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Restitution Hearing Held for Former Atlantic Chamber Director Bailey SmithArson and Attempted Murder Charges Headline Adair County Arrest ReportUSDA Rural Development Awards More Than $2.8 Million to Support Tornado Disaster Recovery in IowaStormy Forecast to Last Through Mid-Week: More Storms Forecast Late This Week into the WeekendCass County Landfill Warns Of Growing Lithium Battery Fire RiskCougars Volleyball Start a Busy Week On the Road TonightHarlan VB Coach Brown Works as Line Judge in College GamesSunday Rain TotalsAtlantic Senior Lily Willrich KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the WeekState News: Des Moines Budget Cuts, New Governor's Chief of Staff, Animal Rescue and Alcohol Harm StudyIowa State Parks Seek Volunteers for September 26 Volunteer DayMonday's High School Sports ScheduleSept. 17 Produce in the Park brings old-fashion fun with Grandma Hobbies

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Restitution Hearing Held for Former Atlantic Chamber Director Bailey Smith
Restitution Hearing Held for Former Atlantic Chamber Director Bailey Smith
(Atlantic) A restitution hearing was held this morning for former Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Director Bailey Smith. Smith was accused of using the Chamber credit card for personal transactions. She pleaded guilty in June to first-degree theft and unauthorized use of a credit card over $10,000. In August, Smith was sentenced to 10 years in prison on each count, but those sentences were suspended. She was given five years of probation on each count, with the sentences to be served concur...

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Cougars Volleyball Start a Busy Week On the Road Tonight
Cougars Volleyball Start a Busy Week On the Road Tonight
(Anita, IA) -- CAM Volleyball has only three matches so far this season but the action picks up starting tonight as the Cougars visit Southwest Valley. CAM is 2-1 and swept Boyer Valley in their conference opener last Thursday. Senior Ruthie Rich leads the Cougars with 24 kills, Senior Ada Hansen h...
Harlan VB Coach Brown Works as Line Judge in College Games
Harlan VB Coach Brown Works as Line Judge in College Games
(Harlan, IA) -- Volleyball runs deep for Harlan Head Coach Amber Brown -- so much so that she is also a line judge for major college games in the region. Brown works at games in Ames for Iowa St., Omaha for Creighton and also in Lincoln for Nebraska -- Brown recently worked at the round robin tourna...


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Diann Larimore Obituary
Diann Larimore Obituary
Diann Phyllis Larimore, the daughter of Bud and Roberta (O'Brien) Smith, was born November 30, 1946, in Council Bluffs, IA. Diann died September 11, 2026, at Le...
John Russell Roy Obituary
John Russell Roy Obituary
In Loving Memory of John Russell Roy J. Russell Roy, born July 22nd, 1935, in Oakland, Iowa, lived a full and meaningful life centered around family, hard work,...


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Cash Grain September 11, 2026
Cash Grain September 11, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic September Corn - 4.82 March Corn - 5.05 September Beans - 12.66 March Beans - 12.49 Landus Coop - Casey September Corn - 4.77 M...
Cash Grain September 10, 2026
Cash Grain September 10, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic September Corn - 4.86 March Corn - 5.09 September Beans - 13.02 March Beans - 12.83 Landus Coop - Casey September Corn - 4.81 M...

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Arson and Attempted Murder Charges Headline Adair County Arrest Report
Arson and Attempted Murder Charges Headline Adair County Arrest Report
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests from September 6 through September 11. According to the report, Candie Jean Kingery, of Stuart, faces arson and Attempted Murder cha...


USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $2.8 Million to Support Tornado Disaster Recovery in Iowa
USDA Rural Development Awards More Than $2.8 Million to Support Tornado Disaster Recovery in Iowa
(Des Moines, Iowa) USDA Rural Development is awarding more than $2.8 million in grants to ...
Stormy Forecast to Last Through Mid-Week: More Storms Forecast Late This Week into the Weekend
Stormy Forecast to Last Through Mid-Week: More Storms Forecast Late This Week into the Weekend
(Des Moines) We are kicking things off this week with a wet weather pattern, with showers ...
Cass County Landfill Warns Of Growing Lithium Battery Fire Risk
Cass County Landfill Warns Of Growing Lithium Battery Fire Risk
(Cass County) Lithium battery fires are becoming a growing concern in the solid waste coll...
Sunday Rain Totals
Sunday Rain Totals
Adair-.43 Anita-1.25 Avoca-.50 Atlantic-1.0 (Studios in downtown Atlantic) Bridgewater-.90...


State News: Des Moines Budget Cuts, New Governor's Chief of Staff, Animal Rescue and Alcohol Harm Study
State News: Des Moines Budget Cuts, New Governor's Chief of Staff, Animal Rescue and Alcohol Harm Study
Des Moines City Council To Vote Today On Budget Changes Including $11.5M In Cuts (Des Moines, IA) -- The Des Moines City Council will vote today on bu...


