Category Archives: Local News

(Atlantic) Atlantic City Administrator John Lund says there has been a growing concern amongst elected and appointed officials that low-value properties are being acquired and converted to rental apar...

(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett Swore in new Atlantic Police Office Forrest Fromm at Wednesday night's City Council meeting. Officer Fromm grew up in Bellevue in eastern Iowa. He joined the Na...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department was called to a residential fire at 7:02 p.m. on Wednesday at 213 W. 14th Street in Atlantic. When they arrived on the scene, Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel sai...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved a 25-year franchise agreement with Interstate Light and Power Company following a public hearing on Wednesday. In June, the City Council passed a resoluti...

(Creston) Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Creston this (Wednesday) afternoon. The Creston Police Department says 42-year-old Matthew Slutsky, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was dr...

(Kimballton) The city of Kimballton has been placed under a drinking water advisory as of Wednesday, July 5, 2023, due to high levels of manganese in the drinking water. Please do not give tap water t...

(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports nine arrests over the past week. Monta Arnell Johnson Jr., 23, of Council Bluffs, was arrested June 28th on a warrant for Violation of Probation. B...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department released their arrest report from June 23 through July 4. Maximus Callahan, 22, of Atlantic, was arrested June 23rd for Operating Without Owner's Consent. Lar...

(Creston) Creston Police received a report of vandalism over the weekend. Quinton Jack Scadden of 505 N. Chestnut Street reported his truck had been sprayed painted between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on ...

Rain Totals: Atlantic-.03 Avoca-.07 Corning-.20 Red Oak-.23 Treynor-.18 Wiota-.02 (this post will be updated, as more reports come in)