(Hancock, IA) – A home explosion late Tuesday morning in Pottawattamie County is under investigation. According to reports, the home in rural Hancock was destroyed following an explosion and fire that occurred just before noon, Tuesday. Firefighters from Hancock, with assistance from the Avoca and Minden Fire Departments, responded to the scene northwest of Hancock, […]

(Red Oak, IA) – A traffic stop Tuesday afternoon (July 7th) in Montgomery County, resulted in the arrest of a man from Pottawattamie County, on a drug charge. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies arrested 45-year-old Ian Leib, of Council Bluffs, following a traffic stop at around 4:09-p.m., at the intersection of Highways 34 […]

(Council Bluffs, IA) – Representatives of the Iowa West Foundation are once again hitting the road and taking their grants workshop to another rural community – this time to Stanton, Iowa on Wednesday, July 29th. Interested applicants from nonprofit organizations and government entities in the Foundation’s funding area are invited to learn about the grants process, policies, and procedures, and to ask staff questions about pro

(Council Bluffs, IA) – A man was struck and killed by a train Saturday afternoon, in Council Bluffs. According to the Police report, the man – who was estimated to be 20- to 22-years of age – died at the scene, located at Avenue B and N. 11th, at around 4:01-p.m. His name was being […]

(Council Bluffs, IA) – Officials with The Community Foundation for Western Iowa have announced the successful sale of Vision Malvern’s first home constructed through the Revitalize Southwest Iowa housing initiative, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s efforts to increase quality housing opportunities in theMalvern community. The newly constructed 1,603-square-foot ranch-style home, located on Augusta […]

(Avoca, IA) – Officials with the Regional Water Rural Water Association, based in Avoca, posted a notice on their website, Wednesday, stating that “A petition has been filed for a Conditional User Permit in an A-1 Agricultural District as applied to property in a location within Sections 21 and 22 of Fairview Township. The site […]

(Council Bluffs, IA)- Officials with the Council Bluffs Fire Department say no injuries were reported, but a residence was destroyed in a fire and explosion early late Friday night into early this (Saturday) morning. Firefighters were dispatched at around 11:56-p.m., Friday to the area of 381 Lincoln Avenue. As the first crews arrived, they found […]

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POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — A Harlan man was killed Wednesday morning in a rollover crash on Interstate 880 in Pottawattamie […] The post Harlan Man Dies in Pottawattamie County Rollover Crash appeared first on KCSI 95.3 FM | KOAK 1080 AM.

(Loveland, IA) – A single-vehicle accident Wednesday morning in Pottawattamie County claimed the life of a man from Shelby County. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 8:10-a.m. on Interstate 880. The Patrol says a 2008 GMC Acadia driven by 31-year-old Dillion Michael Wood, of Harlan, was traveling westbound on I-880 near […]