowa State Fair this week. On Monday, Paige showed the Champion Division 5 Cow Calf Pa...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2024

42nd Annual Carstens Farm Days is September 7 and 8
(Shelby) Iowa farm history will be showcased September 7 and 8 at Carstens Farm during the 42nd Annual Carstens Farm Days. Terry Torneten, Carstens Farmstead Board Member, said the show does a great j...
Mandy Billings Aug 14, 2024

Adair County Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution for bridge weight limit postings at their meeting this morning. Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman explained some of the changes...
Mandy Billings Aug 14, 2024

Boone County Man Charged Following Single-Vehicle Crash in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office charged a Boone County man with OWI and Failure to Maintain Control as a result of a single-vehicle crash early this (August 14) morning in Guthrie...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2024







