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2 suffer minor injuries in small plane crash in Iowa
MILLVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Officials say two people suffered only minor injuries when the small plane they were in crashed in northwestern Iowa. The Telegraph Herald reports that the crash happened Wednes...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021

Man charged in mother's killing ordered to stand trial
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A man accused of stabbing his mother to death in Sioux City last year has been ordered to stand trial. The Sioux City Journal reports that 31-year-old Paul Belk, of Beaufort, S...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021
Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department arrested two men on warrants. Shane Seagler, 42, of Massena, was arrested February 24th on Cass County warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd o...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021

OP-ED: Anxiously awaiting return of fans in high school sports, performing arts
By: Karissa Niehoff, executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations; Tom Keating, executive director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association; Jean Berger, executi...
Western Iowa Today Feb 26, 2021

Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Tylor Grace Thompson, 22, of Lewis, was arrested February 19th on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Thompson was taken to the Cass County Ja...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021
Cass County Supervisors approve resolution setting Maximum Property Tax Dollars for FY22 and appointment of a Deputy Sheriff
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a resolution setting FY2022 Maximum Property Tax Dollars following a public hearing. There were no written or oral comments at the...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021

Red Oak House Fire
(Red Oak) Red Oak Firefighters were called to a house fire at 209 E. Maple Street Thursday evening. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce said Red Oak Police observed smoke coming from the home at around 10:3...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2021

Reed qualifies for 60M Hurdle final at Big Ten Championships
(Iowa City) The University of Iowa Men's Track and Field Team is competing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Indoor Track and Field Conference Championships in Geneva, Ohio. Hawkeye sophomore Grat...
Western Iowa Today Feb 26, 2021
State of Iowa launches COVID-19 vaccination website; 211 Call Center to begin taking appointments for Iowans age 65 and older
(Des Moines) The State of Iowa has launched a new website; vaccinate.iowa.gov, to provide Iowans with information on COVID-19 vaccinations. Governor Kim Reynolds announced at her press conference Thur...
Mandy Billings Feb 26, 2021
Weather Forecast for the Spring Growing Season is still Up in the Air
(Des Moines) The March weather outlook is showing warmer than normal temperatures and a signal of a locked-in La Nina. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says a La Nina is a cold sea service anomaly in...
Tom Robinson Feb 26, 2021







