Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

The Electrifying Ensemble with Local Roots: Gallivant performing at Produce in the Park
(Atlantic) - From local Iowa origins to completing a California tour, Omaha-based rock band Gallivant is playing a free concert at Produce in the Park, Thursday, June 11 from 4:30-6:30 PM in the Atlan...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2026

Atlantic Fire Department Responds to Fire Alarm at Walnut Hill Terrace Apartments
(Atlantic) Early Sunday morning, Atlantic Police and Fire Department officials, along with Cass EMS, responded to a fire alarm triggered by smoke at the Walnut Hill Terrace Apartments located at 1300 ...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2026

UTV Accident in Lee County Injures Three Individuals near West Point
(West Point) Three people suffered injuries in a UTV accident in Lee County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 8:01 p.m. at St. Paul Road and 228th Avenue north of West Point. Author...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2026

FFA Leaders Attend District Conference
Article Submitted: FFA Atlantic FFA Reporter Addalyn Sonntag (Atlantic) Each year, the Southwest FFA district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Confe...
Tom Robinson Jun 07, 2026

Peak Pheasant Hatch Expected This Week in Iowa
(Iowa) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the peak pheasant hatch will occur this week. John Lorenzen, with the DNR office in Lewis, said that during the roadside surveys conducted each Aug...
Mandy Billings Jun 07, 2026

Tips For Dealing With Mosquitoes
(Undated) The hotter weather is bringing out mosquitoes and the Cleveland Clinic is offering tips on how to deal with them. Doctor Christopher Bazzoli recommends using mosquito repellent with 20 perce...
Mandy Billings Jun 07, 2026

Portion of Dogwood Road in Pottawattamie County to close for Culvert Replacement
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Engineer's Office says Dogwood Road, between 500th Street and 515th Street, will be closed beginning Monday, June 8, through Monday, August 10th to replace...
Mandy Billings Jun 07, 2026

Adam's County Road Closed due to High Water
(Corning) The Adams County Secondary Roads Department announced Saturday that Redwood Avenue has been closed between 110th Street and 118th Street following a culvert failure caused by a recent high-w...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Devastates Portions of Southeast Cass County, Triggers Tornado Warnings
(Massena) A severe thunderstorm tore through southeast Cass County on Friday evening, snapping and uprooting trees, damaging outbuildings, flooding, knocking out power, and causing extensive crop loss...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2026

Rain Totals
Anita-.46 Lee Saathoff South Edge of Atlantic-.18 Corning-3.16 Lyman-1.08 Massena-2.57 Red Oak-.11 Stanton-.22 Check for more rain amounts as reports come in
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2026







