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Atlantic Parks and Recreation Meeting Recap
(Atlantic) Construction continues to repair the bank on the southwest section of the Schildberg Recreation Trail along Lake 3. Bryant Rassmussen, Director, told the Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board...
Mandy Billings Aug 17, 2021
CAM School Board to Act on Facility Committee's Recommendation
(Anita) Tonight, the CAM School Board is expected to discuss and possibly take action on the Facility Committee's recommendation to house all Kindergarten - sixth-grade students at Massena and 7th-12t...
Tom Robinson Aug 17, 2021
Lane Elmquist Exhibits Grand Champion Market Steer at Ia. Gov. Charity Steer Show
(Des Moines) Lane Elmquist and his show steer "Nelson" have had quite a summer. The Audubon teen's steer was selected as the Grand Champion at the Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show on Saturday at the...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2021
Corn and Soybean Crop Condition Ratings decline
(Washington D.C) Corn and Soybean crop condition ratings fell this week, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress Report released on Monday afternoon. Corn condition ratings declined 2 percentage po...
Tom Robinson Aug 16, 2021
Shelby County Sheriff's Report
(Shelby Co.) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports multiple arrests between August 5th and August 15th. Amy Joy Carman, 38, of Avoca, was arrested August 15th following an early morning traffic s...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2021
Prison inmate Joshua Pierce dies
(Clarinda) The Iowa Department of Corrections says Joshua Michael Pierce was pronounced dead at 3:25 a.m. this morning at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after being found unresponsive in hi...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2021
Creston man arrested for Murder in the First Degree
(Des Moines) After a nearly two month long investigation into the disappearance and death of 58-year-old Timothy Fechter, law enforcement has charged his brother, 43-year-old Creston resident Dustin S...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2021
Foreign Exchange Student Coordinator sentenced to over 27 Years in Prison
(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on August 12th to 327 months in prison for Coercion and Enticement of Minor Foreign Exchange students. According to court documents, Thomas Donald B...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2021
Two injured in Guthrie County accident
(Guthrie Co.) Two people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Guthrie County Sunday evening. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says Horacio Gomez Sanchez, 44, of Memp...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2021
Foot Pursuit Nets Felony Narcotics Arrest in Clarinda
(Clarinda) A Mount Ayr man was arrested on felony drug charges in Clarinda. The Clarinda Police Department says on Saturday, shortly after 7:00 p.m., officers observed James Robert Castillo, age 28, w...
Mandy Billings Aug 16, 2021