Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
City of Audubon working towards swimming pool improvements
(Audubon) Key repairs to the Audubon swimming pool could be getting closer to reality. City Clerk Joe Foran says the initial estimate for a major upgrade was $1.5 million, but for the time being they'...
Western Iowa Today Jul 18, 2022
Iowa State Auditor encourages Area Schools to Beat Gas Prices: By Applying for Grants for Clean School Buses: Area Schools Targeted CAM and Griswold.
(Des Moines) To secure Iowa Tax dollars, State Auditor Rob Sands is encouraging schools across the state to apply for rebates offered by the EPA's 2022 Clean School Bus Program. Sands says grants, reb...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co.) A Creston man was arrested on drug charges in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Jose Medrano was arrested following a traffic stop July 15th. Medrano was cha...
Mandy Billings Jul 18, 2022
Gas Prices Keep Dropping In Iowa
(UNDATED) - Gasoline prices continue to drop across Iowa. Today's (Monday) figures from Triple-A shows the average price of regular-unleaded in Iowa is four dollars, 37 cents a gallon -- that's 16 cen...
Mandy Billings Jul 18, 2022
Creston Police arrest Man on Drug Possession Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 36-year-old Tyler Dean Gage on Friday on multiple drug-related charges. Police transported Gage at Lincoln and Adair Streets for conspiring to manufacture and deliver...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022
SHIFT ATL Fundraiser in Downtown Atlantic
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL hosted their second annual major fundraiser on Saturday on 14 East 4th Street in downtown Atlantic in front of the initial renovation. The Telegraph Building, the group's inaugura...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022
A Dozen Iowa Nursing Homes Have Closed Due To Finances
(West Des Moines, IA) -- A dozen Iowa nursing homes have closed in the past seven months for financial reasons. Iowa Health Care Association president and C-E-O Brent Willet says like any industry, nu...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022
Iowa Farmers Are Warned Of Looming Propane Shortage
(Inver Grove Heights, MN) -- The head of the nation's largest agricultural cooperative is encouraging Iowa farmers to prepare for liquid propane shortages this fall. Jay Debertin is C-E-O of Minnesota...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022
Single-Vehicle Accident in Creston
(Creston) A Union County teen states he'd fallen asleep and escaped injury in a single-vehicle accident in Creston. Creston Police says the accident happened at 4:43 p.m. on Saturday, on East Highway ...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022
CAM School Board approves, Handbook, Vehicle, and Sharing Agreements
(Anita) The CAM School Board met last week and approved a few changes to the staff and student handbooks. CAM School Superintendent Paul Croghan says the board approved some changes to the excellent c...
Tom Robinson Jul 18, 2022