Category Archives: Local News
News from Western Iowa.

COVID-19 Testing Results Update from CCHS
Atlantic, IA - Cass County Health System (CCHS) officials reported today that preparations for possible COVID-19 cases continue on a daily basis. "While we have not had any COVID-19 cases identified i...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020
Governor Reynolds Expands Iowa Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Thursday announced the expansion and extension of the current Iowa Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation. The Governor extended and expanded retail busi...
Tom Robinson Mar 26, 2020
First Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) A case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Montgomery County. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the individual is between 41-60 years of age ...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020

Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports Kadin Michael Schoenfeld, 20, of Atlantic, was arrested March 21st on charges of Eluding (D Felony) and OWI 1st Offense (Serious). Schoenfeld was ta...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020

Drop Box installed outside the Cass County Courthouse
(Atlantic) The public is urged to use the newly installed drop box outside the Cass County Courthouse south entry for documents and payments for any of the offices. The drop box is another accommodati...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020
34 Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, Reynolds to hold press conference today (March 26)
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 34 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 179 positive cases. There have been a total of 2,975 ...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020

Griswold School Board approves Pandemic Pay Resolution, 2020-2021 Budget, and School Calendar
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board approved a Pandemic Pay Resolution and the 2020-2021 Budget and School Calendar at their meeting Tuesday evening. Superintendent Dave Henrichs said the Pandemic Pa...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020

Local pastor offers advice to fill spiritual void during social-distancing
(Cumberland) Social-distancing has made a vast impact on most of our lives and among the bigger voids for some people is the lack of church services. Cumberland United Methodist Church Pastor Casey Pe...
Western Iowa Today Mar 26, 2020
Adair County Primary Election Candidates and Information
(Greenfield) The Primary Election will be Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Voter pre-registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2020. Pre-registered voters are required to provide an approved form of id...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020
Adams County Primary Election Candidates
(Corning) The Adams County Auditor's Office has released the list of candidates that will appear on the June 2, 2020 Primary Election ballot. County Supervisor District 2 - Republican Tony Hardisty Co...
Mandy Billings Mar 26, 2020







