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Floyd and Gloria Hackwell set to lead Exira 4th of July Parade as Grand Marshals
(Exira) Floyd and Gloria Hackwell will lead Exira's 4th of July Parade as this year's Grand Marshals. Abby Rasmussen with the Exira Community Club says there were several good candidates this year, bu...
Jul 03, 2020
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office report one Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 42-year old Anthony Dean Morris of Elliott for Driving under Suspension. Officer's transported Morris to the Montgomery County Jail where he...
Jul 03, 2020
Exira-EHK senior class ready for celebration at Exira 4th of July Parade
(Exira) From prom to graduation and everything in between, the Class of 2020 has missed out on a lot of typical experiences. Because of that, Exira-EHK graduates have been selected as junior grand mar...
Jul 03, 2020
Montgomery County Man arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested a Montgomery County man for assault. Police arrested 35-year old Randon Daniel Phelps of Red Oak on Thursday in the 2400 block of N. 8th Street for Domestic Abuse Ass...
Jul 03, 2020
New Ambulance Service Starts Operations in Atlantic
(Atlantic) A new ambulance service is up and running in Atlantic. The contract with Medivac expired on June 30th. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund says the change came about with the intention to...
Jul 03, 2020
Atlantic records lowest June rainfall total since 2002
(Area) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says June was an interesting month with wetter than normal conditions in eastern Iowa and drier than normal conditions in western Iowa. Overall rainfall in the...
Jul 03, 2020
Celebrate Safely this Independence Day by Protecting Yourself and Others from COVID-19
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) wants you to have a fun and safe holiday weekend, and do your part to limit the spread of COVID-19. When it comes to COVID-19, you can follow t...
Jul 03, 2020
Gas Prices Slightly Higher than Last Week
(Des Moines) The gasoline price in Iowa increased $.02 from last week's price for an average of $2.10 across the state. Despite the increase, the average gasoline statewide price is still $.47 cheaper...
Jul 03, 2020
Area Softball Stats from Thursday, July 2nd
Harlan 8, Red Oak 1 Emily Brouse had a leadoff home run in a four run 3rd inning. Ella Plagman hit a triple. Jordan Haase hit a double. Kate Heithoff, Kennedy Kjergaard, and Madison Schumacher all sin...
Jul 02, 2020
Area Baseball Stats from Thursday, July 2nd
CAM 12, SW Valley 2 Jacob Holste and Joe Kauffman led the offensive attack. Holste was 3/4 with a double, two singles, two steals, and a couple of runs scored. Kauffman slugged a pair of doubles and d...
Jul 02, 2020
