Category Archives: Local News
Red Oak Man Arrested for Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual abuse
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 26-year-old Devon Lee Smith, of Red Oak, Thursday afternoon on the charge of Assault with the Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse. Smith was transported to t...
Apr 05, 2024
A state-certified caregiver has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting a minor while employed by an Iowa nursing home.
By: Clark Kauffman Over the past 12 months, Martell Guider, a 36-year-old male certified nursing assistant, has been the subject of complaints regarding a series of alleged incidents involving sexual ...
Apr 04, 2024
City of Atlantic Awarded CAT Grant for Splashpad Project
(Atlantic) Thursday, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded Community Attraction and Tourism Grants to ten communities. Here in southwest Iowa, the City of Atlantic was awarded $102,047 toward the constructio...
Apr 04, 2024
Two Arrested on Warrants in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co) Two people were arrested on warrants in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Justin Lewis Marsden, of Red Oak, and 31-year-old James Michael Cruz,...
Apr 04, 2024
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Changes To Anti-Abortion Program
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa lawmakers have approved amendments to the More Options for Maternal Support MOMs program, sending the bill to Governor Kim Reynolds' desk. Initially created in 2022 to promote...
Apr 04, 2024
Full RAGBRAI Route Announced
(Area) RAGBRAI has announced their full route. RAGBRAI begins July 20th in Glenwood and passes through Silver City, Henderson and Emerson before stopping in Red Oak. From Red Oak, the route will go th...
Apr 04, 2024
Shelby County Arrest Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests in March: 3/01/2024 Ethan Michael Leinen, Age 23, Portsmouth, IA, was arrested on an active Shelby County Warrant and trans...
Apr 04, 2024
Teen Charged with Making Terroristic Threats to Creston Middle School
(Creston) A teen was charged with making Terroristic Threats in Creston. The Creston Police Department says at approximately 11:12 p.m. on Wednesday, it was reported that a Creston Middle School stude...
Apr 04, 2024
Page County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Page County, IA) - The Page County Sheriff's Office has released its arrest report from the dates of March 15th to March 29th. Sean Dylan Watson, (28), of Clarinda, IA was booked into the Page County...
Apr 04, 2024
Iowa Teen's Remains Identified 46 Years After Discovery
(Des Moines, IA) -- After 46 years, the remains of a 15-year-old Iowa girl, Helen Renee Groomes, have been identified. Discovered by a Missouri hunter in the Mississippi River in 1978, the case remain...
Apr 04, 2024