Iowa State Parks Seek Volunteers for September 26 Volunteer Day
Iowa State Parks Seek Volunteers for September 26 Volunteer Day
(Des Moines) Several Iowa state parks will host volunteer events on September 26 as part o...
Sept. 17 Produce in the Park brings old-fashion fun with Grandma Hobbies
Sept. 17 Produce in the Park brings old-fashion fun with Grandma Hobbies
(Atlantic) Produce in the Park is celebrating all things "old-timey" on Thursday...
Flood Watch Issued for Portions of Iowa Through Tuesday Morning
Flood Watch Issued for Portions of Iowa Through Tuesday Morning
(Des Moines) A Flood Watch will be in effect beginning at 7 a.m. Monday and continuing th...
Work release resident Davis Jr. fails to return in Waterloo
Work release resident Davis Jr. fails to return in Waterloo
(Waterloo) The Iowa Department of Corrections says Troy Davis Jr. failed to return to the ...
Polk County Stabbing Incident Under Investigation
Polk County Stabbing Incident Under Investigation
(Polk County) Polk County Deputies are investigating a reported stabbing in the area of th...
One Arrested in Montgomery County Following Traffic Stop
One Arrested in Montgomery County Following Traffic Stop
(Red Oak) At around 12:22 a.m. on Sunday, Sep. 13, Deputies with the Montgomery County She...
Iowa Insurance Division Offers Resources During This Life Insurance Awareness Month
Iowa Insurance Division Offers Resources During This Life Insurance Awareness Month
(Undated) -- September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, a reminder for Iowans to make ...
DNR Stocking Channel Catfish in Southwest Iowa Lakes
DNR Stocking Channel Catfish in Southwest Iowa Lakes
(Southwest Iowa) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is stocking Channel Catfish in p...
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate Cook Sanitation Expansion
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate Cook Sanitation Expansion
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors celebrated Cook Sanitation on...
Start of Respiratory Season With School Back In Session
Start of Respiratory Season With School Back In Session
(Auburn, AL) -- With children back in school now, health officials say it's the start of r...
Free Community Meal and Activities Planned in Atlantic
Free Community Meal and Activities Planned in Atlantic
(Atlantic) A free community meal will be held Monday, September 21, at the Cass County Com...
Three Omaha Men Arrested in Council Bluffs Human Trafficking Operation
Three Omaha Men Arrested in Council Bluffs Human Trafficking Operation
(Council Bluffs) Three Omaha men were arrested Wednesday in Council Bluffs as part of a mu...
Active Weather Pattern to Bring Repeated Storm Chances, Heavy Rain Across Iowa
Active Weather Pattern to Bring Repeated Storm Chances, Heavy Rain Across Iowa
(Iowa) An active weather pattern is expected to bring repeated chances for thunderstorms a...

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Atlantic Senior Lily Willrich KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
Atlantic Senior Lily Willrich KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) Atlantic junior Lily Willrich delivered a strong performance on the tennis court this past week, earning two singles victories and two doubles wins in recent competition...


Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday's High School Sports Schedule
Monday, September 14 Cross Country Mike Carr Invitational @ Ballard: Atlantic, ADM Girls,...
Buhr's Late Field Goal Lifts Hawkeyes Over Cyclones
Buhr's Late Field Goal Lifts Hawkeyes Over Cyclones
(Iowa City, IA) -- It was another close Cy Hawk Rivalry game on Saturday. Iowa's Caden Bu...


Colandrea Throws 4 TDs as Huskers Destroy Falcons
Colandrea Throws 4 TDs as Huskers Destroy Falcons
(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska's offense continued its impressive start to the season Saturday night, piling up more than 500 yards for the second consecut...


Saturday's High School Volleyball Scores
Saturday's High School Volleyball Scores
Griswold Tournament Riverside 6-0 AC/GC 4-2 AHSTW 4-2 Griswold 3-3 Southwest Valley 3-3 De...
Bearcats Football Holds Off Ichabods
Bearcats Football Holds Off Ichabods
(Maryville, MO) -- The No. 7-ranked Northwest Missouri State University football team buil...
Bulldog Boys and Panther Girls Win Tim Thomas XC; Complete Results
Bulldog Boys and Panther Girls Win Tim Thomas XC; Complete Results
(Holstein, IA) -- Riverside continues its domination in boys cross country as they won the...
High School Football: How the Top Ten Fared
High School Football: How the Top Ten Fared
Class 5A 1. Dowling Catholic wins 30-7 vs #9 Dallas Center-Grimes 2. Southeast Polk wins...
Saturday's High School Sports Schedule
Saturday's High School Sports Schedule
Saturday, September 12 Volleyball Griswold Tournament: AC/GC, AHSTW, Denison Schleswig, D...
Big Plays Lead Des Moines Christian to 47-0 Win Over Atlantic
Big Plays Lead Des Moines Christian to 47-0 Win Over Atlantic
(Des Moines) Fifth-rated Des Moines Christian used a high-powered offense and stingy defen...
Houser's Big Night Helps Bulldogs Run Past Vikings
Houser's Big Night Helps Bulldogs Run Past Vikings
(Oakland, IA) -- It was Mason Houser's break out night to lead Riverside over AHSTW in the...
Friday's High School Girls Tennis Results
Friday's High School Girls Tennis Results
Atlantic and Harlan both get wins Atlantic 7 Carroll 2 Singles 1. Bella Lu 12 def Jaco...
Friday's High School Football Scores
Friday's High School Football Scores
11 Man Non District Des Moines Christian 47, Atlantic 0 Glenwood 70, Creston 42 Lewis Cent...
AHSTW Homecoming Interviews
AHSTW Homecoming Interviews
(Avoca) Chris Varney interviewed the 2026 Homecoming Court Candidates at AHSTW High School...
Des Moines-Christian Hosts Atlantic in 3A Non-District Football Game
Des Moines-Christian Hosts Atlantic in 3A Non-District Football Game
(Des Moines) Des Moines Christian's 2-0 start to the season mirrors last year's. The Lions...
Highway 59 Rivalry Continues as Vikings Visit Bulldogs; Coverage on KSOM
Highway 59 Rivalry Continues as Vikings Visit Bulldogs; Coverage on KSOM
(Oakland, IA) -- AHSTW football will make the short 13 mile drive down Highway 59 tonight ...
Chargers Visit Wolverines in Class A, District 7
Chargers Visit Wolverines in Class A, District 7
(Greenfield, IA) -- AC/GC will head to play Nodaway Valley tonight in Class A, District 7....