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Guthrie County Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap
(Guthrie Co.) Guthrie County Health Services Director Jotham Arber updated the Board of Supervisors on the COVID-19 vaccines at their meeting on Tuesday. Guthrie County Auditor Dani Fink said Arber to...
Mandy Billings Dec 16, 2020
Exira-EHK returning to five day school week after Christmas
(Elk Horn) After the Holiday Break the Exira-EHK School District will go back to having five days of in-person school per week instead of four. Wednesday's so far this year have been used as a distanc...
Western Iowa Today Dec 16, 2020
Washing G.E.M 4H Club in the Holiday Spirit
(Atlantic) Members of the Washington G.E.M. 4H Club recently took the time to decorate a tree in the lobby of the Cass County Community Building. Each member was asked to either make or bring an ornam...
Mandy Billings Dec 16, 2020
Average Iowa Farmland Values Stable to Slightly Higher
(Atlantic) The annual ISU Farmland survey shows a slight increase in Iowa Farmland values statewide since 2019. In Atlantic, Peter Smith, President and Certified Appraiser for Smith Land Service, said...
Tom Robinson Dec 15, 2020
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports three arrests. Phillip Michael Houston, 34, of Walnut, was arrested following a traffic stop on Monday. Houston was transported to the Shelby County Jail ...
Mandy Billings Dec 15, 2020
Cass County Board of Supervisors approve establishing new deputy sheriff classification: Sergeant
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved establishing a new deputy sheriff classification: Sergeant; and adopted an addendum to the employee handbook for sergeant classifi...
Mandy Billings Dec 15, 2020
14-year old Suffers Serious Injuries in Single-Vehicle Crash in Adams County
(Corning) A 14-year old female suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash in Adams County. The Adams County Sheriff's says the accident happened on December 10, at around 1:19 a.m. on Corning...
Tom Robinson Dec 15, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) A Pacific Junction woman was arrested for Eluding and other charges in Pottawattamie County. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office says Deputies were advised at 12:33 a.m. on Mond...
Mandy Billings Dec 15, 2020
Glenwood man arrested on four Mills County warrants
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested Robert Rusco, 64, of Glenwood, on Monday on four Mills County warrants. The warrants were for one count of Ongoing Criminal Conduct and three counts ...
Mandy Billings Dec 15, 2020
2 Nebraska Men arrested on Drug Possession Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested two men from Omaha, Nebraska, on drug possession charges. Deputies arrested Tawakal Noor and Kalid Mahamed following a traffic stop at Boxelde...
Tom Robinson Dec 15, 2020