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Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon discusses Alert Iowa changes
(Atlantic) Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon told the Supervisors Tuesday that the state is changing contract for their Alert Iowa system and beginning July 1st anyone who was sign...
Mandy Billings Jun 09, 2021
Audubon Water Superintendent discusses Water Emergency
(Audubon) On Monday, city officials in Audubon put in place a Water Emergency effective through September 1st. Dirk Rasmussen, with US Water, explains the water table is low and the wells have to work...
Western Iowa Today Jun 09, 2021
Atlantic School Board to Address Return Learn Modification Plan
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber will recommend the School Board approve changes to modifications to the district's return to learn plan for the 2021-2022 school year. Barber re...
Tom Robinson Jun 09, 2021
Cass County Supervisors receive update from Engineer Trent Wolken
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a recommendation from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken to work with Adair County on a regrading project on G61. Wolken also menti...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2021
Atlantic School Board to Act on the Hiring of New Head Boys' Basketball Coach
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will take action on the hiring of new Head Boys' Basketball Coach Derek Hall at Wednesday's School meeting. Pending board approval, Hall will take over the program...
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2021
Nearly half of Cass County Population Vaccinated for COVID-19
(Atlantic) Cass County Public Health Nurse Linda Edelman says 43-percent of the total population in Cass County is fully vaccinated. Edelman says as of late last week, 5,588 individuals have received ...
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports seven arrests. Walter Jay Colvin Jr., 48, of Council Bluffs, was arrested June 2nd for Interference with Official Acts. Bond was set at $300. Vick...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2021
Statewide Special Enforcement Project
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Safety and a handful of other agencies will focus on impaired driving during a statewide special enforcement project, June 9 through June 12. According to st...
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2021
New ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station at the Danish Windmill in Elk Horn
(Elk Horn) Travelers driving hybrid and electric vehicles between Omaha and Des Moines can unplug and recharge at the same time by hopping off the interstate at exit 54 and taking a short drive north ...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2021
Atlantic Parks and Recreation moving forward with opening the Sunnyside Pool in the next couple of weeks
(Atlantic) Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen is hoping to open the Sunnyside Pool within the next couple of weeks. Rasmussen said representatives from ACCO came in and looked at ...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2021