Category Archives: Local News
Stanton Technology Park Subdivision Plat Approved
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on Tuesday morning for the Stanton Technology Park Subdivision Plat. Stanton Community Development Director Jenna Ramsey, the...
Jan 31, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 41-year-old Jessie Wade Stauffer at Lucas and Elm Streets for driving while barred. Police transported Stauffer to the Union County Jail and held him on a $2,000 cash...
Jan 31, 2023
One Person Hurt in 2 Vehicle Crash in Creston
(Creston) A Ringgold County woman suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Creston on Monday afternoon. Creston Police say the accident happened at 3:30 p.m. at Patriotic Parkway and Highway 34. Au...
Jan 31, 2023
Several States Pass Laws Banning Foreign Entities From Buying Farmland
(Washington, DC) More than a dozen states have passed laws that ban foreign entities from buying farmland, including Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Now, the U.S. Congress may cons...
Jan 31, 2023
Iowa Lawmakers' Property Tax Calculation Error Could Force City Governments To Redo Budgets
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa's lawmakers are looking to fix an error in the formula that calculates property tax rates. Due to a miswritten bill in the 2021 session, property owners could pay hundreds of dol...
Jan 31, 2023
Montgomery County Man arrested on Felony Theft Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 36-year-old Jesse Ray Nelson on Monday in the 1500 Block of Forest Avenue for theft of a motor vehicle. Officers transported Nelson to the Montgomery County Jail on t...
Jan 31, 2023
UPDATED (5:35 p.m.) Fire Destroys Atlantic Home
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department responded to a house fire at 901 Birch Street in Atlantic just before 10:00 a.m. on Monday. C.J. Adams owns the home. Adams tells KSOM/KS95 News three adults an...
Jan 30, 2023
Iowa State Auditor Issues Advisory On Student Activity Funds
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand is issuing an advisory on student activity funds urging community school districts to put attention on collection and handling of the funds. He says the...
Jan 30, 2023
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offense
(Council Bluffs) The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 32-year-old Robert Sherman Kerber, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on January 25 to 60 months in prison following hi...
Jan 30, 2023
Adair County Sheriff's Report
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year-old Sebastian D. Borkowski of Glenview, Illinois, on January 25, for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st offense. Borkowski's arres...
Jan 30, 2023
