Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic School's Bus Driver Appreciation Day February 22nd
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board Wednesday evening declared February 22nd as Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Board President Laura McLean... Bus and car drivers are the first person those riding see ...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2023
Three bills pass through the Iowa House Health and Human Services Committee
(Des Moines) Three bills passed through the Iowa House Health and Human Services Committee this week. Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said House File Bill 57, the Psychiatry Fellowsh...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2023

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with First Interstate Bank
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by the staff of First Interstate Bank on Thursday, February 9th, 2022 to celebrate new ownership and new staff. Great Western Bank in Atlantic m...
Mandy Billings Feb 12, 2023
Trooper McCreedy Discusses License Plate Violation
(Denison) Iowa Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Resource Officer Shelby McCreedy, appearing on the KSOM Morning Show, talks about four things motorists may not be aware of when licensing plate vi...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2023

Omaha Man Arrested on Warrant in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 49-year-old Rafael Hernando of Omaha on an active Montgomery County Warrant for Driving with a suspended license. Deputies transported Hernand...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2023
Several bills pass through the Iowa House Education Committee
(Des Moines) Iowa House Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, said seven bills passed through the Education Committee on Tuesday. House File 100 is a bill I introduced to committee that would remove ...
Mandy Billings Feb 11, 2023
Ice depth quickly diminishing
(Area) Ice fishing season is winding down. Warmer than normal temperatures in the month of February are leading to fewer opportunities on the ice. "We are starting to see deteriorating ice. As we see ...
Western Iowa Today Feb 10, 2023
Update: Missing Council Bluffs Man Found Deceased
(Council Bluffs) A missing Council Bluffs man has been found deceased. Council Bluffs Police and Fire and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducted a search of Lake Manawa this morning. An AT...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2023
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports eight arrests between January 18 and January 30. Tiffanie Ann Newcomb, 37, of Kirkman, was arrested following a traffic stop in Kirkman on Januar...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2023

Anita City Council Approves Bids for Street Improvement and Restroom Projects
(Anita) The Anita City Council on Wednesday accepted Blacktop Service out of Humboldt for the 40-block Street improvement project for $825,000. The USDA is funding half of the project through a grant....
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2023







