Category Archives: Local News
Iowa Senate Passes School Voucher Program Bill
(Des Moines) The Iowa Senate last week passed a bill that allows parents of K-12 student vouchers provided by the state to attend a private institution. Iowa District 11 Republican Senator Tom Shipley...
Jan 31, 2021
Grandparent Scam Continues
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the Grandparent Scam continues. With this scam, the caller claims to be a grandchild who is in trouble and needs a sum of money to get out of jail. If ...
Jan 31, 2021
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit CADCO
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Cass/Atlantic Development Corporation on Thursday, January 29th. Members were introduced to the new Executive Assistant, Jessi Klever. Jessi ...
Jan 31, 2021
Red Oak man arrested for Serious Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested Michael Eugene Squires, 36, of Red Oak, early this morning for Serious Assault. Squires was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $1,00...
Jan 30, 2021
Rep. Moore Votes to Add Second Amendment Protections to the Iowa Constitution
(Des Moines) On Thursday, Representative Tom Moore (R-Griswold) of House District 21 voted to support a constitutional amendment to protect Iowans' right to keep and bear arms, helping pass it through...
Jan 30, 2021
Atlantic Graduate Interning at the State Capitol
(Des Moines) Atlantic High School graduate and Iowa State university student Cody McCreedy is interning as a Representative Clerk at the Iowa State Capitol during the 2021 session. McCreedy, 2018, Atl...
Jan 30, 2021
Iowa lawmakers Pass In-Person Learning Bill
(Des Moines) Iowa District 11 Republican Senator Tom Shipley, of Nodaway, says kids need to be in school. The Iowa Legislature passed a Bill last week mandating every school district in Iowa holds cla...
Jan 30, 2021
Winter Weather Advisory for Adair and Guthrie counties
(Des Moines) A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Adair and Guthrie counties from 9 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says to expect areas of freezing dr...
Jan 29, 2021
Audubon County Sheriff’s Report
(Audubon) The Audubon County Sheriff's Office reports five arrests. Maxim Checuh, 23, of Audubon, was arrested on January 17th for two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Cont...
Jan 29, 2021
Cass County Public Health Receives Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
(Atlantic) Cass County Public Health is beginning to receive a limited supply of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for Tier 1 of Phase 1B, which includes people who are 65 and older, first responders, PK-12 sc...
Jan 29, 2021
