Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Reynolds appoints Stacy Ritchie as District Court Judge
(Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Stacy Ritchie as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 5A. Ritchie, of Adel, Iowa, currently serves as an Assistant Dallas Co...
Sep 05, 2021
Harlan Municipal Utilities in design Phase of Water Project
(Harlan) Harlan Municipal Utilities CEO Ken Weber says the engineers released the water development report this past week. HMU survived the summer after implementing a Tier One water warning due to th...
Sep 04, 2021
Atlantic School District Superintendent and Head Nurse outline COVID-19 Policy
(Atlantic) The Iowa Department of Public Health has defined COVID-19 as a childhood illness, and that's how the Atlantic Community School District is it. This year, unlike last year the Iowa Departmen...
Sep 04, 2021
Deer Depredation program to be held again in the City of Atlantic
(Atlantic) Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson told the Atlantic City Council that they will be doing the deer depredation program again this year. Applications can be picked up at the Atlantic Police...
Sep 04, 2021
Atlantic Area Chamber to Host Drive-In Movie Experience with "Hocus Pocus"
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Meyer & Gross Real Estate, will be hosting a Drive-In Movie experience Saturday, October 2nd. "Drive-In Movie Night has become...
Sep 03, 2021
Page County Sheriff's Report
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Frederick George Steven Billings II, 34, was arrested September 2nd at the Page County Jail for Public Intoxication and Furnishing Co...
Sep 03, 2021
Page County Sheriff's Office and EMS respond to farming accident
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office and Emergency Medical Services from Essex were dispatched to 1360 D Avenue, rural Essex, Thursday evening for a farming accident. Angela Marie Johnson-Wityk...
Sep 03, 2021
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit TS Bank
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by TS Bank on Thursday, September 2nd to celebrate new staff and promotions. Dan Rossell has been with TS Bank since it opened in Atlantic in 20...
Sep 03, 2021
Snake and aquatic critter demonstrations planned at Prairie Rose State Park
(Harlan) Christina Roelofs and Shelby County Conservation have a series of events lined up at Prairie Rose State Park during Labor Day weekend. Kayaking and a demonstration on snakes will be held on S...
Sep 03, 2021
Adair County Supervisors approve Speed Limit Resolution
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors approved a speed limit resolution at their meeting Wednesday morning. Chairman Steve Shelley... In other news, County Engineer Nick Kauffman said Lero...
Sep 03, 2021
