Category Archives: Local News
C.A.R.E. Weekend Today through November 26
(Denison) The National Traffic Safety Bureau established the Thanksgiving Holiday as a C.A.R.E. weekend in Iowa. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy sa...
Nov 22, 2023
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man faces assault charges. Red Oak Police arrested 25-year-old Travis M. Marx on Tuesday on the 400 block of North 7th Street. Officers transported Marx to the Montgomery County Ja...
Nov 22, 2023
Council Bluffs continuing repairs to I-80 Sanitary Pump Station for force main repairs
(Council Bluffs) The City of Council Bluffs is continuing to discharge wastewater from its I-80 Sanitary Pump Station The discharge, which began last week, is necessary to repair a damaged force main....
Nov 21, 2023
Sheryl Dusenberry Named Scrooge; 2023 Contestants Raise Record Amount for the Atlantic Food Pantry
(Atlantic) Sheryl Dusenberry with Atlantic Golf & Country Club won the 2023 Scrooge Contest. The Scrooge contest was created by Eleanor Hoover in 2002. Jackie Sampson and Karen Miller took over th...
Nov 21, 2023
Montgomery County Supervisors Receive Not So Good News from Insurance Representative
(Red Oak) Rick Taylor of Davis-Taylor Insurance, Montgomery County's representative for the Iowa Community Assurance Pool, which Montgomery County is a part of, delivered not-so-good news to the Montg...
Nov 21, 2023
Update on Bridge Projects in Cass County; Bridge #380 Near Anita is Open
(Cass Co) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken told the Board of Supervisors this morning that bridge #380 near the Anita sale barn opened to traffic this morning. Wolken also reported that crews should ...
Nov 21, 2023
Griswold School Board Approves Early Retirement Policy
(Griswold) On Monday, the Griswold School Board voted to activate the retirement policy for certified and classified staff. Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says an employee must be 55 or...
Nov 21, 2023
Atlantic Chamber's Scrooge Contest Winner Announced Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber's Annual Scrooge Contest will be announced at noon today. The contest was created by Eleanor Hoover in 2002. Jackie Sampson and Karen Miller took over the reins in...
Nov 21, 2023
Teen Charged In Deadly Des Moines Crash
(Des Moines) An 18-year-old Des Moines resident is being charged in a deadly crash near the State Fairgrounds. Eighteen-year-old Kameron Wright is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide-OWI. Th...
Nov 21, 2023
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to Decrease State's Income Tax Rates
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is talking with legislative and industry leaders about possibly decreasing the state's income tax rates as the legislative session approaches. In September, Rey...
Nov 21, 2023
