Category Archives: Local News
Benefit for 2023 AC/GC Graduate Addye Sorensen
(Adair) Adair Community Members are hosting a benefit for 2023 ACGC Graduate Addye Sorenson. Sorensen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma back in November. Proceeds from this benefit will assist Sor...
Jan 05, 2024
Mills County Sheriff's Office Releases Arrest Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports the arrests of two men from Malvern and one person from Clarinda. Deputies arrested 35-year-old Aaron Wade Opdyke of Malvern on Wednesday for drivi...
Jan 05, 2024
Accumulating Snowfall is a Possibility Early Next Week
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service is watching a storm system that could bring measurable snowfall early next week. Allan Curtis, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, ...
Jan 05, 2024
Update on Perry High School Shooting: Suspect Identified, 6th Grade Student Killed
(Perry) Mitch Mortvedt, Assistant Director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, identified the suspect in the active shooting at Perry High School this morning as 17-year-old Dylan Butler, ...
Jan 04, 2024
Gov. Reynolds Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Support of the Perry Community
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately on Thursday, January 4, and remain at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, January 7, 2024, in suppor...
Jan 04, 2024
ISP Public Information Officer Weighs in on The Iowa Governors School Safety Bureau
(Atlantic) Iowa Patrol State Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy says about two years ago, the Iowa Governor's Office established a Governor's Schools Safety Bureau unde...
Jan 04, 2024
Cass Health Announces Arrival of the First Baby of 2024
(Atlantic) Cass Health is delighted to announce the arrival of the first baby of 2024. Scarlett Jean was born on January 1, 2024 to parents Chelsea and Eli Williams of Atlantic, Iowa. Surprising her p...
Jan 04, 2024
Harlan City Council Approves Updated Agreement for GIS Services
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council approved an updated agreement with Shelby County for GIS services. City Administrator Gene Gettys explained that this is a budget item that will likely increase next f...
Jan 04, 2024
Atlantic School Superintendent Issues Email to Parents Referencing Perry School Shooting
(Atlantic) Atlantic School Superintendent Beth Johnsen sent a letter to parents concerning the shooting incident at Perry High School. In response, the Atlantic School District has taken precautions b...
Jan 04, 2024
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Secondary Roads Improvement Policy
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the Secondary Roads Department's Road Improvement Policy. The policy states: Pottawattamie County desires to unifor...
Jan 04, 2024
