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Atlantic City Council to Hear Presentation from Retail Coach
(Atlantic) Retail Coach Program Director Austin Farmer will appear at the Atlantic City Council meeting this evening to discuss the City of Atlantic as a potential Retail Coach client. The company rea...
Tom Robinson Aug 04, 2021
Guthrie County Supervisors Increase Wage For Open Facilities Management Position
(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors held a discussion on Tuesday with Facilities Manager Brandon Thompson on the employee pay scale. In an effort to attract more applicants, the s...
Western Iowa Today Aug 04, 2021
Free admission to Sunnyside Pool Thursday through Sunday
(Atlantic) Cass County Health System is picking up the tab for anyone interested in swimming at Atlantic's Sunnyside Pool during its final days of operation this summer. Free admission courtesy of Cas...
Western Iowa Today Aug 04, 2021
Atlantic School Board approves Middle School Students Temporary Re-location Plan
(Atlantic) At an emergency meeting on Tuesday night, the Atlantic School Board approved a plan to temporarily re-locate approximately 330 Atlantic Middle School students following a fire that caused s...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2021
Cass County Fair Livestock Judging and Dog Show Results
(Atlantic) The Cass County Fair livestock judging and dog show results are listed below. In the FFA Contest, the first-place judging team consisted of; Mallory Behnken, Brant Will, Lukas James, and Na...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2021
State Receives 178 Applications For Broadband Grant Program
(Des Moines, IA) -- Nearly 200 applicants are seeking about 300-million dollars in state grants to extend and expand broadband service in Iowa, but only 100 million will be awarded. The legislature se...
Western Iowa Today Aug 03, 2021
Tyson Foods Requiring COVID Vaccinations For All Employees
(Springdale, AR) -- Tyson Foods is requiring all its current employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19 by November 1st and the company will no longer hire unvaccinated people. About 11,000 people work a...
Western Iowa Today Aug 03, 2021
Atlantic Police Department arrest Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department released its latest arrest report from July 20 to August 2. July 20, 2021-Thompson, Phillip Jr, 26 of Atlantic for Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense. He was ...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2021
Pottawattamie County Man arrested on Page County Warrants for Theft and Eluding
(Clarinda) The Page County Sheriff's Office arrested a Council Bluffs man on several warrants. Sheriff Keith Palmer says 25-year old Dylan Elwood Taylor was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail o...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2021
One Person Hurt in Council Bluffs Crash
(Council Bluffs) A driver suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Council Bluffs. Police say the accident happened at around 3:11 p.m. on Monday at Vets Highway and S. 24th Street. Accordi...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2021