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WR Jackson's Unusual Journey Leads to Senior Season at Iowa StateThrive Iowa Alliance Meeting on August 24thPublic meeting to be held for former Offutt Air Force Base Atlas "D" Missile Site 3 near Missouri ValleyAnother pipeline parts company accuses Summit of backing out of contractCass County Sheriff's Office is Asking for the Public's Help in Identifying This PersonThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fish Aquarium Reaches a MilestoneRain TotalsPage County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges in Montgomery CountyU.S. Drought Monitor ReleasedState News: Flock Surveillance Reforms, Cyclospora Cases Rise, Missing Des Moines Man FoundVikings Still Have Positions With Competition One Week Away From OpenerEckhardt Begins the Turnaround of the Wolverine Football ProgramFlash Flood Warning Issued for Parts of Southwest IowaFriday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
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Thrive Iowa Alliance Meeting on August 24th
Thrive Iowa Alliance Meeting on August 24th
(Atlantic) The next Thrive Iowa Alliance meeting is on Monday, August 24th at noon at the Cass County Community Center. The topic for the meeting is Strong in Recovery: Ready to Work. Thrive Iowa Alliance meetings are held monthly with the goal of c...
Public meeting to be held for former Offutt Air Force Base Atlas "D" Missile Site 3 near Missouri Valley
Public meeting to be held for former Offutt Air Force Base Atlas "D" Missile Site 3 near Missouri Valley
(Missouri Valley) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 19 regarding environmental activities at the former Offutt Air Force Base Atlas "D" Missile Site 3 near Missouri Valley. The site was used fo...
Another pipeline parts company accuses Summit of backing out of contract
Another pipeline parts company accuses Summit of backing out of contract
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The company planning to build a carbon sequestration pipeline through Iowa is being sued by a second pipeline parts company, this time for $6.6 million. SCS Carbon Transport LLC, an affiliate of Summit Carbon Solutions, is bei...

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WR Jackson's Unusual Journey Leads to Senior Season at Iowa State
WR Jackson's Unusual Journey Leads to Senior Season at Iowa State
(Ames, IA) -- Cody Jackson has had an unusual road to playing his senior season this fall at Iowa St. He started in 2021 at Oklahoma but redshirted and then contracted Lemierre Syndrome which is a rare, severe complication of a bacterial throat infe...
Vikings Still Have Positions With Competition One Week Away From Opener
Vikings Still Have Positions With Competition One Week Away From Opener
(Avoca, IA) -- AHSTW Football Head Coach Davis Pattee is hoping to build on some success in his first year back on the sidelines. The Vikings went 4-5 but did make the playoffs and have four seniors coming into this season. Pattee says he needs to ...
Eckhardt Begins the Turnaround of the Wolverine Football Program
Eckhardt Begins the Turnaround of the Wolverine Football Program
(Greenfield, IA) -- Skip Eckhardt is almost a full first week of practice into the Nodaway Valley football season and says things are going well. Eckhardt is trying to turn around a program that has won just one game in the last four years and he is...


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Karen Lillard Obituary
Karen Lillard Obituary
Karen Lillard, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at Allen Place in Atlantic. Karen Marie was born to Earl Russell and Marie Pearl Wh...
Chuck Burnett Obituary
Chuck Burnett Obituary
Friends and family are invited to remember longtime Atlantic resident, educator, and coach, Chuck Burnett, on Friday (Aug. 14) at the United Church of Christ, 1...


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Cash Grain August 13, 2026
Cash Grain August 13, 2026
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Cash Grain August 12, 2026
Landus Coop - Adair and Atlantic August Corn - 4.32 October Corn - 4.36 August Beans - 11.63 October Beans - 11.18 Landus Coop - Casey August Corn - 4.27 Octobe...

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Cass County Sheriff's Office is Asking for the Public's Help in Identifying This Person
Cass County Sheriff's Office is Asking for the Public's Help in Identifying This Person
(Atlantic) The Cass Sheriff's Office is looking for help in identifying the owner of this pickup and trailer. Grey GMC with lights across the top, moon roof, wrap-around grill guard, and a tonneau cov...


The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fish Aquarium Reaches a Milestone
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fish Aquarium Reaches a Milestone
(Des Moines) Thousands of fairgoers have visited the Iowa State Fair's Fish and Game Pavil...
Rain Totals
Rain Totals
Adair-5.2 Anita-2.0 Atlantic-1.55 Avoca-2.48 Corning-.40 Cumberland-2.9 Emerson-.35 Exira-...
Page County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges in Montgomery County
Page County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of Summit Street on Thursday fo...
U.S. Drought Monitor Released
U.S. Drought Monitor Released
(Des Moines, IA) -- Drought conditions continue in portions of northwest and west-central ...


State News: Flock Surveillance Reforms, Cyclospora Cases Rise, Missing Des Moines Man Found
State News: Flock Surveillance Reforms, Cyclospora Cases Rise, Missing Des Moines Man Found
Flock Introduces Reforms To Surveillance Cameras Following Vandalism And Criticism In Iowa, Nationwide (Undated) -- The owner of surveillance cameras ...


