Category Archives: Local News
Griswold School Board Acts on Teacher Contract Policy
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board updated a board policy stating a teacher wanting to get out of a signed contract must honor the agreement until the hiring of a suitable replacement. What sparked ...
Jun 22, 2022
Panel Recommends Dismissal Of Review Of Axne Stock Trade Reporting
(Washington, DC) -- A bipartisan advisory panel has recommended that the House Ethics Committee dismiss its review of third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne's stock trades. Last year, a watchdog grou...
Jun 22, 2022
ISU Now Has Its Own Official Wine, Actually, Three Of Them
(Ames, IA) -- The next must-have hot commodity for Iowa State University fans and graduates could be a cool glass of I-S-U-grown and produced wine. Jennie Savits, an enology program specialist at the ...
Jun 22, 2022
Atlantic Food Pantry is moving to a New Location
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Food Pantry is moving to a new location in September on the south side of the building at 704 W. 7th Street, the former "After 5 Somewhere" liquor store. The new site gives pan...
Jun 22, 2022
SWIPCO grant application nets funding for housing in the downtowns of Atlantic and Stanton
(Atlantic) Affordable housing in southwest Iowa recently got a boost from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. A grant administered by Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) will provide $300,00...
Jun 21, 2022
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department arrested John Lawrence Fidone, 25, of Harlan, following a call for service on June 15th. Fidone was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged wit...
Jun 21, 2022
Cumberland Water Tower Painting to begin June 24; residents asked to conserve water
(Cumberland) The City of Cumberland says on Friday, June 24th painting will begin on the Cumberland Water Tower. No water will be pumping into the tower, so residents are asked to start conserving wat...
Jun 21, 2022
Audubon School Board approves Termination of Contractor Agreement for the renovation project
(Audubon) The renovation project of the Audubon School has hit a roadblock. Superintendent Eric Trager said the General Contractor for the project backed out about two weeks ago and so they are pursui...
Jun 21, 2022
Griswold School approves Bus GPS System
(Griswold) The Griswold bus students will have a safer ride to and from school thanks to a new GPS approved by the School Board at Monday's meeting. Griswold School's Superintendent Dave Henrichs says...
Jun 21, 2022
Cass County Treasurer's Office Remains Closed
(Atlantic) The Cass County Treasurer's Office remains closed until further notice. Treasurer Tracey Marshall provided an update to the Board of Supervisors this morning. "I do not have a date on when ...
Jun 21, 2022
