Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Central Iowa Campers Find Human Skull At Yellow Banks Park
(Pleasant Hill, Iowa) An investigation is underway after two girls found what appears to be a human skull in central Iowa. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says they got a call about possible human re...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2023

Montgomery County Sheriff's Report
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests over the over weekend. On Friday, deputies arrested 43-year-old Bryan James Regenscheid of Council Bluffs for driving while barred...
Tom Robinson Jun 19, 2023
Saturday's Rain Totals
Adair-.83 Anita-.60 Atlantic-.50 Aububon-.94 Avoca-1.66 Clarinda-.12 Corning-.11 Council Bluffs-.26 Harlan-.64 Lewis-.25 Red Oak-.04 Treynor-.35 Wiota-.85
Tom Robinson Jun 18, 2023
CDC: Depression Rates Vary Greatly Across States
(Atlanta, GA) -- Close to one in five Americans are diagnosed with depression, but the range varies greatly by state. New CDC data shows that it goes from about 13-percent in Hawaii to just over 27-pe...
Mandy Billings Jun 18, 2023

Atlantic FFA Leaders Attend District Conference
(Atlantic) Each year the Southwest district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conferences for FFA members in the Southwest district. Atlantic welcome...
Mandy Billings Jun 18, 2023
Importance of Social Security in Rural Communities
(Washington D.C.) Social Security is vital for many in rural communities and must remain solvent for future generations. As the nation remains mired in a period of high inflation, the need for Social ...
Tom Robinson Jun 18, 2023

AHSTW School District Offering Support to Students and Adults About Swimming Pool Incident Involving a Student
(Avoca) The AHSTW Community School District posted the following statement about the incident at the Avoca Swimming Pool. On Friday afternoon, an emergency at the Avoca swimming pool involved an AHSTW...
Tom Robinson Jun 17, 2023

Iowa is one of the best states to raise kids in
(Undated) -- Iowa is one of the top states for raising children a new study says. According to the study from ProCare Therapy, Iowa is the eighth-best state for raising kids. The study ranked all 50 s...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2023

Atlantic FFA Competes in Iowa FFA Agricultural Mechanics & Technology CDE
(Atlantic) The Atlantic FFA Chapter placed 11th after competing in the annual Iowa FFA Agricultural Mechanics Career Development Event held at Iowa State University in Ames on June 8, 2023. Members of...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2023
Florida Woman Injured in Union County Accident
(Union Co) A Florida woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Union County on June 10th. The Union County Sheriff's Office says 61-year-old Raymond Blubaugh, of Lineville, Iowa, was driving a 19...
Mandy Billings Jun 17, 2023







