Category Archives: Local News
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report six arrests. On Monday, Police arrested the following individuals. *Crystal Alaine Conley, 53, 300 S. Lincoln St., was arrested at 302 N. Pine St. Conley was charged wi...
Oct 02, 2024
Update on Two Temporary Bridge Closures in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert says there will be two temporary bridge closures in Montgomery County. Albert says crews are working on bridge 23202 on 270th Street over Tarkio Creek...
Oct 02, 2024
Shelby County Supervisors Receive Information on IWCC Public Measure and Approve Resolution Establishing a Stop Sign on Yellowwood Road
(Shelby Co) Dr. Daniel Kinney, President of Iowa Western Community College, spoke to the Shelby County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday about the public measure appearing on the November 5th General El...
Oct 02, 2024
Drivers Stay Alert for Deer Movement
(Des Moines) Drivers are advised to stay alert as they travel Iowa's roadsides over the coming weeks. Autumn deer behavior, crop harvest, and peak motorist travel times combine to raise the risk of ve...
Oct 02, 2024
U.S. Pork Industry Hoping for Port Strike Resolution
(Undated) The U.S. meat industry hopes for a quick resolution to the dockworker strike at East and Gulf Coast ports. "Last year in 2023, we exported over $8.3 billion of pork and pork products to over...
Oct 02, 2024
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for Hurricane Helene response efforts
DES MOINES- Gov. Kim Reynolds today issued a disaster proclamation to ease restrictions on the transportation of materials and repair crews passing through Iowa enroute to Hurricane Helene response. T...
Oct 01, 2024
Southwest Valley Student Arrested for Threat of Terrorism
(Montgomery Co) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says a juvenile at the Southwest Valley Middle School was arrested this (Tuesday) morning on a charge of Threat of Terrorism. The juvenile was ta...
Oct 01, 2024
Open Burning Prohibited in Audubon County
(Audubon) The State Fire Marshal received a request from Audubon County Emergency Management Coordinator Tyler Thygesen, representing each of the county's fire departments, requesting the State Fire M...
Oct 01, 2024
Cass County Board of Supervisors Approve Zoning Change and Bridge and Road Resurfacing Projects
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved an application for a zoning change by Farmer's Electric Cooperative in Lincoln Township from a general agricultural district to a light industr...
Oct 01, 2024
Charles E. Lakin Foundation Launches $165 Million Initiative to Revitalize Southwest Iowa
(Atlantic) The Charles E. Lakin Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Revitalize Southwest Iowa Initiative 2024, an ambitious new project to reverse the economic decline plaguing Southwest...
Oct 01, 2024
