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Red Oak Police Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 22-year-old Johah Lee Kirsch of Des Moines late Friday night for public intoxication. Deputies transported Kirsch to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on a $300...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Office releases Information on Celebrating Independence Day
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office says law enforcement agencies will participate in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled over campaign today through Tuesday, July 5. Officials say this is...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2022
Southwest Iowa Fireworks Shows
(Area) The following is a list of fireworks displays in southwest Iowa. Shows on July 3rd: -Lake Icaria at 10:00 p.m. -Avoca at dusk - visible from Countryview Clubhouse and Edgington Memorial Park -L...
Mandy Billings Jul 02, 2022
Red Oak Fire Chief offers Fireworks Safety Tips
(Red Oak) Each Fourth of July, thousands of people, often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. Despite the dangers of fireworks, few people understand the associated risks-d...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2022
Food Safety Tips
(Atlantic) Family and friends are gathering this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, and food safety is a high priority. Cass County Public Health Director Beth Olsen says it's a time for...
Tom Robinson Jul 02, 2022
Creston man arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested David William Fister on Wednesday for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Fister was taken to the Union County Jail. Bond of $300 was posted.
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2022
Iowans Are Asked To Attend Funeral For WWII Veteran With Only One Relative
(Shenandoah, IA) -- Iowans are encouraged to attend next week's funeral for a World War Two veteran who's only living relative is on the East Coast. Hugh Bell of Shenandoah died June Second at age 98....
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2022
Carson and Griswold awarded DNR Derelict Building Grants
(Area) The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program awarded grants to two southwest Iowa communities. The DNR Derelict Building Grant Program was instituted by statute to help rural communities with popula...
Mandy Billings Jul 01, 2022
Application process underway in Audubon County for Valley Business Park grant money
(Audubon) Audubon County Economic Development is accepting grant applications for community projects beginning July 1st. Sara Slater with ACED lays out the application process. "You can get them at th...
Western Iowa Today Jul 01, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report; two arrests and one accident with minor injuries
(Mills Co.) One person suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident in Mills County on Tuesday. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old Linley Chickering, of Malvern, was driving a 200...
Mandy Billings Jun 30, 2022