Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

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

Creston Police Report Three Arrests and One Incident
(Creston) On Tuesday, Creston Police report three arrests and one incident report. *Police arrested 56-year-old Jeffrey John Lusk of Creston at 302 N. Pine Street for Possession of a Controlled Substa...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2024

Rain Totals
Adair-.30 Anita-.45 Atlantic-.70 Darrin Petty-seven miles west of Atlantic-.40 Audubon-.50 Corning-.56 Council Bluffs-1.94 Greenfield-.20 Harlan-.35 Marne-.45 Massena-.36 Red Oak-.40 Shenandoah-.50 St...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2024

Strong to Severe Storms Forecast for Later Today
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service is forecasting strong to severe thunderstorms later today. Brad Small, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, says the next storm syst...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2024

Red Oak Police Report Two Arrests
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested two people violating a no-contact order. Officers transported 38-year-old Anthony Charles Wasson and 40-year-old Susan Marie Wasson, both from Red Oak,...
Tom Robinson Aug 14, 2024

Cass County Arrest Report
The following is the arrests made by the Cass County Sheriff's Office from July 26 through August 13 A reminder: All criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unt...
Chris Varney Aug 13, 2024







