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Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Red Oak man on Tuesday. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle driven by 67-year-old Edwin Bryant Vondielingen at around 10:30 p.m. at Broadway and Coolbaugh. During the investigation,...
Iowa Headlines: Politics, State Fair, Missing Child Anniversary and Major Drug Seizure
Iowa Headlines: Politics, State Fair, Missing Child Anniversary and Major Drug Seizure
Iowa Libertarian Party Meets Tonight To Choose New Lieutenant Governor Nominee (Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa Libertarian Party will meet tonight to choose a new candidate for lieutenant governor. That follows the withdrawal of Nicholas Gluba's [[ GLUE...
Local Nonprofits Invite Community to Support Volunteer Iowa Day of Service Projects
Local Nonprofits Invite Community to Support Volunteer Iowa Day of Service Projects
(Cass Co.) This spring, 25 Cass County nonprofit organizations were selected to participate in the Iowa HHS - Volunteer Iowa Day of Service initiative, an opportunity designed to strengthen volunteer programs while making a lasting impact in the comm...

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Atlantic Football: Trojans Reload Backfield Around McNeal
Atlantic Football: Trojans Reload Backfield Around McNeal
(Atlantic) The 2026 Atlantic football team has a mixture of both new and experienced players, and the offensive backfield is no exception. The Trojans have established themselves as a good running team. Gavin McLaren, the Trojans' hard-nosed fullback...
EXIRA/EHK Will Not Play a Junior Varsity Football Schedule
EXIRA/EHK Will Not Play a Junior Varsity Football Schedule
(Exira/EHK) - Due to a lack of numbers, the Exira/EHK junior varsity football schedule has been canceled. Last March, Exira/EHK announced it would not field a varsity football team for the 2026 season. The district said the decision followed discussi...
Cripps Takes Over No. 1 Spot as Timberwolves Tennis Begins Season
Cripps Takes Over No. 1 Spot as Timberwolves Tennis Begins Season
(Corning, IA) -- Southwest Valley Girls Tennis will open their new season today. The Timberwolves did not earn a win last year and lose three seniors plus their #1 singles player Deklyn Mullen chose to focus on volleyball this fall. So Head Coach M...


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Chester "Chad" Alan Litty Jr. Obituary
Chester "Chad" Alan Litty Jr. Obituary
Mr. Chester "Chad" Alan Litty Jr., age 51, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2026, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA. A public visitatio...
Perry Lego Obituary
Perry Lego Obituary
Perry Edward Lego, 74, of Audubon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2026, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. He was born on June 26, 1952, in Saint Pau...


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Cash Grain August 11, 2026
Cash Grain August 11, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic August Corn - 4.12 October Corn - 4.15 August Beans - 11.49 October Beans - 11.04 Landus Coop - Casey August Corn - 4.07 Octobe...
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
(Harlan) The Rosmann family of Harlan will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day Saturday, August 22, offering the public an opportunity to learn about sus...

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Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
Harlan Family to Host Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day
(Harlan) The Rosmann family of Harlan will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day Saturday, August 22, offering the public an opportunity to learn about sustainable farming practices and the famil...


Atlantic Rotary Club Welcomes New Atlantic School District Staff
Atlantic Rotary Club Welcomes New Atlantic School District Staff
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Rotary Club recognized new teachers and administrators in the Atla...
Montgomery County Engineer Warns Annual DOT Report May Miss Deadline
Montgomery County Engineer Warns Annual DOT Report May Miss Deadline
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert, appearing before the board of superviso...
Facing criminal charges, former nursing home worker surrenders his license
Facing criminal charges, former nursing home worker surrenders his license
(Iowa Capital Dispatch - Clark Kauffman) A nurse who landed a job in an Iowa care facility...
Pottawattamie County Proclaims August Emergency Management Awareness Month
Pottawattamie County Proclaims August Emergency Management Awareness Month
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation de...


Guthrie County Moves Forward With Resolution to Set 55 MPH Speed Limit on Roads Leading to Lake Panorama
Guthrie County Moves Forward With Resolution to Set 55 MPH Speed Limit on Roads Leading to Lake Panorama
(Guthrie Co.) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors approved setting a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit on County Roads 200th and Redwood. Supervisor Ma...


