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News from Western Iowa.

AMC Rapid Care to close early tonight
(Atlantic) AMC Rapid Care will close at 6 pm tonight (October 30) and will resume normal hours of operation tomorrow (October 31) 10 am to 6pm.
Mandy Billings Oct 30, 2020
Page County Sheriff’s Office responds to an accident involving two vehicles and a cow
(Clarinda) The Page County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident at 12:38 this morning involving two vehicles and a cow. The accident occurred on Highway 71 near the 18 mile marker approximately f...
Mandy Billings Oct 30, 2020

Cass County Board of Supervisors approve establishing speed limit on a portion of Memphis Road and approve contracts for bridge projects
(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved establishing a speed limit on Memphis Road from 620th to Highway 71 at their meeting this morning. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said they ...
Mandy Billings Oct 30, 2020
Spiking virus pushes western Iowa County to require masks
(Logan, Iowa, AP) A surge in coronavirus cases has led officials in one western Iowa county to require people to wear masks in public. Television station KETV in nearby Omaha, Nebraska, reports that t...
Tom Robinson Oct 30, 2020

U.S. Senate Candidate Theresa Greenfield makes Campaign Stop in Cass County
(Atlantic) Theresa Greenfield Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate toured Rolling Acres Farms north of Atlantic on Thursday afternoon. Greenfield is facing Iowa incumbent Republican Senator Joni Ernst...
Tom Robinson Oct 30, 2020
Lewis Fire Department holding a drawing for a handmade knife
(Lewis) The Lewis Fire Department is holding a drawing on Election Day for a handmade knife. Lewis Volunteer Firefighter Ryan Archibald said they decided not to hold their annual Election Day Pancake ...
Mandy Billings Oct 30, 2020
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Mills and Shelby Counties
(Des Moines) Emerald Ash Borer has been detected in Mills and Shelby counties for the first time. The invasive, tree-killing pest was collected from trees in Glenwood and Shelby. Iowa State University...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2020
Council Bluffs Police Department phone lines will be down for approximately one hour between Midnight and 5 a.m.
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is informing the community that Cox Communications has scheduled a network upgrade overnight tonight from midnight to 5 a.m. The internal/external...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2020

Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports Mark Elmer Steil, 55, of Bridgewater, was arrested October 24th for Theft 2nd Degree, Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree and Burglary 3rd Degree. Steil wa...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2020

Adair County Board of Supervisors discuss Northwest Wind Farm Urban Renewal Plan
(Adair Co.) The Adair County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution at their meeting Wednesday morning setting dates of a consultation and a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Adair Cou...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2020







