Category Archives: Local News
Pickup/Pedestrian Accident Claims the Life of a Fremont County Man
(Sidney) A man was killed in a pickup/pedestrian accident in Hamburg. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at 6:06 p.m. near the intersection of Main and E Streets. Authoriti...
Jan 26, 2024
Improving Weather Conditions Means Different Conditions For Ice
(Lewis) Warmer temperatures start next week, meaning ice conditions are changing for some frozen waters across southwest Iowa lakes and ponds. Lewis Bruce, a research biologist with the Iowa DNR in so...
Jan 26, 2024
DEA Omaha Division Notes Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2023
(Omaha) The five-state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division marked an 83 percent increase in the number of fentanyl pills seized in 2023 and removed an estimated 2.9 million lethal dos...
Jan 26, 2024
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome New Management at Hy-Vee
(Atlantic) Hy-Vee hosted the Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors on Thursday, January 25th, 2024. The Ambassadors welcomed Katelyn Burnett as the new Store Manager and heard about her goals for Atlantic Hy-V...
Jan 26, 2024
Union County Man Arrested for Burglary and Other Charges
(Creston) A Creston man faces burglary, assault, and other charges. Creston police arrested 31-year-old Rogelio Olivera-Martinez on Thursday at his residence. Officers arrested Olivera-Martinez for 1s...
Jan 26, 2024
District 18 Representative Tom Moore Signs Nursing Home and Public Safety Bills
(Des Moines) District 18 Representative Tom Moore signed one bill and co-sponsored another at the state house this past week. Moore says he signed Representative Joel Fry's nursing home bill, which re...
Jan 26, 2024
Student Charged with Making Threats to Students at the Sidney Community School District
(Sidney) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office arrested a student for making threatening statements to a student or students at the Sidney Community School District. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office ...
Jan 26, 2024
Cass Health Welcomes Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates Physicians
(Atlantic) Today, Cass Health announced a new partnership with Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates (MGI), PC will bring two GI specialists to Atlantic. Beginning February 1, 2024 Dr. Benjamin Hall and...
Jan 25, 2024
Ag Secretary Cites Startling Farm Numbers, Vows to Expand Crop Insurance
(Undated) -- The U.S. Agriculture Secretary cites startling statistics that could affect the future of America's food supply. Tom Vilsack spoke at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention statin...
Jan 25, 2024
Creston Police Arrest Lenox Man
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Lenox man on Wednesday at 302 N. Pine Street. Police transported 36-year-old Alex Jordan Kolthoff to the Union County Jail on a charge of Child Endangerment. Koltho...
Jan 25, 2024
