Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Update on Atlantic Splash Pad Project
(Atlantic) The opening of the new Atlantic Splash Pad has been pushed back. Jeremy Butler, with the Atlantic Splash Pad Committee, explained that the Splash Pad went out for bids in the spring with an...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2024

Semi Pulling Livestock Trailer Flipped Over in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co) A semi-tractor pulling a livestock trailer with 167 hogs was involved in an accident in Guthrie County Wednesday afternoon. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Christophe...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2024

Midwest Economy Cooling
(Omaha, NE) -- The rural economy in the Midwest is cooling. The region's overall reading for July sank to 41.3, its lowest reading since November 2023, and down from 41.7 in June. The index ranges bet...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2024
Power still out for many Southwest Iowa residents
(Area) Many residents in southwest Iowa are still without power following Wednesday evening's storms. MidAmerican Energy reports 659 customers in Pottawattamie County are without power, 272 customers ...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2024

24 Hour Rain Totals
Area Rain Totals over the past 24-hours Adair .05 Anita .30 Harlan .43 Red Oak .71 Corning .36 Audubon .15 Atlantic .19 Stanton .54 Nodaway .50 Marne .15 Greenfield .40
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2024

Montgomery County Sheriff's Report
(Montgomery Co) A Red Oak man was arrested early this morning for Possession of Methamphetamine 1st Offense. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop at 4th Street and Commerce ...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2024

Storm Reports for Wednesday, July 31st
(Photo: Tree Limb Down in Griswold) (Area) Severe storms rolled through southwest Iowa Wednesday evening with numerous reports of strong wind gusts. The following reports are from the National Weather...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2024
Pottawattamie County Announces Upcoming Town Hall Meeting
(Pottawattamie Co.) Pottawattamie County is continuing a commitment to make communication with its residents a top priority by hosting another town hall meeting in Oakland, its third in the last 16 mo...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2024

Ernst to Host Academy Open House at Camp Dodge
(Johnston) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host an academy open house on Monday, August 5, 2024, at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa for students interested in applying to one of our nation's milita...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2024

Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors Approve Voluntary Annexations for Two Properties in Minden
(Minden) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday discussed a petition for voluntary annexations for Teepee Properties, LLC and Austin and Kelly Beebe. Graham Jura is an attorney with ...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2024







