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DNR Outlines Options for Donating Harvested Deer
(Area) Hunters that harvest a deer this fall have multiple options on how or where to donate the meat. The Iowa Deer Exchange is a new program to help connect hunters with those in need. Bryan Hays wi...
Western Iowa Today Dec 06, 2020
Dr. Bethel Kopp Joining CCHS
(Atlantic) Cass County Health System (CCHS) officials announced today that Bethel Kopp, MD will join the CCHS medical staff in January 2021. Dr. Kopp is an internist who has been in practice for more ...
Mandy Billings Dec 06, 2020
USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines
(Area) The U.S. Postal Service is expecting significant volume increases as most families and friends will hold virtual celebrations this holiday season instead of opening gifts in person. As always, ...
Mandy Billings Dec 06, 2020
Atlantic Christmas Lighted Parade
(Atlantic) Brian Ruge of Browns Shoe Fit, this year's winner of the Scrooge contest, led Atlantic's Annual Christmas Lighted Parade down Main Street in Atlantic on Saturday evening. The Scrooge contes...
Tom Robinson Dec 05, 2020
Thayer Man Charged with Insurance Fraud
(Thayer) A Thayer man has been charged with one count of Insurance Fraud - Presenting False Information following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau. The charges against Jo...
Mandy Billings Dec 05, 2020
Shotgun deer hunters ready to take the field
(Area) Iowa's Shotgun Deer Season opens Saturday. December 5th starts Shotgun Season 1. Bryan Hayes with the Iowa DNR says, "During the two shotgun deer seasons we estimate about 120,000 hunters will ...
Western Iowa Today Dec 05, 2020
Iowa Governor addresses the Pandemic and Schools
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said substantial data showing K-12 schools could safely bring students back to the classroom. The Governor pointed toward a recent study from the NWEA showed te...
Tom Robinson Dec 05, 2020
Final Test Iowa site relocates for winter
(Des Moines) The Test Iowa site in Pottawattamie County, currently located at the Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluffs, will be relocated after testing concludes at 4 p.m. today (Friday, D...
Mandy Billings Dec 04, 2020
Female located in Montgomery County transported to the hospital to be treated for exposure
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, along with personnel from Villisca and Red Oak Rescue, responded to a report of an unresponsive female that was located in the 500 block of 1st Avenue...
Mandy Billings Dec 04, 2020
Numerous items reported stolen from a vehicle in Creston
(Creston) Numerous items were reported stolen from a vehicle in Creston. The Union County Sheriff's Office says Cooper McDermott reported that sometime between the night of November 26th and the morni...
Mandy Billings Dec 04, 2020