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Information Released on Severe Weather Events in Southwest Iowa - April 17, 2025
Tom Robinson - 2h ago
(Omaha/Valley, Nebraska) The National Weather Service released more information on Thursday's storms. According to the report, two powerful, long-lived supercells tracked across eastern Nebraska and s...

Council Bluffs Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Gun Charge
Mandy Billings - 21h ago
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to public court documents, 47-year-old Rafael Partida attempted to elu...

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Cattle on Feed Down 2% from Last Year, USDA Reports
Tom Robinson - Apr 17, 2025
(Omaha) The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in U.S. feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million on April 1, 2025, according to the USDA's National ...

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Drake Relays Bringing Track and Field Star Power to Blue Oval
Chris Varney - 4h ago
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Drake Relays is scheduled to begin with their road races next Saturday. Tuesday, April 22 will be the Grand Blue Mile in downtown Des Moines. On Wednesday will be Decathlon a...

Atlantic Competes Well at Weather Shortened Council Bluffs Boy's Invitational Track meet: Sternberg AHSTW Wins 200 and 400
Tom Robinson - Apr 18, 2025
(Council Bluffs) Mother Nature interrupted the Council Bluffs Boys' Invitational track meet on Thursday night, leaving three events unfinished. The Atlantic boys' track team showcased strong performan...

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Upcoming Community Events

APR 19
APR 19
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Spring Celebration Market
Join us Saturday, April 19th (the day before Easter) at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA for EGG-cellent Spring Celebration Market! This year's theme is eggs! You'll find farm-fresh egg vendors, egg crafts, egg nutrition information, and information on raising chickens. Vendors selling:Farm-fresh eggs, produce, meats (beef, lamb, chicken, pork), honey, baked goods & desserts, gifts & decorations, candles & wax melts, bath & body products, plants & more! Activities: Easter-themed face painting, live Easter bunny, free bounce house & playland thanks to the YMCA, tunes from the Squeezy Peas Accordion Duo Food Trucks: Pim’s Thai Food Truck, Lucky Wife Wine Slushies will be parked outside the YMCA Contact: To register as a vendor or to learn more, visit http://www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com
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APR 23 - APR 25
APR 23 - APR 25
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Atlantic Public Library Book Sale
Atlantic Public Library, Poplar Street, Atlantic, IA, USA
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APR 26
APR 26
Wildflower Walk
We have one of best views in Southwest Iowa to observe spring woodland wildflowers right here outside Atlantic!  The Cass County Conservation Board is holding a Wildflower Walk! The program will be held at the Pellett Memorial Woods outside of Atlantic on April 26th at 9 am. FREE! We invite you to walk through the early spring wildflowers with our naturalist. Learn the names, uses and history of these Wildflowers. Those in attendance will meet at Pellett Memorial Woods- located just outside of Atlantic (63066 Troublesome Creek Rd)
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Congratulations to all of our $1,000 winners in our LOCAL WINNERS GIVEAWAY

MARISSA KELLEY of Harlan
JESSICA TELSCHOW of  Wiota
KENDRA THIELEN of Tennant
LAURIE JOBE of Griswold
ROB KIRCHNER of Atlantic

And we are just getting started!  Keep listening to 96.5 KSOM or KS 95.7 for more.