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Atlantic City Council Approves Amended Attorney Retainer
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved an amended City Attorney retainer with Otto, Lorence, and Wiederstein on Wednesday. Atlantic City Clerk Barb Barrick says Sarah Jennings, the Audubon Coun...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2020
Atlantic City Council Votes Down Limitations on Street Closures
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted down a proposal on Wednesday that would have limited the number of times a group could close down a street for a special event. The Community Protection Comm...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2020
Drought Conditions could bring Fall Colors Early
(Atlantic) The drought conditions could bring the fall colors earlier than normal this year. Cass County Extension and Outreach Director Kate Olson says, on average, this part of the state would see t...
Tom Robinson Oct 09, 2020
Road in Sunnyside Park to close Saturday for maintenance on disc golf course hole #15
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department will be closing the road in Sunnyside Park between the Cass County Fair Grounds and the Kiddie Korral bathrooms for maintenance on the disc golf...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2020
Two additional deaths associated with COVID-19 in Guthrie County
(Guthrie Co.) Guthrie County Department of Public Health announced today another two additional deaths associated with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guthrie County. One individual was 73 with underl...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2020
Update: Two people injured in a motorcycle accident on I-80 in Cass County Wednesday
(Atlantic) Two women were injured in a motorcycle accident on I-80 in Cass County Wednesday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says 67-year-old Ellen Lloyd, of La Vista, Nebraska, was driving a 2017 Harle...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2020
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police received three theft reports on Tuesday. *Richard Julian Cordova, 109 N. Oak St., reported that a black Smith and Wesson M&P 40 was stolen from his vehicle. Estimated valu...
Tom Robinson Oct 08, 2020
Audubon City Council will meet on Monday
(Audubnon) Trick or treating is not expected to take place in Audubon this year. A mayoral resolution on Halloween is on the agenda for Monday's city council meeting. City Clerk Joe Foran says the ind...
Western Iowa Today Oct 08, 2020
IBC releases third quarter economic outlook survey
(Des Moines) The Iowa Business Council released its third quarter economic outlook survey for 2020 on Wednesday. Governor Kim Reynolds at her press conference Wednesday said the overall economic index...
Mandy Billings Oct 08, 2020
Atlantic City Council passes Stop Sign Amendment on First Reading
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted 5-1 on the first reading to amend an ordinance that would convert the intersection at 22nd and Olive to a four-way stop. The intersection is currently a two-...
Tom Robinson Oct 07, 2020