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News from Western Iowa.

Four Cass County Food Pantries Receiving Meat Donations from Cass County Pork Producers
(Atlantic) A new program through Iowa Pork is allowing donations throughout the state to local food pantries. Karen Dreager with the Cass County Pork Producers spoke with KSOM/KS95.7 New while picking...
Western Iowa Today Mar 31, 2023

Hastings Man arrested on Alcohol-related Charges in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 40-year-old Curtis Richard Frazee of Hastings, Iowa, on Thursday in the 2000 block of N. 4th Street for OWI, 2nd Offense. Police transported Curtis to the Montgomery ...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2023
Wind Advisory for Southern Two-Thirds of Iowa
(Des Moines) The southern two-thirds of Iowa is under a Wind Advisory today from 1:00 p.m. this afternoon to 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service forecast, westerly winds o...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2023
Law Enforcement Transition Process Underway in Harlan and Shelby County
(Harlan) Shelby County and the City of Harlan are moving forward with a 28E agreement with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office to provide coverage for the City of Harlan and the County. The conversatio...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2023

Cass County Property Assessment Letters Going out This (Friday) Afternoon
(Atlantic) Cass County Assessor Mary Anstey recently stated residential properties showed significant value increases. Those assessment letters will be mailed out to property owners this afternoon. An...
Tom Robinson Mar 31, 2023

AHSTW works to clean up smoke damaged rooms and secures alternative locations for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten
(Avoca) Approximately 120 students at AHSTW will be displaced due to smoke damage in the district's elementary pod. Damage sustained Tuesday night to the Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten, and P...
Western Iowa Today Mar 30, 2023
Iowa Farmer Survey Finds Positive Sentiment
(West Des Moines) A survey of Iowa farmers finds most have a positive outlook about the ag economy this year. The Bank Iowa survey finds 67-percent say they believe the ag economy will be the same or ...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2023
Mills County Sheriff's Office Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports two people on assault charges and another on drug-related charges. *Deputies arrested 53-year-old Tucker Wilmer of Battle Creek, Nebraska, Tuesday ...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2023
(Creston) Creston Police released its' latest arrest report on Thursday.
(Creston) Creston Police released its' latest arrest report on Thursday. According to the report, Police arrested 35-year-old Wesley Gene Keeler, of Creston, on Tuesday, at Howard and Elm Street for D...
Tom Robinson Mar 30, 2023

Audubon County Supervisor's Chairman addresses increases in Assessed Value
(Audubon) The FY24 Budget has been approved by the Audubon County Board of Supervisors. The county tax levy rate is $6.37 per thousand dollars of valuation and the rural only is $6.24 for a county wid...
Western Iowa Today Mar 30, 2023







