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News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Welcome The Elbow Room as New Chamber Members
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited The Elbow Room on Thursday, December 4th to welcome the business as new Chamber members and to learn more about the long-standing h...
Mandy Billings 11h ago

Iowa Farmland Values Show Slight Increase
Farmland Values Inch Up in Market Readjustment Limited land supply, strong yields, and steady demand support the market-though not enough to drive broad growth (Ames) The annual Iowa State University ...
Tom Robinson 12h ago

Senate Hearing On Online Predators
(Washington, DC) -- Congress is trying to tackle the growing problem of online predators. Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a bi-partisan hearing on protecting kids from online sexual predato...
Mandy Billings 14h ago

CAM Giving Tree Provides Holiday Gifts For Students And Families In Need
(CAM) Residents in the Cumberland, Anita and Massena communities have the opportunity to give back this holiday season with the CAM Giving Tree. Sara Young, with the Anita Public Library, said tags ar...
Mandy Billings 14h ago

Audubon City Council Amends Snow Ordinance on Third and Final Reading
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council on Monday evening approved the third and final reading of the City's NEW snow ordinance. This replaces section code 69-12 in its entirety. The ordinance reads as fol...
Tom Robinson 15h ago

Update: High Wind Warning issued for portion of Southwest Iowa
(Area) A High Wind Warning is in effect from Midnight tonight to 8:00 a.m. Wednesday for Monona, Harrison, Shelby and Pottawattamie counties and from 9:00 this evening to 9:00 a.m. Wednesday for Audub...
Mandy Billings 16h ago

Pottawattamie Supervisors Approve Dissolution of MHDS 28E Agreement
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved dissolving the 28E with Southwest Iowa MHDS Region effective December 31st. Suzanne Watson, Director of Community Services, e...
Mandy Billings 16h ago

Guthrie County Supervisors Debate on Formation of EMS Committee
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- EMS has been a hot topic in Guthrie County and since the supervisors voted to make it an essential service, it has been unclear what the next steps would be. At Tuesday's meeti...
Chris Varney 16h ago

Friday is the Last Hands-Free Law Enforcement Day
(Denison) On Friday, December 12, law enforcement officers across Iowa will focus on drivers using their cellphones behind the wheel. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Shelby Mc...
Tom Robinson 16h ago

Montgomery County Supervisors Receive Funding Request, and Approve Weed Commissioners Report and Contract
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors received a funding request from Kathi Most from the Red Oak Library and approved the Weed Commissioners' report. Additionally, the supervisors appr...
Tom Robinson 17h ago







