Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Atlantic Parks and Rec gearing up for Healthiest State Walk and Tour de Parks
(Atlantic) Atlantic Parks and Recreation is participating in the Healthiest State Walk. Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen is encouraging the public to join the walk on October 5t...
Mandy Billings Sep 24, 2022
Iowa DNR Volunteer Day
(Area) Volunteer opportunities are available in Iowa's state parks on Saturday. The Iowa DNR's annual statewide volunteer day is September 24th. "We invite Iowans to come out and help us out in these ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 24, 2022
Atlantic Homecoming Queen and King Crowned at Friday's Ceremony
(Atlantic) Rio Johnson and Brenden Casey are the 2022 Atlantic Homecoming Queen and King. They were crowned during a ceremony at the High School gymnasium on Friday afternoon in front of the student b...
Tom Robinson Sep 23, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) Two people were arrested on Burglary charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 69-year-old Joseph Alan Thomas, of Omaha, Nebraska, and 47-year-old Tracey Lynn Klahn, ...
Mandy Billings Sep 23, 2022
Atlantic Food Pantry Relocation Announcement
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Food Pantry will be moving to a new location at 704 West 7th Street during the week of October 10. The Pantry will be closed that week. The Pantry mailing address has changed t...
Mandy Billings Sep 23, 2022
Work release escape of David Kauai
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Department of Corrections says David John Kalani Kaneala Kauai, convicted of Assault Intent of Injury Peace Officer/Others in Page County, failed to report to the Council Blu...
Mandy Billings Sep 23, 2022
Mills County Man Killed in Motorcycle Tractor Accident in Shelby County
(Avoca) A Mills County man died when his motorcycle collided with a tractor leaving a farm drive north of Avoca. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 325 Highway 59 at 8:19 p.m. on Thur...
Tom Robinson Sep 23, 2022
Axne Touts Passage Of Public Safety Bills
(Washington, DC) -- Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines is one of the Democrats who pressed for votes on a package of public safety initiatives that cleared the U-S House Thursd...
Tom Robinson Sep 23, 2022
Woman Sentenced To Prison For Vandalizing the Dakota Access Pipeline
(Des Moines, IA) -- A second woman involved in the vandalism of the Dakota Access pipeline was sentenced to six years in federal prison. Ruby Montoya admitted to cutting holes in the pipeline in sever...
Tom Robinson Sep 23, 2022
Guthrie County Supervisors approve Living Roadway Trust Fund Grant agreement for a Sprayer
(Guthrie Co) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement between Guthrie County Secondary Roads Department and the Iowa DOT for a Living Roadway Trust Fund Grant. Engineer...
Mandy Billings Sep 23, 2022