Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.
Stabbing In Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is applying for warrants for a suspect in an alleged stabbing in Council Bluffs. Chiann Jones, 39, stated her boyfriend identified as 55-year-old ...
Tom Robinson May 11, 2023

Group Appears in front of Atlantic School Board Voicing Concerns About Student-Protest Event
(Atlantic) Atlantic resident Leann Pellett spoke on behalf of the thirty-concerned citizens attending Wednesday's School Board meeting and stated many other citizens that were upset about the School A...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023
Atlantic School Board Approves Interim School's Superintendent
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board on Wednesday approved the hiring of interim Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen. Atlantic School Board President Laura McLean stated, the board received nine applicati...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023

Community Leaders Express Concern on Atlantic School Districts Notice to Vacate the Wickman Center's Infant Room
(Atlantic) Four community leaders appeared in front of the Atlantic School Board on Wednesday night, with concerns about a letter from the Atlantic School Administration sent to the Nishna Valley Fami...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023

DCI and Monona County Sheriff's Office Investigate Stabbing in Onawa
(Onawa) A woman has been charged following a stabbing in Monona County. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says on Wednesday, May 10th, at approximately 1:50 a.m., the Monona County Communica...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2023

Former Harlan Middle School Teacher charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
(Harlan) A former Harlan Middle School Teacher has been charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Purchase/Possession Depiction of Minor in Sex Act 1st Offense. Shelby County Sheriff Neil Gross ...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2023
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports ten arrests between May 1st and May 6th. Emily Emealia Fidone, age 27, of Harlan, was arrested after a call for service in the 3000 block of 12th...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2023
Lenox man arrested Assault Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 51-year-old Pedro Quintanilla-Flores of Lenox on Tuesday on assault charges. Officers cited and released him on a Promise to Appear.
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023

Rolling Hills Bank & Trust Donates to Atlantic Parks and Recreation to Purchase Fruit Trees
(Atlantic) Rolling Hills Bank & Trust donated $2,000 to the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department to purchase fruit trees for the City Parks. BJ Hart said the idea for the donation followed an ...
Mandy Billings May 10, 2023
Iowa Gaming Commission: No Evidence Of Match Fixing In UI/ISU Gambling Probe
(Des Moines) According to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, which monitors the ongoing probe, there's no evidence of match-fixing or suspicious wagering in the University of Iowa, Iowa State Univ...
Tom Robinson May 10, 2023








