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1 week ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
(Fort Dodge) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in the South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge. On April 14, the DNR Field Office in Mason City was alerted by CJ Bio America in Fort Dodge about a leak at their facility. A fertilizer byproduct of lysine production had leaked into a stormwater channel on the east side of the plant. Initially, plant personnel were confident that the byproduct was contained; however, they later found a breach in the channel’s berm.
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1 week ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
Western Iowa's Most Trusted News Source413 Chestnut Street - Atlantic, IA 50022 - 712-243-6885 51° Partly Sunny Dew Point: 34° Winds: NW @ 23 mph Pressure: 30.05"
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2 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson |Tom Robinson
(Johnston, Iowa) Life Serve Blood Center’s service area needs 3,000 units of blood weekly to meet the needs of hospital patients. Officials say appointments are required at an upcoming blood drive at two locations in Crawford County. *Schleswig Community Blood Drive on May 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Bloodmobile at the Schleswig Community Building at 204 2nd Street.
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3 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
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3 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people for driving with a suspended license in separate cases. Police arrested 49-year-old Elizabeth Lea Reents, of Creston, on Wednesday at 102 West Taylor Street for driving with a suspended license. Creston Police arrested 51-year-old Amy Stiner of Clearfield, Iowa, on Wednesday at Highway 34 and Mulberry for driving while suspended. Both drivers were cited and released on a Promise to Appear in Court.
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3 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
(Fontanelle) The Boards of Directors for the Nodaway Valley and CAM Community School Districts narrowed the superintendent search during a joint closed session on Monday night. The individuals chosen for interviews are: Michelle Arneson Havenstrite, Prairie City, Iowa; Jonathon Mendoza, Norwalk, Iowa; and Pam Stangeland, Stanhope, Iowa. Interviews are set for April 7. The interview panels will consist of community members, students, certified staff, support staff, administrators, and Board members.
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3 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
(Atlantic) Cass County’s subsequent mobile food pantry distribution will be held on April 9, 2025. Atlantic’s Mobile Food Pantry distribution will be at the Cass County Fairgrounds. Massena’s Mobile Food Pantry will be on the East Side of Massena’s City Park. Community partners across Cass County host the mobile pantries. A mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers food directly to families needing a one-day distribution. People from surrounding towns and communities are welcome.
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4 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson |Tom Robinson
(Clarinda) On the evening of Thursday, March 27, the Clarinda Police Department executed a search warrant at an apartment located at 800 W. Tarkio Street. During the search, officers seized methamphetamine and marijuana and arrested two occupants of the residence. Richard Daniel Rodriguez, 28, of Clarinda, was taken into custody on charges of felony distribution of methamphetamine, providing a place for the use of controlled substances, failure to possess a drug tax stamp, and child endangerment.
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4 weeks ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson |Tom Robinson
(Red Oak) A Villisca woman faces assault charges. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says that on Wednesday at around 5:50 p.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested 29-year-old Angelica Johnson of Villisca in the 100 block of West 4th Street in Villisca. Authorities transported Johnson to the Montgomery County Jail and booked her in on charges of domestic abuse assault, 1st offense, and child endangerment. At Western Iowa Today, we strive for reporting accuracy.
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1 month ago | 
westerniowatoday.com | Tom Robinson
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), National Weather Service (NWS), and Iowa Emergency Management Association (IEMA) have joined together to promote Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 24-28, 2025. Preparedness starts with you. Each of us must take steps to know when severe weather threatens our families, schools, businesses, and institutions and what to do when it impacts our communities.
