Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. David Glen Combs, 24, of Council Bluffs, was arrested July 21st on a warrant for Failure to Appear on the charges of OWI 1st and Drivi...
Mandy Billings Jul 26, 2022
Clarinda man arrested on warrant
(Clarinda) The Page County Sheriff's Office arrested 40-year-old Joshua Jay Martin, of Clarinda, on Monday on a Page County Warrant for Consumption of Alcohol in public place - 1st Offense and Disorde...
Mandy Billings Jul 26, 2022
Helicopter takes down power line in Page County; no injuries
(Clarinda) The Page County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the area of 180th Street and Redwood Avenue in Page County Sunday evening for a helicopter that had taken down an electrical power line. A...
Mandy Billings Jul 26, 2022
Concerns About Aggressive Timeline For Closure Of Glenwood Resource Center
(Glenwood, IA) -- The leaders of two Iowa health care groups say they're concerned about the pending closure of the state-run Glenwood Resource Center for residents with profound disabilities. After a...
Western Iowa Today Jul 26, 2022
Cass County Landfill Now a Transfer Station: Business as Usual
(Atlantic) Cass County Transfer Station Director Brandi Mericle says there appears to be a misconception the Landfill is closed. The answer is no. Mericle says as of July 1; the only change was the la...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2022
2 Hurt in 2 Vehicle Crash in Creston
(Creston) Two people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Creston. The Creston Police Department says the accident happened at 11:48 p.m. on Sunday, at Highway 25 and 150th Street. Authoriti...
Tom Robinson Jul 26, 2022
Iowa Woman Admits Stealing Money From Memorial Account
(Manchester, IA) -- A 36-year-old Iowa woman will be sentenced in September for stealing money from a memorial account. Investigators say Tanya Coret of Mondamin took more than 21-thousand dollars fro...
Mandy Billings Jul 25, 2022
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for five counties including Shelby and Harrison
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Allamakee, Clayton, Harrison, Shelby, and Winneshiek counties in response to recent severe weather. The governor's proclamatio...
Mandy Billings Jul 25, 2022
Update: Red Oak Apartment Fire deemed accidental; cause was electrical
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman has released the cause of an apartment fire in Red Oak Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:14 p.m. Sunday, the Montgomery Cou...
Mandy Billings Jul 25, 2022
Shelby County EMA asking Residents to Report Damage
(Harlan) Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo is asking Shelby County residents to report damage from Saturday evening's storm. Londo reported downed trees and powerlines in Harlan, Portsmouth,...
Tom Robinson Jul 25, 2022