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Shelby County Emergency Managament trying to simplify procedure for issuing burn bans
(Harlan) The Shelby County Emergency Management Office is working with the Shelby County Board of Supervisors on establishing a new process for putting a burn ban in place. Emergency Management Direct...
Western Iowa Today Apr 09, 2021
Creston Man arrested on Warrants
(Creston) Creston Police arrest a Union County man on two warrants. Police arrested 31-year old Adam Cross of Creston on Wednesday at his residence on warrants for possession of a controlled substance...
Tom Robinson Apr 08, 2021
Montgomery County Woman arrested Following Two-Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested a Montgomery County woman following a two-vehicle crash in Red Oak on Wednesday night. Police say the accident happened at around 11:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of E. C...
Tom Robinson Apr 08, 2021
Gas Prices Higher
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the average price of gas across the state for the week ending April 7 is $2.79, one cent higher than last week and $1.14 higher than one year ago. The national average f...
Tom Robinson Apr 08, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two drug-related arrests on Wednesday. Police arrested 31-year old Adam Cross of Creston at his residence on a Union County Warrant for the Possession o...
Tom Robinson Apr 08, 2021
Governor Reynolds gives an update on the investigation into the deadly attack at Anamosa State Penitentiary
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds gave an update regarding the deadly attack on staff at Anamosa State Penitentiary at her press conference Wednesday morning. On March 23rd, multiple staff members we...
Mandy Billings Apr 08, 2021
Unseasonably warm temperatures greeted Iowans throughout the month of March
(Atlantic) Average temps in the state for March were warmer than normal and precipitation totals were above average. "The preliminary statewide average temperature was about 42 degrees and that's over...
Western Iowa Today Apr 08, 2021
Cass County Master Gardeners to Host Spring Plant Sale May 8
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Master Gardeners are excited to announce the return of their annual Spring Plant Sale for 2021. Cancelled last year as the pandemic prohibited public gathering, the 2021 eve...
Mandy Billings Apr 08, 2021
Atlantic City Council agrees to apply for Rural Housing Assessment Grant Program
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted across the board to participate in a rural housing assessment grant program with matching funds. Alexis Fleener, Community Development leader, is working wit...
Tom Robinson Apr 07, 2021
Atlantic City Council approves Right-of-Way for Massena Telephone Company Fiber-Optic Plan
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council approved a right-of-way agreement with Massena Telephone Company on a proposed plan to install fiber-optic lines along West 7th Street in Atlantic. M...
Tom Robinson Apr 07, 2021