Jury Selection Begins in Chad Gibbs Murder Trial
Jury Selection Begins in Chad Gibbs Murder Trial
(Denison) Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in Crawford County District...
Harlan Community Schools Moving Class Start Time to 7:50 A.M.
Harlan Community Schools Moving Class Start Time to 7:50 A.M.
(Harlan) The Harlan Community School District is changing its class start time beginning w...
Iowa News Roundup: School Principal Killed in Crash, Lt. Governor Candidate Withdraws
Iowa News Roundup: School Principal Killed in Crash, Lt. Governor Candidate Withdraws
BCLUW Principal, Child Killed in Dubuque County Crash (Dubuque County, IA) -- An Iowa scho...
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 56-year-old Fred Francis Welch IV on Monday for OWI, 2nd...
Corn Condition Rating Declines According to NASS Crop Progress Report
Corn Condition Rating Declines According to NASS Crop Progress Report
(Washington, D.C.) Soybean conditions improved for a second consecutive week, while U.S. c...
Back to School Traffic Creates a New Environment
Back to School Traffic Creates a New Environment
(Omaha) AAA reminds motorists and students that the back-to-school commute creates one of ...
Cass Health Warns Patients of MyChart Phishing Scam
Cass Health Warns Patients of MyChart Phishing Scam
(Atlantic) Cass Health is alerting patients about a phishing email currently circulating t...
Library Open House set for September 11
Library Open House set for September 11
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Public Library invites the community to a library open house and o...
Farm Bureau Analysis Details Skyrocketing Land Values
Farm Bureau Analysis Details Skyrocketing Land Values
(NAFB) Farmers and ranchers have experienced firsthand the ever-increasing value of farmla...
Adair County Arrests Include Meth Charge, Pretrial Violation and OWI
Adair County Arrests Include Meth Charge, Pretrial Violation and OWI
(Adair Co.) An Adair County woman was arrested on drug charges. The Adair County Sheriff's...

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Adair and Three Underwood Sophomore All State Players are the GG Harris Farm Bureau KSOM Athletes of the Week
Adair and Three Underwood Sophomore All State Players are the GG Harris Farm Bureau KSOM Athletes of the Week
(Underwood, IA) -- When the Baseball Coaches released their All State Teams for the 2026 season, no local team got more recognition than Underwood. The Eagles got four players on ...


Tuesday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Tuesday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Tuesday, August 11 Girls Tennis Southwest Valley @ Glenwood Denison Schleswig @ CBAL Lewis...
Saint Albert Catholic Announces Resignation of Head Baseball Coach Duncan Patterson
Saint Albert Catholic Announces Resignation of Head Baseball Coach Duncan Patterson
(Council Bluffs) Saint Albert Catholic Schools announces the resignation of Head Baseball ...
Clarinda Tops Atlantic in Girl's Tennis
Clarinda Tops Atlantic in Girl's Tennis
(Clarinda) Clarinda defended their home courts against Atlantic in girls' tennis on Monday...
Wheelers Girl's Tennis Team Opens Season with a Win Over Red Oak
Wheelers Girl's Tennis Team Opens Season with a Win Over Red Oak
(Audubon) The Audubon Girls' Tennis Team is off to a great start with a home victory over...


Atlantic Cross Country Teams Enter Season With Experience, Talent
Atlantic Cross Country Teams Enter Season With Experience, Talent
(Atlantic) Seventeen boys and nine girls reported to Atlantic's preseason cross country workouts on Monday. Both squads have a lot of experience retur...


Atlantic Cross Country Team Hosting "Glow Mile" on Friday, August 14
Atlantic Cross Country Team Hosting "Glow Mile" on Friday, August 14
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Cross Country Team is hosting the team's annual "Glow Mile&qu...
Atlantic Football Team Begins 2026 Preseason Workouts
Atlantic Football Team Begins 2026 Preseason Workouts
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team officially begins preseason workouts today as the Tr...
Wheelers Football Opens Practice With Eyes on Return to Dome
Wheelers Football Opens Practice With Eyes on Return to Dome
(Audubon, IA) -- Today is the first full day of Fall Practice for cross country, volleybal...
Taryn O'Brien Awarded KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
Taryn O'Brien Awarded KS95.7 Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) Atlantic senior girls' tennis player Taryn O'Brien broke into the singles lineu...
Monday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Monday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Monday, August 10 Girls Tennis Atlantic @ Clarinda, 9 AM Red Oak @ Audubon, 10 AM Winterse...
Iowa Basketball Mourns Passing of Hawkeye Legend Nelson
Iowa Basketball Mourns Passing of Hawkeye Legend Nelson
(Iowa City, IA) - Former University of Iowa men's basketball student-athlete Don Nelson pa...
Etzel Wins Tournament of Champions
Etzel Wins Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions At Atlantic Golf & Country Club Final Results Championship Fli...
Nodaway Valley Will Leave Pride of Iowa For WCAC
Nodaway Valley Will Leave Pride of Iowa For WCAC
(Greenfield, IA) -- Just when you thought the game of conference shuffle board is over, th...
Raynor Trying to Settle In as Cyclones Starting QB
Raynor Trying to Settle In as Cyclones Starting QB
(Ames, IA) -- So far so good for Iowa St. Senior Quarterback Jaylen Raynor. He spoke to t...
Tournament of Champions; Second Round Results
Tournament of Champions; Second Round Results
Tournament of Champions at Atlantic Golf & County Club Round Three Start Times for Sun...