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Trevor Frederickson Memorial Donates to Atlantic Police Department
(Atlantic) Grant Petty with the Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund donated $300 to Chief Devin Hogue with the Atlantic Police Department for their upcoming summer program for kids in the community. We ...
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022
Atlantic City Pool Opening Delayed
(Atlantic) Atlantic Park and Rec. Director Bryant Rasmussen says the Sunnyside Pool will not open on Memorial Day Weekend. Rasmussen says they've painted benches, sealed the pool, and raised the umbre...
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 31-year-old Ashton James Olson of Creston at the Creston-Union County Law Enforcement Center for OWI 1st Offense. Police transported Olson to the Union County Jail an...
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022
Ernst Bill Would Use Idle Board Wall Supplies
(Washington, DC) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is proposing a bill to use materials stockpiled for the border wall that has been sitting since the Biden administration stopped work on the wall. The Repub...
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022

Red Oak Woman Charged with Child Abandonment
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces charges for allegedly abandoning her 41-month-old child. Red Oak Rescue transported the baby from Zion Recovery to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, where office...
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022

Rain Totals:
Adair-.90 Anita-.70 Atlantic-1.2 inches Lewis-1.25 inches Lyman-.90 Massena-.79 Seven Miles of Atlantic-1.0 inch Treynor-1.2 inches Wiota-.85
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022

Third Story in Series: Cass County Attorney Candidates Discuss Issues
(Atlantic) Three candidates are running in the Republican June 7 Primary election for Cass County Attorney. Incumbent Vanessa Strazdas, challengers Jay Mez and Robert Engler. Candidates addressed the ...
Tom Robinson May 25, 2022

Bond Issues for Fire Station and Community Pool discussed by Audubon City Council
(Audubon) The Audubon City Council tabled a pair of bonding opportunities during a special meeting on Monday. Representatives from the fire department were on hand to present their request to bond for...
Western Iowa Today May 25, 2022

Senator Ernst Banned From Russia
(Washington, DC) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says her outspoken stance against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is probably the reason she's been banned from Russia. She says...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2022

Reminder: End to federally funded free lunch program for students
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District would like to remind families that when the 2021-2022 school year ends, it will also bring an end to the federally funded free lunch program for all s...
Mandy Billings May 24, 2022







