Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic School Board passes new Guidelines for Non-Medical Remote Learners.
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board approved remote learning guidelines for the second semester at a special meeting on Wednesday night. There are approximately 90-95 remote learners, with around 40 ...
Dec 16, 2020
Governor Reynolds announces adjustments to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds today announced adjustments to the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency which are effective tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. through January 8th. Reynolds said these changes red...
Dec 16, 2020
Greene County Man struck by a Pickup Suffers Serious Injuries
(Grand Junction) A Greene County man suffered possible life-threatening injuries when a pickup near Grand Junction struck him. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 8:10 p.m. on 1...
Dec 16, 2020
Work release escape of Dequan White
(Council Bluffs) Dequan Terez White, convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree and other Pottawattamie County crimes, failed to report back to the Council Bluffs Residential Facility as required on Tuesday afte...
Dec 16, 2020
Creston Police report Three Arrests and Two Break-ins
(Creston) Creston Police report three arrests and two break-ins in their latest report. *Police say 29-year old Jeanette Govea, of Creston, was arrested on Tuesday at her residence on the charge of Vi...
Dec 16, 2020
Schmid defeats Berendes in Special Election for District #1 Supervisor Seat
(Red Oak) Charla Schmid defeated Steven Berendes, 88-57, for (60.69%) of the votes in a special election to fill the vacancy in Supervisor District #1 in Montgomery County. In late October, the superv...
Dec 16, 2020
Harlan Students to return to the Classroom for 100-Percent On-site Learning Following the Christmas Break
(Harlan) Harlan Community School District students will return to 100-percent in-person learning following the Christmas Break. "During the last board meeting we evaluated our numbers to see what thin...
Dec 16, 2020
Exira-EHK returning to five day school week after Christmas
(Elk Horn) After the Holiday Break the Exira-EHK School District will go back to having five days of in-person school per week instead of four. Wednesday's so far this year have been used as a distanc...
Dec 16, 2020
Washing G.E.M 4H Club in the Holiday Spirit
(Atlantic) Members of the Washington G.E.M. 4H Club recently took the time to decorate a tree in the lobby of the Cass County Community Building. Each member was asked to either make or bring an ornam...
Dec 16, 2020
Average Iowa Farmland Values Stable to Slightly Higher
(Atlantic) The annual ISU Farmland survey shows a slight increase in Iowa Farmland values statewide since 2019. In Atlantic, Peter Smith, President and Certified Appraiser for Smith Land Service, said...
Dec 15, 2020
