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Olive Street Bridge Project on Schedule
(Atlantic) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken says completing the Olive Street bridge construction project north of Atlantic is on schedule. Construction on the bridge one mile south of Interstate 80 b...
Tom Robinson Aug 20, 2021
Atlantic City Administrator Reviews Census Numbers
(Atlantic) Atlantic City Administrator John Lund presented the latest Census numbers to the City Council on Wednesday. Lund says Atlantic recorded the highest population loss amongst the nine cities c...
Tom Robinson Aug 20, 2021
Special Meeting of the Harlan City Council
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council will gather for a special meeting this morning at 11:30 a.m. to review a recommendation to purchase a K-9 from the Iowa State Patrol. The Council will also receive and...
Tom Robinson Aug 20, 2021
HMU CEO on well status: "We've gotten through the worst of the summer and were able to hold our own"
(Harlan) Thanks to a Tier One Water Warning being in place for the last several months, Harlan Municipal Utilities has made it through a peak demand season without any significant disruptions. An eval...
Western Iowa Today Aug 20, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested David Allen Ryan, 47, of Shenandoah, this (Thursday) morning for Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver, Possession of a Con...
Mandy Billings Aug 19, 2021
Some rural bankers worried drought will threaten operations
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their ...
Mandy Billings Aug 19, 2021
Cass County Conference Board to appoint County Assessor
(Atlantic) The Conference Board will meet next week to appoint a new County Assessor. The hiring comes after former Assessor Brenda Nelson resigned this past May. Cass County Supervisor Chairman Steve...
Tom Robinson Aug 19, 2021
Montgomery County Man arrested on Harassment Warrant
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 49-year old Trevor Wayne Hale of Red Oak on a Montgomery County warrant for 3rd-degree harassment. Deputies transported Hale to the Montgomery...
Tom Robinson Aug 19, 2021
Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Federal Prison For Shooting
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for shooting into an occupied vehicle last year. As a felon, 34-year-old Eric James Lyle couldn't legally p...
Tom Robinson Aug 19, 2021
Page County Teen Hurt in Fremont County Crash
(Farragut) A Shenandoah teenager suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 6:55 p.m. on Wednesday at 250th Street and 370th Ave...
Tom Robinson Aug 19, 2021