Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) A Des Moines man was arrested in Adair for Assault and Contempt- Failure to Follow Substance Abuse Recommendation. On May 13th, officers were dispatched to Ivory Plains Recovery Center in A...
Mandy Billings May 20, 2024

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Atlantic Splash Pad
(Atlantic) A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held this (Monday) afternoon for the new Atlantic Splash Pad. Jeremy Butler, Splash Pad Committee Co-Chair, said this is a really exciting time for the City of...
Mandy Billings May 20, 2024

Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports five arrests. Jeffrey Blaine Adams, 33, of Pacific Junction, was arrested Friday for Domestic Abuse Assault. Adams was held on no bond. Keith Allen...
Mandy Billings May 20, 2024

Rural Mainstreet Index Stays in the Negative During May
(NAFB)The Rural Mainstreet Index continued below growth neutral in May. It's the ninth consecutive month that the survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a ten-state region stayed in the red. Ernie Goss...
Tom Robinson May 20, 2024

Red Oak Police Report 2 Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two men on Sunday on the 300 block of East Nuckols Street. According to the report, Officers arrested Dylan Elwood Taylor, 28, of Red Oak, and Jacob Wayne Dukes-Varga...
Tom Robinson May 20, 2024

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Reports Two Arrests
(Red Oak) Two Red Oak men face charges in separate incidents over the weekend. On Saturday, deputies arrested 45-year-old Joseph Earl Smith of Red Oak for driving while barred aggravated misdemeanor. ...
Tom Robinson May 20, 2024

Another Stormy Week Forecast for Portion of Western Iowa
(Des Moines) Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over portions of western Iowa early this evening, with additional storms moving in from the west during the early morning hours tomorrow, a...
Tom Robinson May 20, 2024

Severe Thunderstorms Carry High Winds and Hail to Portions of Southwest Iowa
(Area) A severe thunderstorm with high winds and hail swept through southwest Iowa on Sunday night. According to the National Weather Service storm reports, 1.50-to-1.75-inch hail fell in Page County ...
Tom Robinson May 20, 2024

Rain Totals
Rain Totals: Adair-.70 Anita-.25 South of Anita-.75 Audubon-.15 Atlantic-.50 Seven Miles West of Atlantic-.50 Lee Saathoff south edge of Atlantic-.30 Corning-1.06 Council Bluffs-.19 Elk Horn- Lewis-.2...
Tom Robinson May 20, 2024
Good Season for Iowa Turkey Hunters
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports a record number of Turkeys harvested this spring. John Lorenzen, appearing in the KSOM DNR report, stated hunters harvested 16,059 turkeys this...
Tom Robinson May 19, 2024







