Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic City Council approves Contract for Animal Shelter Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council awarded the contract for the Animal Shelter Addition project to Henningsen Construction. There two bids submitted for the project. Henningsen Construction bid $215...
Apr 09, 2021
Tight Supplies Driving Building Costs Higher
(Atlantic) As construction season ramps up, contractors are scrambling to secure building materials. Dave Sturm, Engineer for Snyder and Associates in Atlantic, says material costs have gone up 15-to-...
Apr 09, 2021
State Climatologist predicts "Excellent Planting Window"
(Area) After a week and a half of above average temperatures a change is coming in the short term weather outlook. State Climatologist Justin Glisan looks for cooler than normal conditions to persist ...
Apr 09, 2021
Shelby County Emergency Managament trying to simplify procedure for issuing burn bans
(Harlan) The Shelby County Emergency Management Office is working with the Shelby County Board of Supervisors on establishing a new process for putting a burn ban in place. Emergency Management Direct...
Apr 09, 2021
Creston Man arrested on Warrants
(Creston) Creston Police arrest a Union County man on two warrants. Police arrested 31-year old Adam Cross of Creston on Wednesday at his residence on warrants for possession of a controlled substance...
Apr 08, 2021
Montgomery County Woman arrested Following Two-Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested a Montgomery County woman following a two-vehicle crash in Red Oak on Wednesday night. Police say the accident happened at around 11:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of E. C...
Apr 08, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two drug-related arrests on Wednesday. Police arrested 31-year old Adam Cross of Creston at his residence on a Union County Warrant for the Possession o...
Apr 08, 2021
Governor Reynolds gives an update on the investigation into the deadly attack at Anamosa State Penitentiary
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds gave an update regarding the deadly attack on staff at Anamosa State Penitentiary at her press conference Wednesday morning. On March 23rd, multiple staff members we...
Apr 08, 2021
Atlantic City Council agrees to apply for Rural Housing Assessment Grant Program
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted across the board to participate in a rural housing assessment grant program with matching funds. Alexis Fleener, Community Development leader, is working wit...
Apr 07, 2021
Atlantic City Council approves Right-of-Way for Massena Telephone Company Fiber-Optic Plan
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council approved a right-of-way agreement with Massena Telephone Company on a proposed plan to install fiber-optic lines along West 7th Street in Atlantic. M...
Apr 07, 2021
