Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Iowa House Bill Proposes Ten Thousand Dollar Raise For State Lawmakers And Governors
(Des Moines, IA) -- A bill in the Iowa House proposes a ten thousand dollar raise for Iowa's Governor, statewide elected officials, and members of the Legislature, marking the first increase for the p...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2024

Search Warrant Leads to the Arrest of A Red Oak Woman
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces drug and child endangerment charges. The Red Oak Police Department, assisted by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and Montgomery County Communications, conducted a...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2024

Two Women Arrested on Theft Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies arrested two women on Saturday on theft charges. Authorities charged 23-year-old Hannah Marie Leigh and 19-year-old Hallie Nevaeh Straw, both from Villisca, with 5...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2024

Rain Totals
Adair-.90 Anita-1.1 Atlantic-1.08 Darrin Petty (7 miles west of Atlantic)-.60 Corning-1.02 Council Bluffs-.52 Harlan-.25 Marne-.40 Massena-.88 Red Oak-.39 Wiota-.75
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2024

Homeowner Stabs Intruder in Audubon County
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Sheriff's Office received a report of a breaking and entering in progress in the 100 block of E Depot Street in Exira at 10:05 p.m. on Friday. The homeowner then advis...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2024

Record number of Iowa schools win Carrie Chapman Catt Award for registering 90% of students to vote
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced a record high 43 high schools have been recognized for registering eligible students to vote as part of the Carrie Chapman Catt Award for t...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2024

Cass County Supervisor Approve Vacating Portion of Lyman Street, Set Public Hearing on Vacating Portion of Chicago Road
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing date on vacating a portion of Chicago Road west of 770th Street. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said they will be vacating at the...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2024

Griswold School Board Approves Tax Levy Rate
(Griswold) The Griswold School District's tax rate continues to drop. Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says the levy has decreased from $13.09 per one thousand dollars of valuation to $13...
Tom Robinson Apr 16, 2024

Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 41-year-old Jeffrey Dale Hankins, of Malvern, this (Tuesday) morning for Domestic Abuse Assault and False Imprisonment. Hankins was held on no bon...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2024

Creston Police Arrest Montgomery County Man on Assault and Alcohol-Related Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Villisca man on assault and alcohol-related charges. Police say 47-year-old Donald Lee Gay was taken into custody at 809 Adams Apartment 1B for OWI, 1st Offense, pu...
Tom Robinson Apr 16, 2024







