Category Archives: Local News
Griswold School Board Discuss Return to Learn Plan and Masks
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board on Monday discussed the return-to-learn plan, mask mandates, and reporting positive COVID-19 cases. Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says following sc...
Sep 23, 2021
SHIFT ATL reimburses City for Low-Interest Loan
(Atlantic) Shift ATL held up their end of the bargain and reimbursed the City Council the $65,000 to be deposited back into the Non-profit Housing Fund. The group purchased and renovated the home at 6...
Sep 22, 2021
Atlantic City Council Adopts Resolution encouraging the Cass County Board of Supervisors Make Investment Necessary to Support First Responder Communication Coverage
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted across the board to support the Cass County Board of Supervisors Investment in the Public Safety and First Responders Communication Infrastructure (tower) an...
Sep 22, 2021
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested Tera McAtee, 32, of Council Buffs, today on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond was set at $1,000 cash or surety. Kameron Myer...
Sep 22, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Mills Co.) Three people were arrested on drug charges in Mills County. The Mills County Sheriff's office says Michael Grieger, 51, Angel Bustillos Esparza, 28, and Breanna Cheree Roberts, 26, all of ...
Sep 22, 2021
Region 4 COVID-19 Weekly Update
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health's weekly data shows 801 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Region 4 from Wednesday, September 15 through Wednesday, September 22. Over the past ...
Sep 22, 2021
Incumbent US Senator Grassley Holds Big Lead Before Declaring He Is Running
(Des Moines, IA) -- The latest Iowa Poll shows incumbent U-S Senator Chuck Grassley has a big lead among registered voters even before he has declared that he is running. The Iowa Republican leads for...
Sep 22, 2021
Two Southwest Iowa Schools Receive National Blue Ribbon Schools Designation
(Des Moines, IA) Two southwest Iowa Schools received the U-S Department of Education recognition of National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021. Lewis Central High School and Bedford Elementary School were ...
Sep 22, 2021
Freedom Rock Tour complete; Auction being held to raise money for Veterans and secure the 100th Freedom Rock
(Greenfield) Artist Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II wrapped up his work on the 99th Freedom Rock at the Central City Fairgrounds over the weekend. For more than two decades Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II has been pa...
Sep 22, 2021
Exira-EHK re-visits return to learn plan
(Elk Horn) No changes have been made to the Exira-EHK return to learn plan. The Board of Education re-visited the topic after recent changes, most notably the ability to impose a mask mandate being pu...
Sep 22, 2021
