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Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit with JJ Design
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors visited JJ Design on Thursday, June 3rd, 2021. The Ambassadors visited with the owner, Jamie Joyce, about their recent renovations and an update on the serv...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2021
TS Bank announces new Assistant Vice President of Ag and Business Banking
(Atlantic) TS Bank, an eight-location southwest Iowa community bank, recently announced the hiring of Amy Coenen as assistant vice president of ag and business banking. Coenen has over 10 years of ban...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2021
Cass County Library Association Accepting Registration for Dolly Parton Imagination Library
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Library Association is taking registrations of the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Library Officials say children under 4 1/2 years old who live in Cass County can register...
Tom Robinson Jun 06, 2021
Ethanol maker POET buys plants from Koch-owned Flint Hills
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - South Dakota-based ethanol company POET has purchased the biofuels assets of Flint Hills Resources, including five ethanol plants in Iowa and one in Nebraska. The deal announce...
Tom Robinson Jun 05, 2021
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 48-year old Floyd Raymond Henry II at 12:38 a.m. Saturday for OWI, 1st Offense. Officers transported Floyd to the Montgomery County Jail and held him on a $1,000 bond...
Tom Robinson Jun 05, 2021
Friends Group at Lake Anita holding kids fishing event on Saturday
(Anita) As part of the Iowa DNR's Free Fishing Weekend, the Friends Group will welcome kids to Lake Anita. Registration will take place near the south boat ramp. Fisheries Biologist Bryan Hayes will k...
Western Iowa Today Jun 05, 2021
Severe weather season noticeably quiet in Iowa
(Area) The main window for severe weather in the state has come and gone with very little activity. State Climatologist Justin Glisan describes the last few months as very odd. "Given the dry conditio...
Western Iowa Today Jun 05, 2021
Ramsey's Market introduces grocery option in Walnut
(Walnut) A new alternative for grocery shopping is now available in Walnut. The Walnut City Council heard a Grand Opening Report for Fresh Out of the Box during their meeting on Thursday. City Clerk S...
Western Iowa Today Jun 05, 2021
Above Normal Temperatures and High Humidity and Slim Chances of Rain forecast for the Region
(Des Moines) Southwest Iowa is getting its first taste of summer, with temperatures reaching the 90's on Friday and more 90-degree weather forecast for today. Cory Martin, a meteorologist with the Nat...
Tom Robinson Jun 05, 2021
Updated: Logan, Iowa Woman injured in Two-Vehicle Crash near Anita
(Anita) A Logan, Iowa woman suffered injuries in a two-vehicle accident north of Anita. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 2:29 p.m. on Thursday. Authorities say 58-year old Kr...
Tom Robinson Jun 04, 2021