Category Archives: Local News
Representative Tom Moore: Outlines Noteworthy Bills Passing through the House
(Des Moines) Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore says the House passed a handful of noteworthy bills this past week. Moore says an enhanced trespassing penalties bill passed 72-24. He says...
Mar 27, 2021
Highway 59 proposed Bridge Replacement in Page and Fremont County
(Ames) The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for the proposed replacement of the Highway 59 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River, one mile north of Highway 48, on the Page...
Mar 27, 2021
Farm Credit Administration Chairman and CEO Glen Smith Comments on Trade
(Washington D.C) Glen Smith, of Atlantic, and Chairman and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration in Washington D.C., appeared in front of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday...
Mar 27, 2021
Water supply struggling to meet daily needs in Harlan according to findings from McClure Engineering
(Harlan) The City of Harlan is facing some serious concerns with its water supply. At Thursday's Harlan Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees Meeting, Joseph Kellinger with McClure Engineering Company...
Mar 27, 2021
Atlantic School District 14-Day Positivity Rate Declining
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School district's latest COVID data dropped from a 13-percent positivity rate on March 4 to a 4-percent positivity rate on March 18. For the week ending on March 4, o...
Mar 26, 2021
Iowa’s New Gun Bill Waiting on Governor’s Decision
(Des Moines) A gun bill is heading for Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' desk, making it optional for Iowans to acquire a permit to buy or carry a handgun. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds stated she is going to ...
Mar 26, 2021
Anita City Council approves Snow Plow Lease Agreement
(Anita) The Anita City Council took care of some housekeeping duties at Wednesday's special meeting. First on the docket- a public hearing for a proposal to enter into a general obligation snow plow l...
Mar 26, 2021
Steele McLaren “Welcome Home”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ651R5DHIM (Atlantic) Atlantic High School senior Steele McLaren arrived home this morning after spending nearly five months in the hospital recovering and reha...
Mar 25, 2021
Glenwood Police Report Three Arrests
(Glenwood) Three people have been arrested by the Glenwood Police Department. Heather Beaman, age 32 of Glenwood, was arrested Wednesday for Domestic Abuse Assault. 28-year-old Zackari Smith, of Counc...
Mar 25, 2021
Two arrested by Atlantic PD
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports a pair of arrests. 19-year-old J.R. Berdon, of Atlantic, was arrested March 9th on a Cass County Warrant for Failure to Appear. 40-year-old Nicole Ana...
Mar 25, 2021
