Category Archives: Local News
DAISY Award Presented to Tammy Wyman, LPN
(Atlantic) Cass County Health System is proud to announce that Tammy Wyman, LPN was honored with the DAISY Award on Monday, October 12, 2020. Her nominators said, "I'm sure to Tammy it was just anothe...
Oct 21, 2020
Atlantic School Board to Hold Special Meeting on Thursday
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board is gathering for a special meeting on Thursday morning to take action on the district guidelines for the use of face masks. In August, the School Board voted unani...
Oct 21, 2020
Update: Two injured in Cass County accident
(Wiota) Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident near Wiota this morning. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Shelby McCreedy told KSOM/KS95 Radio that 38-year-old Lora Kanning and 61-year-old Mitch Ho...
Oct 21, 2020
MidAmerican Energy idles 46 wind turbines after blade woes
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa-based electric utility says it has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of two turbines in recent weeks. The Des Moines Re...
Oct 21, 2020
Four day school week will continue at Audubon
(Audubon) Students in Audubon this year have been attending school four days per week and that format will continue through the rest of the semester. The Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday structure ha...
Oct 21, 2020
Two-Vehicle Accident west of Wiota
(Wiota) Cass County Communications dispatched Anita Fire and Rescue, Wiota Fire and Rescue, and Cass County EMS to a two-vehicle crash on White Pole Road west of Wiota. One vehicle came to rest on the...
Oct 21, 2020
Mid-December is the target for completion of ACGC's weight room expansion
(Guthrie Center) ACGC's weight room expansion project is progressing nicely. Activities Director Cody Matthewson say all of the foundational work is complete and things will be taking shape very, very...
Oct 21, 2020
Red Oak Police report 2 arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested one person on drug-related charges and another for driving while barred. Police arrested 50-year old Kevin Wayne Watkins of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 700 block of Mar...
Oct 21, 2020
“Freedom Rock” painting underway in Red Oak
(Red Oak) Artist Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II is painting the much anticipated Freedom Rock in Red Oak. The "Freedom "Rock" is located at Fountain Park in Red Oak. Sorensen selects a theme specific to stor...
Oct 21, 2020
Atlantic School District COVID-19 Data released
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber released COVID-19 data today. "We continue to see positive cases and quarantined individuals, yet we have not experienced a breakout in any of o...
Oct 20, 2020
