Category Archives: Local News
Audubon County Courthouse HVAC project gets delayed
(Audubon) A special meeting of the Audubon County Board of Supervisors was held Wednesday. The reason for the meeting was to receive bids for the HVAC system replacement at the court house. No bids we...
Mar 01, 2023
Business Owner Discusses Parking Issues in Downtown Atlantic
(Atlantic) Brian Ruge, Owner/Manager of Brown's Shoe Fit, appeared before the Atlantic City Council this (Wednesday) afternoon to discuss issues with parking in the downtown area. Ruge said despite th...
Mar 01, 2023
Atlantic City Council Approves Resolution Adjusting Overtime Pay for Sergeants and Assistant Police Chief
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council this (Wednesday) afternoon approved a resolution adjusting overtime pay for Sergeants and the Assistant Police Chief for the period February 16 through March 17, 2...
Mar 01, 2023
Adair County Supervisors approve Opioid Settlement Participation Forms
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the Opioid Settlement Participation Forms. Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg said they have the opportunity to get in on the settle...
Mar 01, 2023
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve use of unused funds for Fire Department Pagers
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the use of unused funds for Fire Department pagers. Mitch Kay, Budget and Finance Director, explained that they use...
Mar 01, 2023
State Of Iowa Chooses Firm To Run Education Savings Accounts
(Des Moines, IA) -- The state of Iowa has chosen a firm named Odyssey to run the new Students First education savings account. Odyssey will provide K-12 students who attend accredited private schools ...
Mar 01, 2023
8 GOP Lawmakers Introduce Gay Marriage Ban During Funnel Week
(Des Moines, IA) -- Bills introduced at the Iowa Capitol would reverse Iowa's stance on gay marriage. A 2009 decision by the state Supreme Court made Iowa the third state in the nation to let same-sex...
Mar 01, 2023
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 37-year-old Jacob Wayne Dykes-Vargas, of Council Bluffs, in the 2400 block of N Broadway Street in Red Oak early this morning on a valid Pottawattamie ...
Mar 01, 2023
Hit to private sewer line causes wastewater spill in Bedford
(Bedford) The Iowa DNR says a contractor for the city of Bedford accidentally hit a private sewer line while doing work on a water line Tuesday, causing wastewater to spill between 405 North and 102 C...
Feb 28, 2023
Missing Council Bluffs woman found deceased; Death considered suspicious
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department says 60-year-old Ilene Gowen, who was reported missing on February 14th, was found deceased. On Sunday, Ms. Gowen's body was located by Deputies o...
Feb 28, 2023
