1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (19+ words) Police say the new equipment will increase officer safety during dangerous calls and help resolve volatile situations more safely....

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (14+ words) Teachers will see a 2. 2% salary increase, and hourly workers see wage increase, too....

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (119+ words) O'Brien, Osceola, most of Clay, and about half of Palo Alto and Cherokee Counties remain "abnormally dry" as does the southwest tip of Buena Vista County. They plan to hold the collection events on the 2nd Friday of each month through…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (163+ words) During the arrest, police recovered the missing items and discovered methamphetamine. Spencer, Iowa (Northwest Iowa Now. com) " A Ruthven man is behind bars this morning after a homeowner caught him in the act during a daylight burglary in Spencer. Police…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (368+ words) STORM LAKE, IA (Northwestiowanow) " A Worthington, Minnesota man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison following a wrong-way crash last year that killed a Nemaha woman. Twenty-nine-year-old Jorge Ardany Ortega-Ortega, formerly of Cherokee, was sentenced Tuesday, May 5, in Buena Vista…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (108+ words) Des Moines, IA " April was a very active month when it came to precipitation, severe weather, and temperature swings, which included several warm days. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says temperatures were above average. The month of April featured more thunderstorms…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (247+ words) CHEROKEE, IA (Northwestiowanow) " The Cherokee Community School District has named Jeff Siebersma as its next superintendent. Siebersma currently serves as principal of Indianola High School and brings more than 20 years of experience in education, including nearly 14 years in high school…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (20+ words) Following a traffic stop early Tuesday morning May 5, Storm Lake Police report they arrested two individuals on active warrants....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (167+ words) Spirit Lake, IA (Northwestiowanow. com) " A Milford woman has been charged in a two-vehicle accident on highways 9 and 71 in Spirit Lake Monday night. The Spirit Lake Police report says 32-year-old Jezzika Mc Kee of Milford was headed North on 18th Street,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (129+ words) Employees from multiple county Treasurer's offices will be attending regional training Tuesday. (Northwestiowanow. com) " Employees from multiple county Treasurer's offices will be attending regional training Tuesday. The Treasurer's offices from both Clay and Palo Alto Counties have asked us to…...