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Cass County Choral Society Annual Christmas Concert
(Atlantic) The Cass County Choral Society will present their annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December 14 at 6:00 pm in the Atlantic High School Auditorium. The concert will include several solo an...
Mandy Billings Dec 08, 2025

Produce in the Park's December 20 Christmas Farmers Market Offers Local Foods and Family Fun
(Atlantic) Atlantic is known for grand Christmas celebrations and great farmers' markets, and Produce in the Park's Christmas Market brings both together. The 2025 Christmas Market is scheduled for Sa...
Tom Robinson Dec 08, 2025

Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Mills County
(Mills Co.) Two Omaha residents were taken into custody early Sunday morning after a traffic stop in Mills County led to the discovery of multiple illegal drugs. According to the Mills County Sheriff'...
Mandy Billings Dec 08, 2025

Cass County Democrats Hold Christmas Gathering, Donate Winter Clothing
(Atlantic) The Cass County Democrats held their annual Christmas gathering this week, focusing on community support and hearing from several Democratic candidates running for office in 2026. Attendees...
Mandy Billings Dec 08, 2025

Creston Woman Arrested on Adair County Warrant
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Jillian Rose Weaver, of Creston, on Friday on a warrant for Probation Violation. Bond was set at $2,000. Weaver was released on bond l...
Mandy Billings Dec 08, 2025

Iowa Department of Corrections Recognizes eight counties for outstanding jail operations, Adair County one of the Best of the Best
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) is proud to announce that eight counties have been recognized as having top-performing jails in the state. This recognition celebrates jails that ...
Mandy Billings Dec 08, 2025

Cass EMS Called to a 2 Vehicle Accident in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cass County Communications called out Cass EMS to 8th and Cherry for a two-vehicle accident just before 9:15 this morning. One of the airbags deployed on one of the vehicles, and one of the...
Tom Robinson Dec 08, 2025

Update: Avoca Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Other Charges
(Avoca) An Avoca man has pleaded not guilty in connection to an October shooting incident. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says 28-year-old Shaun Patrick McCarthy was charged with domestic a...
Tom Robinson Dec 08, 2025

Atlantic Elks Collecting Deer Hides Again this Year
(Lewis) The first shotgun deer season is underway, and the DNR reminds hunters that the Atlantic Elks Lodge is collecting deer hides again this year for their veteran deer hide program. John Lorenzen,...
Tom Robinson Dec 08, 2025

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests over the weekend. On Friday, Police arrested 32-year-old James Dean Michelson of Creston following a traffic stop in he 500 block of N. Division Street. Mic...
Tom Robinson Dec 08, 2025







