Category Archives: Local News
Cass County Conference Board votes 3-0 for ex-county employees to keep insurance
(Atlantic) A pair of former Cass County employees will keep their insurance coverage at the county's expense for an additional two months. The Cass County Conference Board met on Thursday evening to a...
Sep 30, 2021
Two airlifted following accident north of Cumberland Thursday evening
(Cumberland) A collision at the intersection of Oxford Road and 690th Street (County K/N28) in Cass County sent two people to the hospital on Thursday. Cass County Deputy Tim Olsen says the two vehicl...
Sep 30, 2021
Iowa Farmland Values Up 26.6 % Since Last Fall
(Des Moines, IA) -- A survey of real estate agents finds the price of tillable Iowa farm land is increasing significantly. The Iowa chapter of the Realtors Land Institute releases survey data in March...
Sep 30, 2021
Cass County Supervisors hold discussion on Willow Heights building
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors are faced with a decision on what do to with the County owned building south of Atlantic which is now known as Willow Heights. The future of the facilit...
Sep 30, 2021
Winnebago County Becomes 18th In State To Become Second Amendment Sanctuary
(Forest City, IA) -- Winnebago County in northern Iowa becomes the 18th county to declare itself a Second Amendment sanctuary. The board of supervisors approved the resolution Tuesday. It stops local ...
Sep 30, 2021
Grassley: Democrats Should Raise Debt Ceiling On Their Own
(Washington, DC) -- U-S Senator Chuck Grassley says congressional Democrats should raise the federal debt ceiling on their own while they push new spending in areas not supported by his party. Grassle...
Sep 30, 2021
Union County Teen hurt in 2 Vehicle Crash
(Afton) A Union County teenager suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash. The Union County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at around 7:24 p.m. on Wednesday in Afton. Authorities say a priv...
Sep 30, 2021
Drive-In Movie Experience With "Hocus Pocus" This Weekend
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Meyer & Gross Real Estate, will be hosting a Drive-In Movie experience this Saturday, October 2nd. "Drive-In Movie Night has b...
Sep 29, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports ten arrests between September 23rd and September 28th. Dillon Franklin Hastings, 23, of Clarinda, was arrested September 23rd on a warrant for Har...
Sep 29, 2021
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 664 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, September 22 through Wednesday, September 29. Over the past ...
Sep 29, 2021
