Category Archives: Local News
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Atlantic School District Filling Open Teaching Positions with Staff and Long-term Substitutes
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School District will temporarily use long-term substitutes to fill some vacant teaching positions. Atlantic School's superintendent Steve Barber says they will fill the open po...
Tom Robinson Aug 07, 2022

Weather conditions enhance risk of summer fish kill
(Area) Hot and dry weather is increasing the likelihood of fish becoming victim of a summer kill event. Declining water levels have been reported anywhere from six inches low at Lake Anita to about a ...
Western Iowa Today Aug 07, 2022
Cass County 4H Leader Weighs in on Banner Award
(Atlantic) The activities at the Cass County Fair wrapped up this past Wednesday with clean-up day. Numerous projects will now compete at the Iowa State Fair, including Cass County Fair Queen Keira Ol...
Tom Robinson Aug 07, 2022
Madison County Man Dies in Dallas County Crash
(Dallas County) A Madison County man succumbed to his injuries due to a crash in Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 6:45 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 80 near the 112-mi...
Tom Robinson Aug 06, 2022
2 Hurt in Dallas County Crash
(Dallas County) Two people suffered injuries in a crash in Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 7:26 a.m. on Friday on eastbound Interstate 80 near the 109-mile marker. A...
Tom Robinson Aug 06, 2022

Cass County 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale Generates nearly $225,000
(Atlantic) On Tuesday, the Cass County 4-H and FFA livestock sale grossed just shy of 225 thousand dollars, close to the $229 thousand one year ago. Mike Tibken, Vice-President and Branch Manager at t...
Tom Robinson Aug 06, 2022
Excessive Heat Warning for Harrison, Pottawattamie and Mills counties
(Omaha) The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Harrison, Pottawattamie and Mills counties from Noon to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dangerously hot conditions with he...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2022

Atlantic Middle School Open House Hours released
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber released information on the Middle School Open House set for August 12. On July 27 last year, a roof fire caused considerable water damage to th...
Tom Robinson Aug 05, 2022

Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Robert Warner, 29, of Fremont, Nebraska, was arrested Thursday on the charge of OWI 1st Offense. Warner was transported to the Cass Cou...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2022
Pickup strikes train in Cass County; No injuries
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident near 665th Street and Hampton, at the railroad crossing, at 12:24 a.m. on Saturday, July 30th. A 2015 Chevrolet 2500 pickup being op...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2022







