Category Archives: Local News
Montgomery County Woman Charged Following a Motor Vehicle Accident
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces charges in connection with a two-vehicle accident. Police say the accident happened at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1400 block of Eastern Avenue in Red Oak. Officers arr...
May 17, 2023
Updated: Three Involved in Fentanyl Distribution Case Sentenced to Prison
(Council Bluffs) Three individuals involved in a Fentanyl Distribution Case in southwest Iowa were sentenced to prison today (Tuesday). Cam Christopher Jahnke, 33, was sentenced to 193 months in priso...
May 16, 2023
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Senate File 595 Bill into Law in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is signing several bills on tour across the state this week, enacting laws dealing with fentanyl and other issues. The Governor signed Senate File 595 into law th...
May 16, 2023
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Fernando Villa-Diaz, 39, of Atlantic, was arrested Monday on a Failure to Appear warrant. Villa-Diaz was transported to the Cass County...
May 16, 2023
Audubon School Board Approves Increase in Substitute Pay and Changes to Para-Educator Pay Structure
(Audubon) The Audubon School Board Monday evening approved an increase in substitute pay and changes to the Para-Educator Pay Structure. Superintendent Eric Trager said they did some research and figu...
May 16, 2023
Cass County Supervisors Officially Approve Sale of County Farmland
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the sale of county owned farmland. The approval was just a formality to close out the sale of the land that was sold at auction in ...
May 16, 2023
Discussion Continues for 4-day School Week in Griswold
(Griswold) The Griswold School District continues to discuss the possibility of a four-day school week. At Monday's meeting, the School Board set June 6 at 8:00 a.m. for a work session to discuss the ...
May 16, 2023
Iowa DOT Plans To Replace Des Moines' West Mixmaster
(Ames) The 1960s-era clover-leaf West Mixmaster interchange in Des Moines is going away, where Interstates 80, 35, and 235 meet. The Iowa Department of Transportation says there's too much traffic on ...
May 16, 2023
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Provides Sunnyside Pool Projects and Lifeguard Recruitment Updates
(Atlantic) Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Wyatt Adderton provided updates on the Sunnyside Pool projects and Lifeguard Recruitment to the Park Board Monday evening. Adderton said they are goin...
May 15, 2023
Update: Atlantic Community School District Releases More Information On Interim Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen
(Atlantic) Atlantic Community School District has released more details on interim Superintendent, Dr. Beth Johnsen. Dr. Johnson is currently serving as an interim Superintendent at Thayer Central Sch...
May 15, 2023
