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News from Western Iowa.
Grassley Meets With Actor McConaughey To Talk Gun Safety
(Washington, DC) -- A Hollywood actor who is a native of Uvalde, Texas -- and a gun owner -- met with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley to talk about ways to prevent future mass shootings. Grassley says Mat...
Tom Robinson Jun 09, 2022
Field Agronomist Tours Hail Ravaged Areas
(Atlantic) Iowa State Extension and Outreach Field Agronomist Aaron Saeugling toured the countryside around the Atlantic, Marne, Wiota, and areas near Massena hardest hit by the high wind and hail eve...
Tom Robinson Jun 09, 2022

Atlantic School Superintendent Exploring Operational Sharing of School Resource Officer
(Atlantic) Atlantic School Superintendent Steve Barber is meeting with Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren and Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue to discuss the operational sharing of a School Resource O...
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2022
Iowa DNR Seeking Witnesses To Fatal Boat Accident On Missouri River
(Missouri Valley, IA) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking witnesses to a fatal boat accident on the Missouri River that happened during the Memorial Day weekend. Investigators are l...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2022
Temporary closure of I-29 near Loveland begins June 17th
(Atlantic) A bridge replacement project on Pottawattamie County Road G-12 over Interstate 29 near Loveland requires closing I-29 to traffic to allow crews to remove the existing bridge beginning on Fr...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2022

Cass County Board of Supervisors approve new hires for the Treasurer's Office and discuss issue with reduced office hours
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors today approved new hires for the Treasurer's Office. Following the loss of several employees in the Treasurer's Office, Treasurer Tracey Marshall asked ...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2022

Cass County Supervisors approve courthouse hours resolution and ARPA funding requests
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution for courthouse hours at their meeting this morning. The resolution was placed on the agenda after the Treasurer's Office posted re...
Mandy Billings Jun 08, 2022
Work release escape of Richard Martinez
(Sioux City) Richard Allan Martinez, convicted of 2nd - degree robbery, and other charges in Crawford County, failed to report back to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility as required on Tues...
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2022

Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke Resigns: Accepts Position with the Stanton Community School District
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors accepted the resignation of County Auditor Stephanie Burke with regret and gratitude. Burke stood before the Board of Supervisors this morning and ...
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2022

Strong Storm leaves a Path of Damage
(Des Moines) A strong storm swept through the southwest region of the state on Tuesday evening carrying high winds, and hail. The storm left a path of flattened crops and downed trees and power lines....
Tom Robinson Jun 08, 2022







