Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 38-year-old Bree Crotty, of Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday for Controlled Substance Violation, Failure to Affix Drug Stamp, Possession of Contraband in...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report five arrests and one theft over the weekend. On Saturday, Creston Police arrested 67-year-old Julie Ann Madore at the intersection of Adams and Division for OWI 1st Off...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Atlantic School Board to Act on Middle School Principal Hire
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic Community School Board will act on hiring Casey Pelzer as the new Atlantic Middle School Principal. According to the press release, Mr. Pelzer, who had taught Ele...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023

Atlantic Planning and Zoning Meets on Tuesday for Commercial Site Plan Review
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Planning and Zoning Commission meets on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to review a commercial building site plan review for 207 Linn Street. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund says Ed...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Temporary Atlantic Street Closure Scheduled for Thursday, June 15
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department says 10th Street between Olive and Spruce will be blocked off for a tree removal project on Thursday, June 15. Authorities say big equipment will be used to b...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Iowa Could See 'Flash Drought' Conditions Develop
(Des Moines) There's a new term being used in weather: flash drought. The National Weather Service says traditional droughts typically take months or years to develop, but flash droughts can happen in...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Update: Semi Accident Shuts Down Interstate 80 on Sunday
(Anita) There were no serious injuries in a semi-crash on Interstate 80 near the 66-mile marker involving a semi that blocked the Interstate for nearly two hours. The accident happened at 10:54 in the...
Mandy Billings Jun 11, 2023

Saturday's Rain Totals
Adair-.05 Anita-.10 Atlantic-(KSOM-KS95 Studios)-.40 Audubon-.17 Lorah-(Valley) Highway 71 northeast of Atlantic-.81 NW of Corning-(Carbon)-.56 Glenwood-.72 Harlan-1.55 Marne-1.66 Lewis-.10 Red Oak-.1...
Tom Robinson Jun 11, 2023
Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association Scholarship Awards
(Des Moines) The Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association awarded $88,500 in scholarships for the 2023-2024 Academic Year to 66 students in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. The students are p...
Mandy Billings Jun 11, 2023

Iowa's Humidity Expected To Worsen
(Undated, IA) -- Heat and humidity from recent rain is only going to ramp up as harvest season nears. Mark Licht, an associate professor with Iowa State University, says evaporating water from maturin...
Mandy Billings Jun 11, 2023







