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Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors Hold Ribbon Cutting for New Tiny Homes
Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors Hold Ribbon Cutting for New Tiny Homes
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning for Vision Atlantic's new tiny homes in the Camblin Hills Development. Christina Bateman, with Vision Atlantic, said the 10 tiny homes will be availab...
Rain Totals
Rain Totals
Adair-.40 Anita-.28 Atlantic-.20 (KSOM-KS95 Studios) Audubon-.25 Corning-.51 Council Bluffs-.21 Darrin Petty seven miles southwest of Atlantic-.65 Glenwood-.36 Guthrie Center-.20 Lewis-.40 Marne-.25 Massena-.22 Red Oak-.55 Stanton-.60 Treynor-.78 Wio...
Audubon County Board of Supervisors Weighs Request to Return Edwards Park to Original Family
Audubon County Board of Supervisors Weighs Request to Return Edwards Park to Original Family
(Audubon) At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Audubon County Board of Supervisors discussed the possible transfer of ownership of county-owned Edwards Park. Audubon County Supervisor Chair Kent Grabil says that in the early 1920's, a family member...

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No. 8 Trojans Host Cherokee to Open Regional Tournament: Coverage on KS95.7 F.M.
No. 8 Trojans Host Cherokee to Open Regional Tournament: Coverage on KS95.7 F.M.
(Atlantic) The #8th Atlantic Softball team begins Regional Tournament play tonight at home against 11-13 Cherokee, Washington. The Trojans enter the game with a 31-6 record, having won ten of their last 11 games. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann sa...
Cyclones Softball Opens Regional Play Looking to End Postseason Drought
Cyclones Softball Opens Regional Play Looking to End Postseason Drought
(Harlan, IA) -- The Harlan softball team has not won a playoff game since 2022 -- that can end tonight as the Cyclones host Perry in a first round game in Class 4A, Region 1. Harlan is 17-11 and has had some big wins last week -- beating St. Albert ...
Thursday's High School Softball Playoff Schedule
Thursday's High School Softball Playoff Schedule
Thursday, July 9 Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals Region 5 Kuemper Catholic (16-17) at #6 Van Meter (29-6) OABCIG (14-5) at Greene County (15-11) Cherokee Washington (11-13) at #8 Atlantic (31-6); Coverage on KS 95.7 FM Hull Western Christian (1-23) a...





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Reba Maxwell Obituary
Reba Maxwell Obituary
Reba Maxwell passed away on July 2nd , 2026, at Good Samaritan Society in Villisca, Iowa. A Celebration of Life service will be held Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10...
Allen Tremel Obituary
Allen Tremel Obituary
Allen Joseph Tremel, age 76, passed away on July 2, 2026, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Allen was born on February 11, 1950, to John and Delores...


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Cash Grain July 8, 2026
Cash Grain July 8, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey July Corn - 3.97 October Corn - 4.11 July Beans - 11.42 October Beans - 11.27 SIRE - Council Bluffs July Corn - 4.27 Oct...
Cash Grain July 7, 2026
Cash Grain July 7, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey July Corn - 4.06 October Corn - 4.19 July Beans - 11.48 October Beans - 11.33 SIRE - Council Bluffs July Corn - 4.36 Oct...
Corn Conditions Hold Steady as Soybean Ratings Slip in Latest USDA Report
Corn Conditions Hold Steady as Soybean Ratings Slip in Latest USDA Report
(Omaha) U.S. corn crop conditions held steady last week, while soybean ratings declined slightly, according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics ...
Cash Grain July 6, 2026
Cash Grain July 6, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair, Atlantic and Casey July Corn - 4.00 October Corn - 4.13 July Beans - 11.37 October Beans - 11.24 SIRE - Council Bluffs July Corn - 4.30 Oct...

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Pavement Buckling Prompts Road Work on Highway 59 Near Hancock
Pavement Buckling Prompts Road Work on Highway 59 Near Hancock
(Hancock) Road work is underway on Highway 59 northeast of Hancock after the pavement buckled. According to 511, maintenance crews are repairing the roadway on Highway 59 between County Road G30 and I...


