Category Archives: Local News
Council Bluffs Police Investigate Suspicious Death
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in the suspicious death of a woman at the Super 8 Motel at 2712 24th Street in...
Sep 13, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) A Creston woman faces burglary charges. Police arrested 35-year-old Margaret Jo Williams at 302 Pine Street on Tuesday for 3rd-degree burglary. Authorities transported her to the Union Count...
Sep 13, 2023
Audubon City Office's Preparing for the "Big Move"
(Audubon) The Audubon City Clerk's Office and other city agency offices will soon relocate to the former Audubon State Bank Building. Audubon City Clerk Joe Foran presented the City Council on Monday ...
Sep 13, 2023
Law Enforcement Investigating a Fire At A Recycling Facility
(Grimes) Law enforcement is investigating a fire at a recycling facility in Grimes. The fire happened yesterday around 4 p.m. on SE Beisser Drive. An employee said large flames were present when they ...
Sep 13, 2023
Red Oak Animal Abuse Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 68-year-old Randal Joe Barr of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 500 block of E. Maple Street on a charge of animal abuse. Police transported Barr to the Montgomery County Ja...
Sep 13, 2023
SWITA receives Federal Transit Administration Region 7 Award for Highest Rural Public Transit Ridership in Iowa
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA) was recognized as the Iowa rural public transit system with the largest ridership in fiscal year 2021 by the Federal Transit Administration. SWITA has ...
Sep 13, 2023
Audubon City Clerk Reviews Ballot Measure at Council Meeting
(Audubon) At Monday's City Council meeting, Audubon City Clerk Joe Foran reviewed the history of the Local Options Sales Tax and the intent for the revenue from the tax. The measure will be on the Nov...
Sep 12, 2023
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation Provides Update to Pottawattamie County Supervisors
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning received a presentation and update from Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation. Shalimar Mazetis, Rural Development Manager, s...
Sep 12, 2023
Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports five arrests and one citation. Louis Chipenson, 36, of Atlantic, was arrested September 2nd for Operating While Under the Influence 2nd Offense and Pu...
Sep 12, 2023
Updated: Injury Accident in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Two people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Atlantic late Monday afternoon. The Atlantic Police Department says the accident happened at 5:12 p.m. on Highway 6...
Sep 12, 2023
