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News from Western Iowa.
Iowa 3rd District Representative Cindy Axne Addresses Southwest Border Issue
(Washington D.C.) Families and children traveling alone have accounted for 29% of all Border Patrol encounters in February, up from 13% two months earlier. Iowa 3rd District Congresswoman Cindy Axne t...
Tom Robinson Mar 18, 2021
Playground at Exira Legion Ballpark getting major upgrade
(Exira) New playground equipment is coming to the City of Exira. Thanks to efforts by the Community Club and others, the playground at the Exira Legion Ballpark will be updated very soon. Abby Rasmuss...
Western Iowa Today Mar 18, 2021
Shelby County Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Shelby Co.) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors approved the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget following a public hearing on Tuesday. The board also approved the Shelby County Compensation Board recommendat...
Mandy Billings Mar 18, 2021
Lane restrictions on the Iowa 48 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River west of Elliott begin Monday
(Elliott) A road construction project west of Elliott on the Iowa 48 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River requires restricting traffic to one lane with temporary traffic control lights and a 10-foot...
Mandy Billings Mar 18, 2021
Atlantic City Council Approves FY22 Budget
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council held a public hearing and approved the FY2022 budget on Wednesday. The proposed budget is $14,740,571.00; this is a decrease of -18.25% or $3,289,610.00 less than ...
Tom Robinson Mar 17, 2021
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports seven arrests from March 3rd through March 16th. Maximilian Elwood, 22, of Atlantic, was arrested March 3rd on a Cass County Sheriff's Office warran...
Mandy Billings Mar 17, 2021
Governor Reynolds: COVID-19 Recovery Continues
(Des Moines) At Wednesday's press conference, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa's momentum continues towards recovery from the pandemic. Iowa's 14 and seven-day average positivity rate dropped to 3...
Tom Robinson Mar 17, 2021
Two people transported to the hospital following an accident in Cass County Saturday
(Atlantic) Two people were transported to the hospital following a single-vehicle accident in Cass County on Saturday. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred on Marne Road at 4:38...
Mandy Billings Mar 17, 2021
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports six arrests. Julie Ann McManigal, 46, of Manning, was arrested March 11th on an active Ida County warrant. McManigal was transported to the Shelby County ...
Mandy Billings Mar 17, 2021
All Iowans will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 5th as long as vaccine allocation increases as projected
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds announced at her press conference today that with the national vaccine supply projected to significantly increase in the next two weeks, all Iowans will be eligible ...
Mandy Billings Mar 17, 2021