Category Archives: Local News
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Union County Woman Arrested on Multiple Warrants for Failure to Appear
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports that 43-year-old Megan Marie Brown of Lorimor was arrested on a handful of warrants on Tuesday evening. According to the press release, Police arrested ...
Tom Robinson Jul 24, 2024

Two-Vehicle Accident in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cass County Communications dispatched Atlantic Fire and Rescue and Cass EMS to 6th and Poplar Street in Atlantic for a two-vehicle crash. One person is reportedly trapped in the vehicle. Th...
Tom Robinson Jul 24, 2024
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Charge
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on July 16, 2024, to 120 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. According to public court documents, 44-year-old Lawaun Maurice ...
Mandy Billings Jul 24, 2024

Red Oak Police Arrest Adams County Man on Theft Charges
(Red Oak) An Adams County man faces theft charges in Red Oak. Red Oak Police arrested 42-year-old Adam Lewis Schrodt of Corning on Tuesday afternoon on a charge of first-degree theft (an amount greate...
Tom Robinson Jul 24, 2024

Former Cass County Assistant Extension Director Reflects Back on the History of the Fair
(Atlantic) The Cass County Fair is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and many of you following the Cass County Facebook Page have enjoyed reading about the individuals, families, and business contribu...
Tom Robinson Jul 24, 2024

The 75th Annual Cass County Fair Starts Thursday
(Atlantic) This is the 75th anniversary of the Cass County Fair, which kicks off on Thursday. There will be some activity at the fair on Wednesday starting at 9:00 a.m. with the 4H/FFA Static Exhibit ...
Tom Robinson Jul 23, 2024

Iowa West Foundation Awards $3 Million in Grants & Initiatives
(Pottawattamie Co) Brenda Mainwaring, President & CEO of Iowa West Foundation, updated the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this (Tuesday) morning on the grant award cycle 2. Mainwaring s...
Mandy Billings Jul 23, 2024

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four recent arrests. Christian Andrew Guerra, 28, of Fremont, Nebraska, was arrested July 20th for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was s...
Mandy Billings Jul 23, 2024

Update: Names Released in Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department identified the driver who died following a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon as 38-year-old Rodney Worley, of Council Bluffs. The accident oc...
Mandy Billings Jul 23, 2024

ISP Cautions Motorists Traveling on Highway 92
(Atlantic) Day 3 of RAGBRAI continues today on an 82-mile trek to Winterset. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy cautions motorists wanting to travel H...
Tom Robinson Jul 23, 2024







