Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Pizza, Puzzle & Pub Night Raises $1,400 For Dolly Parton Imagination Library
(Cass Co) The first inaugural Pizza, Puzzle & Pub Night, hosted by the Cass County Library Association, was deemed a success. Pizza, Puzzle & Pub Night was a race to be the first team to compl...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023
Atlantic Trees Forever: Tree Vouchers Available
(Atlantic) Atlantic Trees Forever announce that spring tree vouchers are now available. Vouchers are limited to one voucher per homeowner so more people can get a start replacing trees that were destr...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023

Fremont County Sheriff's Office releases more information on human remains found near the Missouri River
(Sidney) The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is reporting the identification of human remains that were located at a remote location in rural Hamburg near the Missouri River. On March 20, at approxima...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 44-year-old Marcus Cardiss Williams on Sunday for Domestic Abuse Assault - Strangulation, with Bodily Injury. Williams was held in the Union County Jai...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023
Iowa Senate moves forward on bill that dedicates funds to initiatives like MOMS
(Des Moines) Iowa Senator Tom Shipley said the Senate has moved forward on Senate File 324. This bill dedicates funds and invests in important initiatives, like the More Options for Maternal Support (...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023
Iowa House passes Firearm Regulations bill
(Des Moines) The Iowa House last week passed a firearm regulation bill. House File 654 has nine divisions dealing with firearms and their owners/possessors. Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Gri...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023
Iowa House Representative Ray Sorensen addresses misinformation on the Welfare Reform Legislation
(Des Moines) In his weekly legislative update, Iowa House Representative Ray Sorensen is addressing misinformation being reported on Senate File 494, the Welfare Reform Legislation. Sorensen said SF 4...
Mandy Billings Apr 17, 2023
The Atlantic Splashpad Committee Launching Fundraising Efforts Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Splash Pad Committee is launching its fundraising efforts today. The committee was formed in 2022 to spearhead a community-desired Splash Pad costing roughly $600,000, raised t...
Tom Robinson Apr 17, 2023
Property Tax Relief Hopefully On The Way
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said House Republicans have gotten to work on a plan to provide real relief to Iowans and certainty to the taxpayer. This past week the W...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2023
Eaglets Hatching In Iowa
(Decorah, IA) -- It's eagle nesting season in Iowa. You may have noticed eagles flying around, gathering fish to take to their nest. Eagle hatchlings are among the fastest-growing birds in North Ameri...
Mandy Billings Apr 16, 2023







