Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) The Adair Police Department arrested Jackson Lee Norton, 29, of Stuart, on September 22nd for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 1st Offense and Possession of a Controlled Sub...
Mandy Billings Sep 27, 2021
Semi Accident on Interstate 80 in Adair County
(Adair County) A semi-truck driver distracted by a ringing cell phone wrecked his semi on Interstate 80 in Adair County, shutting down both eastbound I-80 near the 86-mile marker. The Iowa State Patro...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Guthrie County Sheriff's Office investigate Two-Vehicle Crash
(Guthrie County) The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle crash on Saturday. The Sheriff's Office said the accident happened at 11:50 a.m. at Willow Avenue and 210th Street. Acco...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Iowa Congresswoman Critical Of Democratic Budget Package
(Washington, DC) -- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson has voted against a four-point-three trillion-dollar budget reconciliation package passed in the House Saturday night. The Iowa Republican says the bill...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Governor Urges Everyone To Vote In Schoolboard Elections
(Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds is urged fellow Republicans to vote in the upcoming city council and school board elections during her weekend fundraiser. Reynolds said the "pandemic has tau...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Updated: Student Dies After Falling From Homecoming Float
(Sloan, IA) -- A 12-year-old fell from a float during the Westwood Homecoming parade in Sloan Friday and died from his injuries. School district superintendent Jay Lutt identified the student as Kage ...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Red Oak Police Report one arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 49-year old Floyd Raymond Henry II of Red Oak during a traffic stop early Sunday morning. Police took Henry II into custody near Miller Avenue and Valle3y Street for ...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Atlantic Beautification Committee Meets Tuesday to Discuss Priorities
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Beautification Committee meets on Wednesday to discuss and plan future priorities or research. In 2016, the city hired Iowa State University Student Matt Iekel as an intern to ...
Tom Robinson Sep 27, 2021
Atlantic School Board discusses Strategic Plan
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board on Wednesday discussed the strategic plan they've been working on over the past several years. The board listed goals of academic excellence, team culture in distr...
Tom Robinson Sep 26, 2021
Hunters have opportunities to donate unwanted deer
(Area) Two programs supported by the Iowa DNR provide outlets for hunters to donate meat from a deer that they harvest. The Help us Stop Hunger or HUSH program has been around for many years. Bryan Ha...
Western Iowa Today Sep 26, 2021