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Atlantic FFA competes at the Iowa State Fair
(Atlantic) Five members of the Atlantic FFA participated in various shows in the 2020 Iowa State Fair Special Edition. The purpose of this event is to support the mission statement of the Iowa State F...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2020
Family Tradition-Isabelle Inman takes crown from Anna Inman as SW Valley Homecoming Queen
(Corning) Last Thursday when the homecoming queen was crowned at SW Valley it stayed in the family. Anna Inman was the 2019 homecoming queen and was excited when she found out the 2020 queen would be ...
Western Iowa Today Sep 16, 2020
CAM Schools Superintendent Discusses Summer Meal Program Extension
(Anita) CAM Schools Superintendent Paul Croghan discussed the extension of the USDA's summer meal program at Monday's School Board meeting. On August 31, the Secretary of Agriculture's Office announce...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2020
NextEra Energy updates Guthrie County Supervisors on wind turbine project
(Guthrie Center) Officials with NextEra Energy gave an update to the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors Tuesday on the wind turbine project. Guthrie County Auditor Dani Fink said the 40-mile long tra...
Mandy Billings Sep 16, 2020
Harlan School Board Discusses Activities and Social Distancing
(Harlan) The Harlan School Board discussed activities and social distancing at Monday's School Board meeting. Harlan Community Schools Superintendent Lynn Johnson says the school board received some r...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2020
Atlantic Rotary Club Celebrating 100 Years of Service
(Atlantic) April 1, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the Atlantic Rotary Club. Each year, the Rotary Club's annual dinner and auction raises money for scholarships, local grants, and sponsors the...
Tom Robinson Sep 16, 2020
Harlan Police Report
(Harlan) The Harlan Police Department reports five arrests and one citation between September 1st and September 14th. John August Fiebelkorn, 49, of Harlan, was arrested September 1st on an active She...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2020
Updated: Atlantic House Fire
(Atlantic) Atlantic Firefighters were called to the scene of a house fire at 311 Cedar Street on Tuesday afternoon. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel says the call went out at 1:15 p.m. "We had a working...
Tom Robinson Sep 15, 2020
AMC Offers Drive-Thru Flu Shots by Appointment
(Atlantic) Atlantic Medical Center, RHC is offering flu shots through a by-appointment drive-thru service this fall. "We're trying hard to keep our patients and staff healthy by practicing social dist...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2020
Stuart man arrested following a pursuit early this morning
(Stuart) A Stuart man was arrested on numerous charges following a pursuit early this morning. The Stuart Police Department arrested 43-year-old Shane Edwin Davis for Eluding, Driving While Barred, Re...
Mandy Billings Sep 15, 2020