Flash Flood Warning Issued for Parts of Southwest Iowa
Flash Flood Warning Issued for Parts of Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 11 a.m. Friday for northern Adair Co...
Cass County Farmer's Boar "Zoomer" Wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar Contest
Cass County Farmer's Boar "Zoomer" Wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar Contest
(Atlantic) Todd Schuler, of Atlantic, walked his Chester/Hampshire boar, "Zoomer,&quo...
Cass County Candidate Filing Deadline Is August 26
Cass County Candidate Filing Deadline Is August 26
(Cass Co.) Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers reminds residents that the deadline to file ca...
Atlantic Man Faces Multiple Charges Following Reported Firearm Incident
Atlantic Man Faces Multiple Charges Following Reported Firearm Incident
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges following a repor...
Iowa Secretary of State's State Fair Straw Poll Returns and Encourages Iowans to Participate and Register to Vote
Iowa Secretary of State's State Fair Straw Poll Returns and Encourages Iowans to Participate and Register to Vote
(Des Moines) The Iowa Secretary of State's annual Straw Poll is returning for the 2026 Iow...
Iowa Politics, State Fair Scramble and Missing Person Search Highlight State News
Iowa Politics, State Fair Scramble and Missing Person Search Highlight State News
Democratic Candidate For Iowa Governor Proposes Minimum Wage Hike, No Response Yet From Op...
Omaha Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Charge
Omaha Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Charge
(Council Bluffs) An Omaha man was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for p...
Iowa DOT Plans 2028 Bridge Replacement on County Road L-19 in Pottawattamie County
Iowa DOT Plans 2028 Bridge Replacement on County Road L-19 in Pottawattamie County
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a pla...
Iowa State Fairgoers Told To Hold Off Coming To Grounds Due To Heavy Rain
Iowa State Fairgoers Told To Hold Off Coming To Grounds Due To Heavy Rain
(Des Moines, IA) -- Another soggy start to the Iowa State Fair, which opens its ten-day ru...
The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome Maggie Robinson to Parks & Recreation
The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome Maggie Robinson to Parks & Recreation
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited the Atlantic Parks &a...

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Friday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Friday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Friday, August 14 Girls Tennis Kuemper Catholic @ Harlan Creston @ Audubon Red Oak @ Shenandoah Lewis Central Triangular: Bishop Heelan, Sioux City West MRC Triangular @ Council B...


Atlantic Sweeps Harlan in Girl's Tennis
Atlantic Sweeps Harlan in Girl's Tennis
(Harlan) Hope Hammontree stayed undefeated in singles, and Taryn O'Brien and Dylin Ball re...
Atlantic Football Positions Starting to Take Shape After First Week of Practice
Atlantic Football Positions Starting to Take Shape After First Week of Practice
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer says some of the open positions are sh...
LB Schlimgen Is Another Former Cougar, Now Cyclone Looking to Start In Middle
LB Schlimgen Is Another Former Cougar, Now Cyclone Looking to Start In Middle
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. has 57 new football players on their roster this season and 15 of t...
Bearcats McCullough selected to D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List
Bearcats McCullough selected to D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List
(Maryville, MO) -- Northwest Missouri State University junior offensive lineman Kaleb McCu...


NBA Preseason Game Sees Iowa State Great Back In Ames
NBA Preseason Game Sees Iowa State Great Back In Ames
(Ames, IA) -- An NBA exhibition game in Ames this fall will see an Iowa State great come back to Hilton Coliseum. The October 7th matchup between the ...


Cougars Football Eyeing Playoff Return With Experienced Core
Cougars Football Eyeing Playoff Return With Experienced Core
(Anita, IA) -- CAM's Football Team is looking for big things as they come into a new seaso...
Crusaders Lewis Keeps QB Job Going Into Season
Crusaders Lewis Keeps QB Job Going Into Season
(Coon Rapids, IA) -- Coon Rapids Bayard football saw a big jump in 2025 -- going from one ...
Thursday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Thursday's High School Girls Tennis Schedule
Thursday, August 13 Girls Tennis Atlantic @ Harlan, 9 AM Denison Schleswig @ Shenandoah
Atlantic Head Boy's Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen Submits Resignation
Atlantic Head Boy's Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen Submits Resignation
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Boys' Golf Coach Kendra Henningsen is stepping down after three s...
Atlantic Football Rebuilding Offensive Line Ahead of 2026 Season
Atlantic Football Rebuilding Offensive Line Ahead of 2026 Season
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team is wrapping up its first week of official preseason ...
Lamb Brings Leadership to Cyclones Defensive Line
Lamb Brings Leadership to Cyclones Defensive Line
(Ames, IA) -- One of the new Iowa St. starters on the Defensive Line is Senior Tackle Brys...
Glenwood Sweeps Southwest Vally in Girl's Tennis
Glenwood Sweeps Southwest Vally in Girl's Tennis
(Glenwood) Glenwood Swept Southwest Vally in girl's Tennis on Tuesday. The singles winner ...
West Takes Over Panther Football With Experienced Senior Core
West Takes Over Panther Football With Experienced Senior Core
(Logan, IA) -- Logan Magnolia has a new Football Head Coach this season -- Jack West comes...
Gentile Will Work Tri Center Football Team Hard to the Bone in Practice
Gentile Will Work Tri Center Football Team Hard to the Bone in Practice
(Neola, IA) -- If there is some way that Tri Center Football Head Coach Jake Gentile (Jen-...
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 playe...