Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

City of Atlantic Board of Adjustment to Consider Permit from Massena Telephone Company
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic Board of Adjustment will consider a conditional use permit application by Massena Telephone later today. The company is seeking a permit at 703 East 14th Street, which ...
Tom Robinson Jan 08, 2024
Bissell to Serve as ISACA President for 2024
(Corning) Adams County Auditor Rebecca Bissell will serve as the Iowa State Association of County Auditors this year. Bissell began her time with ISACA District #4, serving as district president for t...
Tom Robinson Jan 08, 2024
National Weather Service Zero's in on Winter Storm
(Des Moines) According to Allan Curtis, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, the winter storm discussed for the past several days is expected to arrive in southwest Iowa mid-...
Tom Robinson Jan 08, 2024
Updated: Moderate to Heavy Snow Monday and Tuesday
(Des Moines) Moderate to heavy snow will spread across Iowa on Monday and Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for southwest and west central Iowa from 9:00 a.m. on Mond...
Tom Robinson Jan 07, 2024

Union County Woman Arrested on Theft Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Union County woman on Friday on drug possession and theft charges. Police arrested 50-year-old Angela Denise Coke of Creston at 806 Laurel Street for 5th-degree The...
Tom Robinson Jan 07, 2024

Red Oak Man Arrested for DUS
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 35-year-old Zane Mikal Lamb of Red Oak on Saturday afternoon in the 1200 block of N. 8th Street for Driving While his License was revoked. Officers transported Lamb t...
Tom Robinson Jan 07, 2024

State GOP Ready For Democratic, Independent Caucus Turnout
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa's 2024 Republican Presidential Caucuses are less than two weeks away, and the state party is expecting a big turnout and not only from members of the GOP. Former Polk County R...
Mandy Billings Jan 07, 2024
First Day's Hike at Prairie Rose State Park Deemed a Success
(Harlan) The Nationwide First Day's Hike was a success at Prairie Rose State Park in Harlan. The First Day's Hike took place at Prairie Rose on January 1st at 10:00 a.m. The hike included a 2 mile loo...
Western Iowa Today Jan 07, 2024

Lifestyle & Brain Function the Topic of Next Healthy U
(Atlantic) Dr. Emily Chang will speak at the January session of Cass Health's Healthy U lunch-and-learn series. The session will be on Thursday, January 18 at noon in Conference Room 2. Although prima...
Mandy Billings Jan 07, 2024

Dry January Underway
(Undated) -- It's a new year and with that comes what's known as Dry January. During the month-long challenge, health officials are urging people to stop drinking alcohol - or at least cut back. The r...
Mandy Billings Jan 07, 2024