Atlantic School Board Hears Building Project Update, Acts on Eighth-Grade Athletics
Atlantic School Board Hears Building Project Update, Acts on Eighth-Grade Athletics
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board began its meeting Wednesday evening with a moment of ...
KSOM and KS 95.7 Live At The Adair County Fair
KSOM and KS 95.7 Live At The Adair County Fair
Our live fair broadcast for 2026 on KSOM, KS 95.7 and Western Iowa Today was brought to yo...
Iowa Health Officials Confirm First Measles Case in 2026 in Iowa Resident, Release Locations of Potential Measles Exposures
Iowa Health Officials Confirm First Measles Case in 2026 in Iowa Resident, Release Locations of Potential Measles Exposures
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) has confirmed a c...
Trial Date Set for Former Atlantic School Employee Jesse McCann in Atlantic Case
Trial Date Set for Former Atlantic School Employee Jesse McCann in Atlantic Case
(Atlantic) A trial date has been scheduled for former Atlantic High School employee Jesse ...


Breaking Down Ultra Processed Foods at Cass Health's July Healthy U
Breaking Down Ultra Processed Foods at Cass Health's July Healthy U
(Atlantic) The July session of Healthy U will be presented by Cass Health's Registered Dietitian Sarah Andersen, RD, LD and will focus on understandin...


Harlan City Council Approves RAGBRAI Ordinance for 2026 Overnight Stop
Harlan City Council Approves RAGBRAI Ordinance for 2026 Overnight Stop
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance establishing temporary r...
Wednesday's Weather Announcements
Wednesday's Weather Announcements
High School Softball Time Changes Exira EHK/Audubon v. East Mills; 5:30 Start Time; Covera...
Iowans can catch the buzz and help out bumble bees
Iowans can catch the buzz and help out bumble bees
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Volunteers across Iowa conducted nearly 500 bumble bee atlas surve...
Trone Garriott calls for public option, restoring Medicaid funding at cancer event
Trone Garriott calls for public option, restoring Medicaid funding at cancer event
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Democratic congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott said Tuesd...
Adair County Supervisors Approve 28E Agreement for Public Health Services
Adair County Supervisors Approve 28E Agreement for Public Health Services
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors held a brief meeting this morning and of...
Severe Storm Risk Expands Across Southwest, West Central, and Central Iowa Wednesday
Severe Storm Risk Expands Across Southwest, West Central, and Central Iowa Wednesday
(Des Moines) Much of Southwest, West Central, and Central Iowa is under a Slight Risk (Le...
State News: Troops Head to D.C., Wall That Heals Returns, Fair Food Unveiled
State News: Troops Head to D.C., Wall That Heals Returns, Fair Food Unveiled
120 Iowa National Guard Troops Deploy To DC Friday (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa National Guard...
Pottawattamie County Man Arrested on Drug Possession Charges in Montgomery County
Pottawattamie County Man Arrested on Drug Possession Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies arrested 45-year-old Ian Leib of Council Bluffs follo...
Red Oak Man Arrested on Domestic Assault Charge
Red Oak Man Arrested on Domestic Assault Charge
(Red Oak) Police arrested a Red Oak man on Tuesday on Assault charges in Red Oak. Police a...
Facing Declining Numbers, Exira/EHK Looks to Athletic Sharing to Sustain Spartan Programs
Facing Declining Numbers, Exira/EHK Looks to Athletic Sharing to Sustain Spartan Programs
(Elk Horn) Exira/EHK Athletic Director Tom Petersen and Schools Superintendent Trevor Mil...

