Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Tibken Shows Grand Champion Charolais Female
(Des Moines) Logan Tibken of Wiota showed the Grand Champion Breeding Heifer at the 2023 Iowa State Fair Charolais Open Show over the weekend-the top prize capped off an excellent week for the Tibken ...
Tom Robinson Aug 21, 2023

Marijuana, Hallucinogen, And Alcohol Use Hits Record High
(Washington, DC) -- Marijuana and hallucinogen use are at record highs. According to a study from the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future panel, more people between 19 and 60 years old are ...
Mandy Billings Aug 20, 2023
Don't Wait to Purchase Your Antlerless Deer Tag
(Area) Deer licenses went on sale in Iowa on Tuesday, August 15th. Bryan Hayes with the DNR Office in Lewis reminds hunters that there is a limit on the number of antlerless tags available per county....
Mandy Billings Aug 19, 2023

Cancer Rates In Younger People On The Rise
(Washington, DC) -- Younger people are being diagnosed with cancer more often then before. A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open shows that between 2010 and 2019 there's been a "substanti...
Mandy Billings Aug 19, 2023

Council Bluffs Police Searching for Suspects Involved in Theft
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs Police officers were dispatched to Ulta Beauty at 3502 Metro Drive on Tuesday for a Theft. The investigation revealed that three suspects, one black male and two black ...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2023

Updated: Missing Council Bluffs Man Found
(Council Bluffs, IA) - Lt. Darren Budd of the Council Bluffs Police Department reports that they have found Deni Jordan today August 18th. Council Bluffs Police had formally reported Jordan missing wi...
Western Iowa Today Aug 18, 2023

Fremont County Employee Terry Travis Saves Child from Drowning
(Fremont County) - Early this morning, the Fremont Country Sherriff's Office received a 911 call in reference to a possible drowning at the Waubonsie State Park. The caller advised a 5-year-old was re...
Western Iowa Today Aug 18, 2023

Riverton Wildlife Area Wetland Pumping Delayed
(Riverton) A delay in the delivery of the precast concrete and new metal screw gate required to replace the failing Spring Creek outlet at the Riverton Wildlife Area will impact the ability for the Io...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2023
Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center School Boards Approve Election for Revenue Purpose Statement
(Adair-Casey-Guthrie Center) The ACGC School Boards approved ordering an election for a Revenue Purpose Statement. Superintendent Josh Rasmussen said in 2019, House File 456 was signed into law which ...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2023

Atlantic City Council Approves Grant Agreements
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved four grant agreements at Wednesday's meeting. The Council approved a payment of $8,500 to Produce in the Park in support of market space for locally grown...
Mandy Billings Aug 18, 2023








