Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

State News: Iowan Identified in Fatal Edwards AFB B-52 Crash; Other Iowa Headlines Include Lawsuit, Fraud Case, Olympics Role, and Rare Bison Death
Iowan Identified As Victim In Edwards AFB B-52 Crash (Edwards AFB, CA) -- An Iowa native is among those killed in a B-52 bomber crash in California. Maj. Brad Hovey was a 2009 graduate of Adel-Desoto-...
Tom Robinson Jun 18, 2026

Guthrie County Conservation Highlights Trail Projects, Tourism Boost
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- Brad Halterman, the Guthrie County Conservation Director gave his departmental update at Tuesday's supervisors meeting. Halterman asked to shuffle $5,000 to the reserve funds i...
Chris Varney Jun 18, 2026

Atlantic Launches Phase 2 of Community-Wide Cleanup Project: Commends City Workers Following June 11 Storm
(Atlantic) During Wednesday's City Council meeting, Atlantic Mayor Rob Clausen announced Phase 2 of the Community-Wide Cleanup Project and praised Public Works Director Kirk Knudsen and city crews for...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2026

Local Non-Profit Raises Concerns to the Atlantic City Council About the Construction Impact on Driving Range
(Atlantic) Mackenzie Bandow, President of the local 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, SHIFT-ATL appeared before the Atlantic City Council on Wednesday, stating that they have incurred high costs fro...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2026

Thrive Iowa Launches in Cass County- New Initiative to Strengthen Community Connections and Support Families
(Atlantic) Community members, employers, nonprofit organizations, faith communities, educational institutions, and local leaders are encouraged to attend the official launch of Thrive Iowa in Cass Cou...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2026 Copy of HealthyU_Website - 1

Iowan Identified As Victim In Edwards AFB B52 Crash
(Edwards AFB, CA ) -- The Air Force has identified those killed in a B-52 bomber crash in California, and one of the victims is from Iowa. Thirty-five-year-old Brad Hovey was a 2009 graduate of Adel-D...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2026

First Interstate Bank Donates to Vision Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Atlantic, Iowa, branch of First Interstate Bank has recently made a donation of $2,500 in support of Vision Atlantic's transformative community development project, which includes a new...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2026

Council Bluffs to Kick Off America's 250th Celebration with Historic 100 Block Street Festival
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs will kick off the Independence Day weekend a day early with a free community celebration marking America's 250th anniversary. The Hundred Block Community Collective wil...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2026

High Winds Blow through Northwest, North-Central, and Eastern Iowa: 94 Mile Hour Wind Gust Reported in Marshalltown
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service in Des Moines says a storm caused significant damage in north-central and east-central Iowa this (Wednesday) morning. Christy Carter with the National Weather...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2026

Audubon County Supervisors and Sheriff Discuss Reserve Deputy Program
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors has taken the first step toward establishing a Reserve Deputy program for the Sheriff's Office. During Tuesday's meeting, Audubon County Sheriff T...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2026