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Wednesday's High School Baseball Scores
Wednesday's High School Baseball Scores
Sgt. Bluff Luton 10, Glenwood 2 Lewis Central v. Dowling cancelled Creston 6, Saydel 4 Harlan 4, CBAL 2


Wednesday's High School Softball Playoff Scores
Wednesday's High School Softball Playoff Scores
Class 1A Regional Quarterfinals Region 1 Clarksville 3, Montezuma 1 Lone Tree 10, Janesvil...
Exira-EHK-Audubon Softball Shuts Out East Mills 12-0 in Three-and-a-Half Innings to Advance
Exira-EHK-Audubon Softball Shuts Out East Mills 12-0 in Three-and-a-Half Innings to Advance
(Audubon, IA) -- Exira-EHK-Audubon softball is looking as dangerous as ever with a quick a...
Reed Powers Bulldogs Past Chargers And Into Regional Semifinals
Reed Powers Bulldogs Past Chargers And Into Regional Semifinals
(Oakland, IA) -- AC/GC scored the game's first run but Riverside got 9 unanswered runs and...
Huskers Football Get Big Wide Receiver Recruit
Huskers Football Get Big Wide Receiver Recruit
(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska football has gotten a commitment from a major recruit -- 4 star ...


Atlantic Softball Team Sweeps Sioux City East, Carries Momentum into Regionals
Atlantic Softball Team Sweeps Sioux City East, Carries Momentum into Regionals
(Sioux City) The Atlantic softball team finished the 2026 regular season schedule with a lot of momentum heading into the Class 3A Regionals, which st...


2A Softball Regional Quarterfinals: Bulldogs Host Chargers (Start Time Now 5 PM); Coverage On KSOM
2A Softball Regional Quarterfinals: Bulldogs Host Chargers (Start Time Now 5 PM); Coverage On KSOM
(Oakland, IA) -- Since tasting defeat at last year's state tournament, Riverside softball ...
Exira-EHK/Audubon Regional Softball Game Start Time Changed to 5:30 P.M. Coverage on KS95.7 F.M.
Exira-EHK/Audubon Regional Softball Game Start Time Changed to 5:30 P.M. Coverage on KS95.7 F.M.
The July 8 Exira/EHK/Audubon vs East Mills Regional Softball Game has been moved up to 5:3...
Wednesday's High School Softball Playoff Schedule
Wednesday's High School Softball Playoff Schedule
Wednesday, July 8 Class 1A Regional Quarterfinals Region 2 East Mills (6-12) at #1 Exira E...
Freeman and Vikings Are Singing Dolly Parton; Advance to District Finals With Win over Cougars
Freeman and Vikings Are Singing Dolly Parton; Advance to District Finals With Win over Cougars
(Anita, IA) -- Somewhere, Dolly Parton is singing and it might be in Avoca -- AHSTW beat C...
Tuesday High School Baseball & Softball Scores (Regular Season)
Tuesday High School Baseball & Softball Scores (Regular Season)
Baseball Carroll 12, Atlantic 4 Glenwood 14, CBTJ 2 Bishop Heelan 9, Denison Schleswig 4 L...
Tuesday's High School Baseball Playoff Scores
Tuesday's High School Baseball Playoff Scores
Class 1A Substate 8 Coon Rapids Bayard 5, AC/GC 1 AHSTW 9, CAM 5 Mount Ayr 14, Southwest V...
1A Baseball District Semifinals: Vikings at Cougars, Coverage on KSOM
1A Baseball District Semifinals: Vikings at Cougars, Coverage on KSOM
(Anita, IA) -- AHSTW will meet CAM in a baseball game for the second time in a week, this ...
Tuesday's High School Baseball & Softball Schedule (Regular Season)
Tuesday's High School Baseball & Softball Schedule (Regular Season)
Tuesday, July 7 Softball #8 Atlantic @ Sioux City East DH Creston @ Greene County Glenwood...
Tuesday's High School Baseball Playoff Schedule
Tuesday's High School Baseball Playoff Schedule
Tuesday, July 7 Class 1A District Semifinals Substate 8 AC/GC (10-14) at Coon Rapids Bayar...
ACGC Softball Bats Past Treynor 12-2 to Advance to Next Round
ACGC Softball Bats Past Treynor 12-2 to Advance to Next Round
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- The ACGC Chargers got the offensive momentum going early and kept ...