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News from Western Iowa.

Atlantic Police Department to Partner with Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division for Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine and Vapor Product Education and Enforcement
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department has taken a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of Atlantic underage persons. Known as I-PLEDGE, the program is a...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2022

The Atlantic Police Department and Police Reserves "Family Dreams Christmas." Donations and Applications are now being Accepted
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department and Atlantic Police Reserves will hold their annual Christmas Programs on December 17th and 18th. According to the press release, the Atlantic Police Reserves...
Tom Robinson Nov 18, 2022
Atlantic Grand Lighting Video
Santa made a visit to downtown Atlantic last night to start the holiday season!
Western Iowa Today Nov 18, 2022

Taylor County man pays $23,000 for manure, water pollution violations
(Des Moines) A Taylor County man has agreed to pay $23,000 in penalties and build a manure structure, through a settlement with Attorney General Tom Miller. The state had alleged that Steven Kerns com...
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2022

Glenwood man arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 39-year-old Kyle Zeigler, of Glenwood, on Thursday for Domestic Abuse Assault. No bond was set until Ziegler is seen by a Magistrate Judge.
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2022
Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley files 2028 reelection bid
(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley files for a reelection bid. The paperwork to run for a 9th term in 2028 comes just more than a week after Grassley won reelection for his 8th ter...
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2022
Iowa Credit Union League warns of "Smishing" texting scams
(Des Moines, IA) -- A new type of scam is on the rise. The Iowa Credit Union League is warning residents of "smishing." Scammers are sending texts that look like they're from a financial institution, ...
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2022
Iowa Unemployment Back Above Pre-Pandemic Numbers Despite Rising Unemployment Rate
(Undated) -- Iowa employment is now back above pre-pandemic level. Jesse Dougherty with Iowa Workforce Development says Iowa's unemployment rate went up two-tenths-of-a-percent in October to tw...
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2022

Audubon County Board of Supervisors determine how to fund new E-911 tower
(Audubon) A public hearing has been set for the Audubon County Board of Supervisors to take on the debt of paying for a new emergency communication tower. The public hearing will November 29th. Superv...
Western Iowa Today Nov 18, 2022
DAISY Award Presented to Brooke Dreager, RN
(Atlantic) Cass Health proudly announces that Brooke Dreager, RN was honored with the DAISY Award this week. Dreager has worked at Cass Health since September 2014. Initially a nurse on the Inpatient ...
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2022







