Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests between April 20th and May 7th: On May 7th, 2024, the Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Kisauo Stephen, 37, of Council Blu...
May 09, 2024
Atlantic Kindergarten Teacher Laurie Fell Receives Charles E Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award
(Atlantic) Laurie Fell, Kindergarten Teacher at Washington Elementary School in Atlantic, was awarded the Charles E Lakin Outstanding Teacher Award. Jennifer Green, representing the Charles E Lakin Fo...
May 09, 2024
Senator Grassley Introducing Bipartisan Legislation "True Cost of College Act"
(Washington, D.C.) Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says a method needs to be established to make it easier for students and their families to understand financial aid offers and compare college costs...
May 09, 2024
Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety
(Washington D.C.) Representative Zach Nunn from Iowa's U.S. District #3 is currently working on a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent human trafficking, raise awareness about fentanyl, and reduce gan...
May 09, 2024
Iowa State Trooper Remembered After Losing Battle with Cancer
(Des Moines) Law enforcement agencies across Iowa are honoring the memory of State Trooper Rose Ives, who passed away from cancer. Ives served with District 3 in southwest Iowa before succumbing to th...
May 09, 2024
Atlantic School Board Approves Certificate of Completion for the High School Storage Building and Several Other Items
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved a resolution accepting the work of the High School Storage Building. Austin Sonntag, with Snyder & Associates, presented the Engineers Certificate of ...
May 08, 2024
Skeletal Remains Discovered in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department says at approximately 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Pottawattamie County Communications received a phone call from a subject who had found skeletal remain...
May 08, 2024
Atlantic Police Respond to Two-Vehicle Accident
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident at Southwest 7th and West 15th street in Atlantic at 7:51 this (Wednesday) morning. An investigation into the accident fou...
May 08, 2024
Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Alec James Kalkas, 29, of Council Bluffs, on April 30th for Sex Offender Registry Violation. Bond was set at $2,000. Jamie Lee Stephens, 40, of Ma...
May 08, 2024
Adair County Supervisors Hold Another Hearing on Ordinance Regulating the Placement of Large Scale Commercial & Industrial Buildings
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors held another public hearing this (Wednesday) morning on a proposed ordinance regulating the placement of large scale commercial and industrial building...
May 08, 2024
