Category Archives: Local News
Montgomery County Sheriff's Report
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year old Matthew R. Garcia of Macksburg, Iowa, for driving with a revoked license. The arrest stemmed from a traffic stop on Saturday for s...
Oct 24, 2021
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit with Vodec
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors hosted Jolene Sonntag, Daryn Richardson, and Jeremy Dunkirk on Thursday, October 21st, 2021, to welcome Vodec to the Chamber and learn about the services th...
Oct 24, 2021
Atlantic School District upgrades Aviation Simulators
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District upgraded the Aviation program. The district implemented the aviation program into the curriculum three years ago to provide a four-year program. Atlan...
Oct 24, 2021
Plastic Bags to Benches Program: Recycled bench placed in Cedar Park in Atlantic
(Atlantic) A recycled bench has been placed in Cedar Park in Atlantic as part of the Plastic Bags to Benches Program. This bench was donated by the Lions Club. Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director B...
Oct 24, 2021
Congresswoman Axne's bipartisan bill co-led with Senator Ernst named a 'No Brainer' bill
(Washington, DC) Congresswoman Cindy Axne's bipartisan bill co-led with Senator Ernst was named one of the National Taxpayers' Union's "No Brainer" bills for 2021. The bill would permanently raise the...
Oct 24, 2021
USTA Presents $40,000 Check to Atlantic School District's Tennis Courts Project
(Atlantic) On Saturday afternoon, Missouri Valley-USTA Executive Director Mary Buschmann and Missouri Valley-USTA Tennis Service Representative John Terpkosh presented the Atlantic Community School Di...
Oct 23, 2021
Griswold School Board Enhances Early Retirement Policy
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board added an extra financial incentive to the district's early retirement policy. The board offers the early retirement plan yearly, and the policy allows up to five p...
Oct 23, 2021
Landus Acquires Grain Elevator in Atlantic, Iowa
(Ames, Iowa) Landus, Iowa's largest farmer-owned grain cooperative, announced today the acquisition of a 3.4-million-bushel grain elevator in Atlantic, Iowa. Pipeline Foods most recently operated the ...
Oct 22, 2021
Red Oak House Fire
(Red Oak) Red Oak Firefighters on Thursday morning battled a house fire. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 9:20 a.m. at 300 Market Street. The first Fire Engine arrived three min...
Oct 22, 2021
Council Bluffs Police investigating a shooting death; searching for a person of interest
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is investigating a shooting death. Council Bluffs Police and EMS were called to 1200 East Washington Street at 3:42 a.m. today (Friday) for a repo...
Oct 22, 2021
