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Red Oak Police arrest Hinton, Iowa Woman for OWI
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 18-year old Aayla Ann Jo Larson of Hinton, Iowa, for OWI-1st offense and Interference with Official Acts. Police transported Larson to the Montgomery County Jail, whe...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2021
CCHS Board of Trustees Votes to Lower Tax Rate Again
(Atlantic) Cass County Health System is working through the pandemic in solid financial shape. On February 17th, the Board of Trustees set a tax rate of $2.25 per $1,000 of taxable property valuation ...
Tom Robinson Mar 28, 2021
Cass County Conservation kicks off Native Plant Sale
(Area) The ordering process is underway for the Cass County Conservation Board's 4th Annual Native Plant Sale. Naturalist Lora Kanning explains they have a variety of plants with different blooming co...
Western Iowa Today Mar 28, 2021
Cass County Man arrested on Burglary Charges in Audubon County
(Audubon) A Cass County man faces burglary charges in connection with an investigation in Exira. The Audubon County Sheriff's Office arrested 58-year old Dennis Petersen, of Atlantic, for 3rd -degree ...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2021
Page County Woman arrested on Drug-related Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested Bailey McClarnon of Clarinda on Friday for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and two counts of Child Endangerment. The charges stem from a traffic stop at the intersec...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2021
Representative Tom Moore: Outlines Noteworthy Bills Passing through the House
(Des Moines) Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore says the House passed a handful of noteworthy bills this past week. Moore says an enhanced trespassing penalties bill passed 72-24. He says...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2021
Highway 59 proposed Bridge Replacement in Page and Fremont County
(Ames) The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for the proposed replacement of the Highway 59 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River, one mile north of Highway 48, on the Page...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2021
Farm Credit Administration Chairman and CEO Glen Smith Comments on Trade
(Washington D.C) Glen Smith, of Atlantic, and Chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration in Washington D.C., appeared in front of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday...
Tom Robinson Mar 27, 2021
Water supply struggling to meet daily needs in Harlan according to findings from McClure Engineering
(Harlan) The City of Harlan is facing some serious concerns with its water supply. At Thursday's Harlan Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees Meeting, Joseph Kellinger with McClure Engineering Company...
Western Iowa Today Mar 27, 2021
Flooding: Topic Today for National Severe Weather Awareness Week
(Atlantic) Turn around and don't drown is the message for this final day of National Severe Weather Awareness Week. Flooding is the topic on this final day. Cass County Emergency Management Director M...
Tom Robinson Mar 26, 2021