Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Update on Pottawattamie County Roads Closed Due To Flooding
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Road Department has closed several roads due to flooding. 152nd Street is closed from Missouri Avenue north to Sumac Road. This includes Bostwick Road east ...
Mandy Billings Jun 28, 2024

"Ring of Fire" Weather Pattern Will Keep Iowa Hot and Humid
(Des Moines) June is ending as a scorcher with plenty of thunderstorms in Iowa. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan says the end of the month will have high temperatures and plenty of rainfall ...
Tom Robinson Jun 28, 2024

SWITA receives two major honors at 2024 Iowa Public Transit Association Annual Awards
(Ames) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) won two major awards at the 2024 Iowa Public Transit Association Annual Awards. SWITA was named the Iowa Department of Transportation's Regional Transit Sy...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024

Several State Parks Remain Closed Due To Flooding
(Des Moines) While some parts of Iowa continue to experience high and rising flood waters, other communities are in recovery and clean-up mode. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources encourages peop...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024

Audubon Chamber Of Commerce Board Announces New Chamber Director
(Audubon) The Audubon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced Tiffany Wittrock has accepted the position of Chamber Director. The Chamber Board had been seeking the public's input regardi...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024

Red Oak Man Arrested for Theft
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was arrested for Theft 2nd Degree. Anthony Edward Decker, 52, was arrested Thursday morning and held on $5,000 bond.
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024
Mistake IRS Notices Being Sent Out
(Washington, DC) -- The IRS says some taxpayers are receiving a notice of non-payment, even though they paid their 2023 federal income tax. Chief Tax Information Officer for Jackson Hewitt Mark Steber...
Mandy Billings Jun 27, 2024
Atlantic School Board Approves Superintendent Salary and Tree Removal and Window Bids
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board led off Wednesday night's work session with a self-evaluation. Three action items followed the discussion: a salary increase for interim school superintendent Dr. ...
Tom Robinson Jun 27, 2024

Union County Man Arrested on Four Counts of Child Endangerment
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 40-year-old Curtis Lee Lamasters, of Creston, at 1202 N. Walnut Street on Wednesday on four counts of child endangerment. Lamasters was taken to the Union County Jail...
Tom Robinson Jun 27, 2024
Body Found In Backseat Of Iowa Woman's Crashed Car In Minnesota
(North Liberty, IA) -- An Iowa woman is in custody in Minnesota after police found a body in the backseat of a crashed car. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office responded to a single-vehicle crash Satu...
Mandy Billings Jun 26, 2024








