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Atlantic School Board approves 2021-2022 School Calendar.
(Atlantic) On Wednesday The Atlantic School Board approved the 2021-2022 school calendar. The Board's approval followed a public hearing held before the regular meeting. Atlantic Schools Superintenden...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2021
Creston man convicted of Murder in the First Degree and Robbery in the First Degree
(Winterset) A Creston man was convicted by a jury in Madison County Tuesday of the crimes of Murder in the First Degree and Robbery in the First Degree. The Madison County Attorney's Office says the t...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
Red Oak man arrested for Possession of Marijuana
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested Anthony Allen Charles Rohner, 23, of Red Oak, on Wednesday for Possession of Marijuana. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
One person transported to the hospital following an accident in Page County
(Clarinda) One person was transported to the hospital following a three-vehicle accident in Page County Tuesday afternoon. The Page County Sheriff's Office says 39-year-old Stacy Lynn Hale, of rural C...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
Glenwood man arrested for assault, drug and other charges
(Glenwood) A Glenwood man was arrested on multiple charges after officers responded to a call for an assault Tuesday evening. The Glenwood Police Department says when officers responded 27-year-old Ja...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
Iowa man charged in crash that killed woman, injured son
PERRY, Iowa (AP) - A western Iowa man faces several charges after investigators say he caused a crash that killed a Minburn woman and seriously injured her 7-year-old son. Des Moines television statio...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Two women were arrested on warrants in Creston. The Creston Police Department says Amanda Jones, 37, was arrested Tuesday at the Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for the char...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
Iowa’s COVID-19 Cases Trending Lower
(Des Moines) Iowa's positive COVID-19 cases continue to trend lower. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds reported at Wednesday's media briefing the statewide positivity rate is now in single-digits, 8.6-percen...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) A Nebraska man was arrested on a theft charge in Pottawattamie County. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says a Deputy was dispatched to the 19 mile marker on February 9th for...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2021
Centenarian Ruby Wortman Celebrates another Birthday
(Atlantic) A resident of Allen Place in Atlantic reached another milestone this week. Ruby Wortman celebrated her 105th birthday on Tuesday, February 9. Ruby's seven children Darlene, Donna, Denise, D...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2021