Category Archives: Local News
Pottawattamie County Supervisors approve increase in Township Trustee and Clerk Compensation
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved an increase in compensation for Township Trustees and Clerks. Dixie Wilson, Assistant Finance & Tax Officer, ...
Dec 20, 2022
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board moving forward with Splash Pad details
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board this afternoon approved some details of a Splash Pad that will be put in at Sunnyside Park near the pool. Ali Pieken, member of the Splash Pad Execut...
Dec 20, 2022
Adair County Compensation Board Present Elected Officials With Salary Recommendations
(Greenfield) Jayne Lents of the Adair Compensation Board appeared in front of the Adair County Board of Supervisors this (Tuesday) morning to present the board's elected officials' salary recommendati...
Dec 20, 2022
Update: Winter Storm Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service forecasts possible Blizzard Conditions and Extreme Cold beginning late Wednesday and lasting through Friday. Travel could be dangerous to near impossible at t...
Dec 20, 2022
Tips to Avoid Frozen Pipes during the Frigid Temperatures
(Atlantic) Frigid cold temperatures are forecast for later this week, coupled with high winds will send the wind chill values plummeting. The bone-chilling temperatures could lead to frozen water pipe...
Dec 20, 2022
Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel discusses Space Heater "Safety Tips"
(Atlantic) Many residents will turn to alternative heat sources to supplement furnaces during the extreme cold temperatures forecast for the rest of the week and maybe beyond. Space heaters are often ...
Dec 20, 2022
Wind Chill Warning
(Omaha) A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from Midnight Wednesday to Noon Saturday for Monona, Montgomery, Fremont, Page, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie and Mills counties. The National Weather Servi...
Dec 19, 2022
Christmas Market Cancelled Due to Winter Storm; Preorder Pickup at Cass County Community Center on Wednesday, December 21
(Atlantic) Due to a winter storm predicted for Thursday, the in-person Christmas Market has been cancelled for 2022. All preorders for Christmas Market can be picked up from the Cass County Community ...
Dec 19, 2022
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested 52-year-old Bryan Allen Dennis, of Omaha, Nebraska, on December 14th on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond was set at $2,000. Kandall Omax Brow...
Dec 19, 2022
Imogene man transported to the hospital following an accident in Mills County
(Mills Co) An Imogene man was transported to the hospital following a single-vehicle accident in Mills County on December 13th. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred in the 3600...
Dec 19, 2022
