Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Ernst To Run for GOP Senate Leadership Position
(Davenport, IA) -- Iowa's U.S. Senator Joni Ernst will run for the Number three position in Senate Republican leadership. Ernst confirms to the Quad City Times that she will challenge for the Republic...
Tom Robinson Mar 13, 2024
DOT Planning Bureau Needs Manual Counters
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Transportation's Systems Planning Bureau accepts applications for summer job positions, including manual traffic counters, traffic recorder operators, communication...
Tom Robinson Mar 13, 2024

Nebraska Man arrested in Montgomery County on Alcohol and Drug-related Charges
(Red Oak) An Omaha, Nebraska, man is in custody following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of Highway 34 in Montgomery County. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Osvaldo Fabian Gonzalez at around 6:28 p.m....
Tom Robinson Mar 13, 2024

Department Heads and Audubon County Supervisors Discuss Plans for April 1 Temporary Move
(Audubon) On Tuesday, The Audubon County Board of Supervisors ironed out the moving details with Department Heads. The county offices are moving to temporary locations to make room for constructing th...
Tom Robinson Mar 12, 2024

Guthrie County Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
(Guthrie Co) The Iowa Insurance Division reports 54-year-old Jeannette Gerloff, of Yale, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and one count of ...
Mandy Billings Mar 12, 2024

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Table Action on Salary Recommendations for Elected Officials
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors tabled action on a resolution regarding the Compensation Board's recommendation for elected officials for FY 2024-2025. The Compensatio...
Mandy Billings Mar 12, 2024

Montgomery County Supervisors Addressing Accusation from Program Studies Center for Immigration
(Red Oak) The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Mike Olson, has addressed the accusation made against Montgomery County, Iowa, claiming it is a sanctuary for illegal aliens. "Director of the Progr...
Tom Robinson Mar 12, 2024
Atlantic Chamber Announces Featured Band for RAGBRAI 2024 In Atlantic
(Atlantic) On Tuesday morning, the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Pork Tornadoes will be the featured band for RAGRAI's overnight stay in Atlantic on Monday night, July 22. Multiple ...
Tom Robinson Mar 12, 2024
South Dakota Man Injured in Monona County Accident
(Monona Co) A South Dakota man was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Monona County Monday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says at approximately 10:09 p.m., a 2012 Honda Accord, driven by David Marti...
Mandy Billings Mar 12, 2024

Updated: Fertilizer Spill in Montgomery County Reaches East Nishnabotna River
(Red Oak) On March 11, New Cooperative in Red Oak notified the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of a release on-site early Monday morning. Approximately 1,500 tons of liquid nitrogen fertili...
Tom Robinson Mar 12, 2024







