Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Updated: Community Foundation Spring Grant Recipients in Southwest Iowa
(Area) Community Foundations in Cass, Audubon, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page and Shelby Counties announced their Spring Grant Recipients. The Cass County Community Foundation aw...
Mandy Billings Apr 25, 2024

Atlantic School Board Approves FY 24-25 Budget
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget. The approval of the budget followed a public hearing in which there were no comments. Lisa Jones, Director of Finance, s...
Mandy Billings Apr 25, 2024

Victim of Fatal Hancock House Fire Identified
(Hancock) The victim of the fatal house fire in Hancock has been identified as 63-year-old Jarvis Tresler. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says the cause of the fire remains under investigat...
Mandy Billings Apr 25, 2024

Southwest Iowa Elevated to Enhanced Risk for Severe Storms
(Des Moines) Parts of the State of Iowa are bracing for severe weather. Andrew Ansorge with the National Weather Service in Des Moines says a few showers today will be followed by more intense storms ...
Tom Robinson Apr 25, 2024

Fugitive From Florida Arrested in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) A man wanted in Florida for deadly assault is arrested in Montgomery County. According to the press release, Montgomery County Deputies arrested 29-year-old Brady Cullen Mutschler of Poincia...
Tom Robinson Apr 25, 2024

Need for Secondary Facility for Activities Discussed at Atlantic School Board Meeting
(Atlantic) Dan Vargason, Atlantic High School Spanish Teacher and Coach, spoke to the Atlantic School Board Wednesday evening about the need for a secondary facility for activities. Vargason said this...
Mandy Billings Apr 24, 2024

Body of Deceased Person Discovered in Sac County
(Sac County) The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says shortly before 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, the Sac County Sheriff's Office received a call from an individual who reported he discovered a body i...
Mandy Billings Apr 24, 2024

Work Release Escape of Anthony Smith
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Safety is seeking information about Anthony Herbert Smith's whereabouts. Smith failed to report back to the Fort Des Moines Men's Reentry Center as required ...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024
Ali Pieken Provides Splash Pad Update at Atlantic Park Advisory Commission Meeting
(Atlantic) Atlantic Park Advisory Commission and Splash Pad Committee member Ali Pieken provided an update on the Splash Pad project on Wednesday afternoon. In March, the Atlantic City Council awarded...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024

Victim Identified in Harrison County Homicide
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Safety identified the victim in the April 21, 2024, Harrison County homicide as 53-year-old Douglas Lynn Manley of 1505 305th St., Missouri Valley, Iowa. The...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024







