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Produce in the Park Spring Celebration Market Now Accepting Pre-Orders
(Area) Produce in the Park is offering a Spring Celebration Market. Pre-orders are being accepted now through April 1st. Market Manager Brigham Hoegh says the pick-up date will be Saturday, April 3rd....
Western Iowa Today Mar 26, 2021
Atlantic School District 14-Day Positivity Rate Declining
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School district's latest COVID data dropped from a 13-percent positivity rate on March 4 to a 4-percent positivity rate on March 18. For the week ending on March 4, o...
Tom Robinson Mar 26, 2021
Iowa’s New Gun Bill Waiting on Governor’s Decision
(Des Moines) A gun bill is heading for Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' desk, making it optional for Iowans to acquire a permit to buy or carry a handgun. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds stated she is going to ...
Tom Robinson Mar 26, 2021
Anita City Council approves Snow Plow Lease Agreement
(Anita) The Anita City Council took care of some housekeeping duties at Wednesday's special meeting. First on the docket- a public hearing for a proposal to enter into a general obligation snow plow l...
Tom Robinson Mar 26, 2021
Steele McLaren “Welcome Home”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ651R5DHIM (Atlantic) Atlantic High School senior Steele McLaren arrived home this morning after spending nearly five months in the hospital recovering and reha...
Tom Robinson Mar 25, 2021
Glenwood Police Report Three Arrests
(Glenwood) Three people have been arrested by the Glenwood Police Department. Heather Beaman, age 32 of Glenwood, was arrested Wednesday for Domestic Abuse Assault. 28-year-old Zackari Smith, of Counc...
Western Iowa Today Mar 25, 2021
Two arrested by Atlantic PD
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports a pair of arrests. 19-year-old J.R. Berdon, of Atlantic, was arrested March 9th on a Cass County Warrant for Failure to Appear. 40-year-old Nicole Ana...
Western Iowa Today Mar 25, 2021
Gas Prices lower this Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, gas prices fell slightly this week. As of Wednesday, March 24, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $2.80 across Iowa. That's one penny lower than last week's...
Tom Robinson Mar 25, 2021
Atlantic School Board Approves Computer Upgrade Plan
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved a computer upgrade for first through 12th-grade students. The district will purchase 1,425 ACER Chromebooks from CDWG for $307 per device for a total of $...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2021
Gov. Reynolds Announces Assistance Programs for COVID-19 Impacted Renters and Homeowners
(Des Moines) At Wednesday's press conference, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced two assistant programs to help individuals and families impacted by COVID-19 with rent and mortgage payments. Impacte...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2021