Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome FMJunk-It
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors hosted a new area business, FMJunk-It on Thursday, May 25th, 2023, during a ribbon-cutting at the Atlantic Area Chamber office. FMJunk-It is a junk removal ...
Mandy Billings May 28, 2023
Train Derailment in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) A train derailment on Saturday evening in Council Bluffs blocked the intersection of S. 12th St. and 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and 16th Avenues, as well as S. 16th St. and 23rd Avenu...
Tom Robinson May 28, 2023

Montgomery County Man arrested on FTA Warrant
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 22-year-old Sebastian Kage Meek of Red Oak in the 100 block of W. Coolbaugh Street on a Montgomery County Warrant for failure to appear on the original charge of 5th-...
Tom Robinson May 28, 2023

Three People Charged in Connection with an Incident in Exira
(Audubon) Three people face charges stemming from an incident in Exira on March 31. According to an Audubon County Sheriff's Office press release, Alexander Merk, age 19, of Audubon, was arrested on M...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2023
Funeral Services set for Former Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman
(Atlantic) Funeral services for former Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman will be held on Saturday, June 3, at the First United Methodist Church at 11:30 a.m. Dale Sunderman, who served as the Cass Co...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2023
Series: DOT Road Construction Projects Update
(Atlantic) Iowa Department of Transportation has three road surfacing and one bridge replacement project scheduled for this summer on Highway 59. Suhr says another resurfacing project on Highway 25 in...
Tom Robinson May 27, 2023

DCI Assists Eldora Police Department with Homicide Investigation
(Eldora) A homicide investigation is underway for the death of a woman in Eldora. Eldora Police responded to a 9-1-1 call at 5:45 p.m. at 1401 17th Avenue and found a deceased woman inside the residen...
Tom Robinson May 26, 2023

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports six arrests. Patrick James Barrett Jr., 32, of Glenwood, was arrested Wednesday on a Violation of Probation warrant. Barrett was transported to the C...
Mandy Billings May 26, 2023
Update: Regional Water Rural Water District Declares "Level Yellow" Emergency Water Conservation Plan
(Avoca) Regional Water Rural Water District has declared "Level Yellow", the second of a system of progressive levels within its Emergency Water Conservation Plan. It announced today that the followin...
Mandy Billings May 26, 2023

Texas man arrested in Creston for OWI and Possession of Marijuana
(Creston) A Texas man has been charged with Operating While Under the Influence 2nd Offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance Marijuana 1st Offense. The Creston Police Department says 31-year-o...
Mandy Billings May 26, 2023







