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Iowa’s Average County COVID-19 Positivity Rate Lower this Week
(Des Moines) The average county COVID-19 positive rate dropped from 28-percent to 17.5 percent over the past week. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds released the latest statistics during Thursday morning's p...
Tom Robinson Nov 19, 2020
Free Flu Shots for Uninsured Adults at Cass County Public Health
(Atlantic) Cass County Public Health has a limited supply of influenza vaccine as part of an initiative to immunize adults with no insurance, who are under-insured, or who have limited access to influ...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2020
Mills County Sheriff’s Report
(Glenwood) Two people were arrested on warrants in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested William Holt Jensen, 41, of Glenwood, on Wednesday on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond ...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2020
Union County Man arrested in Adams County for OWI
(Corning) A Union County man faces alcohol-related charges and other citations due to a traffic stop in Adams County. Deputies stopped 26-year old Lucas Evan Neitzel of Creston Wednesday night on High...
Tom Robinson Nov 19, 2020
Adair County Board of Supervisors agree to participate in Broadband Study
(Greenfield) The Adair County Board of Supervisors agreed to participate in a Broadband Study. Representatives from the Des Moines Partnership and HR Green presented the proposal to the Board on Wedne...
Tom Robinson Nov 19, 2020
210th Street between Quail and Robin Avenue in Audubon County closed for bridge repair
(Audubon Co.) The Audubon County Roads Department says 210th Street between Quail Avenue and Robin Avenue will be closed to thru traffic for bridge repair starting today (Thursday, Nov. 19) at 7:30 a....
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2020
Greenfield City Council discusses employee leave and Airport CIP
(Greenfield) The Greenfield City Council discussed employee leave time at their meeting Tuesday. Greenfield City Clerk Becky Haase said they have had some employees that had scheduled vacation that ar...
Mandy Billings Nov 19, 2020
Childcare Incentive Program presented to the Atlantic City Council
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, CADCO Executive Director Jennifer McEntaffer, Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bailey Smith, and Shirley Urich, Community Development Specialist with Child...
Tom Robinson Nov 18, 2020
Atlantic School Board Votes to extend Temporary Face Mask Policy
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board voted unanimously at a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon to extend the temporary face mask policy through December 10. On October 23, the Atlantic School Boar...
Tom Robinson Nov 18, 2020
Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation modifying public health measures
(Des Moines) Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation that modifies existing public health measures to provide clarity and simplify the measures applicable to recreational...
Mandy Billings Nov 18, 2020