Category Archives: Local News
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Guthrie County Engineer looking to create study of White Pole Road corridor
(Guthrie Co.) Guthrie County Engineer Josh Sebern told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that he has taken the first step to create a study along the White Pole Road corridor to figure out what would b...
Mandy Billings Jul 21, 2022
DOT Interstate 29 Construction Project Scheduled for completion in 2025
(Council Bluffs) The Interstate 29/Interstate-480/West Broadway System Interchange project in Council Bluffs addressing traffic capacity needs is entering into Phase IV. District #4 Transportation Pla...
Tom Robinson Jul 21, 2022
Audubon Fire Department receiving new equipment
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council approved two purchases for equipment by the fire department during a meeting on Monday. $40,458 of ARPA funds were used to obtain 40 sets of rescue gloves and wildla...
Western Iowa Today Jul 21, 2022
Retail Coach Updates Atlantic City Council on Retail Business Recruitment Progress
(Atlantic) Austin Farmer, Project Director for Retail Coach, appeared at Wednesday's Atlantic City Council meeting and provided an update on business recruitment. The City Council hired the business r...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2022
Atlantic City Council taking Conservative Approach to Prairie Hills Housing Project
(Atlantic) At Wednesday's City Council meeting, Atlantic City Councilperson Elaine Otte addressed several issues about the Prairie Hill housing development project on the southeast edge of the Atlanti...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2022
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 32-year-old Jessica Ethen, of Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday on a Mills County warrant for Harassment 3rd Offense. Bond was set at $300 cash only. Danie...
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2022
Harlan City Administrator Reports High Activity Usage, and Street Projects
(Harlan) Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys reported at Tuesday's City Council meeting that Veterans Memorial Auditorium and Vets Center this past fiscal year registered the highest usage of over 8...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2022
Noble Initiative Foundation announces fundraising progress for Griswold Childcare Development Center
(Griswold) Officials with Noble Initiative Foundation held a press conference this morning to discuss the fundraising progress for the Griswold Childcare Development Center. Jared Wyman, President, sa...
Mandy Billings Jul 20, 2022
Cass County Sheriff's Office arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reported six arrests from July 7 through July 15. On July 15th, 2022, the Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested Jami Reid, 43, of Walnut, on the charge of D...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2022
Rainfall Deficit Approaching an Inch in Many Parts Of Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) The latest Iowa crop and weather report from the U-S-D-A suggests drought conditions will expand in northwest Iowa this week. The U-S Drought Monitor's measurements indicated parts of...
Tom Robinson Jul 20, 2022