Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
City of Atlantic Board of Adjustment to Consider Conditional Use Permit for Vet Clinic
(Atlantic) The City of Atlantic Board of Adjustment meets later today to consider a Conditional Use Permit Application by the Cass County Animal Clinic. The application is for the 2309 Whitney Street ...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2023

Iowa DNR Says Bald Eagle Population Growing
(Updated) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says Iowa's bald eagle population is recovering this year after a poor nesting season last year. The DNR says of 329 bald eagle nests monitored acros...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2023
Dallas County Crash Claims Life of Audubon County Man
(Dawson) An Audubon County man died in a motorcycle/pickup truck accident west of Dawson. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened around 1:30 p.m. on Highway 141 and C Avenue. Authorities say...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2023

ALPR Cameras Being More Common in Iowa
(Undated) Automated License Plate Reader cameras are becoming more popular in Iowa. ALPR cameras scan license plates, which are then run through police databases to look for reports of stolen cars, ar...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2023

Iowa GOP Reminds Iowans About Caucus Rules
(Des Moines) The Iowa GOP is alerting people that only legal residents of Iowa can participate in the Iowa caucuses. It is coming after Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, said she is encouraging mo...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2023

An Iowa Medical Helicopter Flight Was Forced To Land When A Bird Crashed Through The Windshield And Hit The Pilot
(Sioux City) The pilot flew a Wings Air Rescue from Sioux City to a Storm Lake Hospital to pick up a patient. The Pilot, Troy McCormick, was hit in the head by what he believes was a duck that smashed...
Tom Robinson Dec 11, 2023

Union County Man Arrested on Five Warrants
(Creston) A Creston man is in custody charged with five Union County Warrants and Probation Warrants. Creston Police arrested 36-year-old Brandon Hurshel Whitfield this morning at his residence. Whitf...
Tom Robinson Dec 10, 2023

CDBG Projects Continue to Shape Downtown Revitalization
(Atlantic) Community Development Block Grant funding continues to spur downtown revitalization in rural Iowa Communities, and a recent project at 509 Chestnut Street in Atlantic is nearing completion....
Tom Robinson Dec 10, 2023

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors celebrate with K5 Investments
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by K5 Investments on Thursday, December 7th, 2023, for a ribbon cutting ceremony for their AirBNB space on Spruce Street in Atlantic. K5 Investm...
Mandy Billings Dec 10, 2023

Changing Eating Patterns Means New Homes Getting Built Without Kitchens
(NAFB) Dining away from home is once again becoming a bigger part of America's eating habits. Mike North, president of the producer division at ever.ag, says we're consuming a lot of food away from ho...
Tom Robinson Dec 09, 2023







