Category Archives: Local News
Slow the Spread this Holiday Season
(NAFB) As recently as September, rural counties had higher rates of COVID-19 than urban areas. Health experts says it's killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urban residents. Dr. Steven Gordon ...
Dec 12, 2021
Cass County Community Foundation Celebrates 2021 Grant Recipients
(Cass County) Thirty-two nonprofit organizations and community projects received grants throughout the past year. These honorees included both spring and fall grant recipients, who were awarded a coll...
Dec 11, 2021
Atlantic Community Schools Athletic Renovation Project Complete
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Athletic facilities renovation project is down to the punch list items. On Wednesday night, Schools Superintendent Steve Barber says the school board accepted the substantial c...
Dec 11, 2021
Recount Official: Grace Garrett wins Atlantic Mayoral Seat
(Atlantic) The recount of the November 30th Mayoral Runoff Election confirmed Grace Garrett won with 588 votes over Tim Teig with 584 votes. The recount team included Bert Hoeck picked by Tim Teig, Le...
Dec 10, 2021
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests and one accident in Griswold. Cass County Deputies arrested 43-year old Anthony Karns of Wiota on Friday on a warrant for violation of...
Dec 10, 2021
Winter Weather Forecast for parts of Iowa
(Des Moines) A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight for parts of southwest and west-central Iowa. Shelby, Carroll, Harrison, and Monona are in a Winter Weather Advisory. Snow accumulati...
Dec 10, 2021
Atlantic School Administration Researching ESSER III Incentives
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber is looking into the possibility of providing staff with a retention incentive using Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Funds. Barber says...
Dec 10, 2021
Deer Hunters Asked to Provide DNR With Samples for CWD Testing
(Boone, IA) -- The Iowa DNR is again collecting samples from deer hunters this year to try and prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The DNR's Tyler Harms says, "obviously, we are putti...
Dec 10, 2021
New Atlantic Medical Center Opens Monday, December 13
(Atlantic) Cass Health is pleased to announce that Atlantic Medical Center is moving into the first half of their new clinic space on Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11. During the move, li...
Dec 09, 2021
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested Michael Davis, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska, today (Thursday) for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set a...
Dec 09, 2021
