Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Apr 16, 2024
Iowa Police Chiefs: New Immigration Law Threatens Trust Between Community and Law Enforcement
(Des Moines) Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force members in Iowa share concerns regarding a new law's effect on local communities. Senate File 2340, signed into law last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds (...
Apr 16, 2024
Structure Fire in Stennett
(Stennett) Fire Departments from Red Oak, Stanton, Elliott, and Griswold responded to a structure fire at 9:44 p.m. on Monday south of the Old Mill in Stennett. When firefighters arrived, the structur...
Apr 16, 2024
Montgomery County Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
(Des Moines) The Iowa Insurance Division says 45-year-old Amanda Riggle, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony), Fraudulent Practices in th...
Apr 15, 2024
Pharmacy worker convicted of stealing 600 doses of opioid pain killers
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has revoked the license of a pharmacy technician convicted of stealing 600 doses of opioid pain killers. According to police records, on April 11, 2023, the...
Apr 15, 2024
Updated: One Person Hurt in Two-Vehicle Crash in Atlantic
(Atlantic) One person was taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident on Monday morning in Atlantic. The Atlantic Police Department says the accident happened at 7:39 a.m. at 5th and Elm St...
Apr 15, 2024
