Category Archives: Local News
10 Iowa School Districts Receive $300,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions
(Guthrie/Adair Co.) Two area school districts were awarded funds to help purchase buses to lower diesel emissions. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protect...
Apr 23, 2020
Budget finalized by Audubon County Board of Supervisors
(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors held a public budget hearing this week and approved the FY21 Budget. The levy rate is on the rise in Audubon County with a county rate of 6.05721 and ...
Apr 23, 2020
Governor commends Iowans response to TestIowa assessment Survey
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds during her daily press conference this morning, reported since the launch of the TestIowa initiative two days ago, over 121,000 Iowans have completed the assess...
Apr 23, 2020
Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman encourages voters to check their mail for absentee ballot request form
(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman joins Secretary of State Paul Pate and auditors across Iowa in encouraging voters to cast absentee ballots by mail in the upcoming June 2 primary. During ...
Apr 23, 2020
176 new positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa, 6 deaths (April 23)
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today 176 new positive cases for a total of 3,924 positive cases. There are 842 negative cases today for a total of 25,338 negative cases. Of the 29,2...
Apr 23, 2020
Riverside Moves Forward to Address Facility Issues
(Oakland) Since the voters rejected two attempts to pass a Voter-Approved Physical, Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) to replace the HVAC systems at the Oakland Elementary and Carson Elementary schools,...
Apr 23, 2020
Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Report
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests. Michael James Gregg, 47, of Council Bluffs, was arrested Wednesday after Deputies were dispatched to 490th and Highway...
Apr 23, 2020
Gas Prices Decline
(Des Moines) The average price of gasoline in Iowa fell 4 cents this week, currently at $1.50 per gallon. The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $6.35 per...
Apr 23, 2020
Atlantic School Board discusses graduation options of the Class of 2020: Discusses Needs Assessment Survey
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber at Wednesday special School Board meeting outlined options for graduation in light of the current situation with COVID-19. Barber says the distr...
Apr 22, 2020
Anonymous Donor Partners with Cass County Local Food Policy Council to Provide Free Eggs on Saturday April 25
(Atlantic) This Saturday, April 25th at 1:00 PM, eggs will be given away free to the first 100 households to show up at the Iowa Western Parking Lot in Atlantic. The eggs, from Southwest Iowa Egg in M...
Apr 22, 2020
