Category Archives: Local News
Updated: Dense Fog Advisory for all of Western Iowa
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory for all of western Iowa until 9:00 a.m. today. Forecasters say visibility will be one-half mile or less, causing difficult driving...
Jan 22, 2023
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Nearly All Iowa Counties
(Des Moines, IA) -- All but just three of Iowa's 99-counties have confirmed cases of emerald ash borer. Monona, Osceola, and Woodbury counties in northwest Iowa are the latest to report cases. EAB was...
Jan 22, 2023
Social Security Increase Followed by Increase in Scams
(NAFB) The Social Security increase for 2023 is welcome news for seniors, but it's followed by an increase in scam attempts. Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments are incr...
Jan 22, 2023
Cass County Public Health New Hire
(Atlantic) Cass County Public Health has added a new staff member within the past month to help with the Pacific Islander population in the Atlantic. The new hire is Killy Duliche, a Pacific Islander ...
Jan 22, 2023
Former "County Home Farmland" of Cass County brings $13,100 an acre: Pasture, $6,200
(Atlantic) A Piece of Cass County history went for sale on Saturday morning in an auction in the courtroom at the Cass County Courthouse. The property was known as the Cass County Home, dating back to...
Jan 21, 2023
Red Oak Police Arrest Council Bluffs Man on Shelby County Warrant
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police Department arrested 35-year-old Richard Dean Pierce III of Council Bluffs in the 700 block of E. Market Street on a Shelby County warrant for 2nd-degree theft. Officers transp...
Jan 21, 2023
Audubon School Board working on Board Goals; Seeking bids for Electric School Bus
(Audubon) The Audubon School Board has begun working on Board Goals. Superintendent Eric Trager said the Board wrote goals several years ago, but got away from the practice of looking those over and r...
Jan 21, 2023
Story Three: Retail Coach Provides Business Recruitment Update at Atlantic City Council Meeting
(Atlantic) Austin Farmer, Project Director for Retail Coach, appeared at Wednesday's Atlantic City Council meeting and provided an update on business recruitment. The City Council hired the business r...
Jan 21, 2023
Audubon County Sheriff's Report
(Audubon Co) The Audubon County Sheriff's Office arrested 30-year-old Courtney Cooper, of Exira, on January 15th for Domestic Abuse Assault-1st. Cooper appeared before the magistrate and was released ...
Jan 20, 2023
Audubon man dies in Carroll County accident
(Carroll Co) An Audubon man died in a two-vehicle accident in Carroll County this (Friday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 6:44 a.m. 34-year-old Michael Snyder, of Audubon...
Jan 20, 2023
