Category Archives: Local News
Latest Recommendations from IDPH after Report of Community Spread of COVID-19 in Dallas County
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of one additional positive case of an Iowan with COVID-19 for a total of 18 positive cases. The individual is an older adult ...
Mar 15, 2020
Red Oak Arrest
A Council Bluffs woman was charged with OWI-1st offense early Saturday morning (March 14th). Officers of the Red Oak police department arrested 58-year-old Dawn Leann Wells around 12:05 a.m. Wells was...
Mar 15, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Upcoming County Conventions
(Des Moines) The Iowa Democratic Party is postponing the March 21 County Conventions. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith says," after extensive consultation with County Chairs, the State Central C...
Mar 14, 2020
COVID-19 Testing: What to Do If You Need to Be Tested
(Atlantic) Cass County Health System issued a specific process on Friday for all patients who need COVID-19 testing. As of March 13, the process is: Patients should review the testing criteria that ca...
Mar 14, 2020
Additional COVID-19 Case in Iowa, Reynolds Signs Proclamation to Waive Transportation Weight Requirements
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health has been notified of one additional positive case of 2019 novel coronavirus in an Iowa resident, for a total of 17 positive cases. This individual was...
Mar 13, 2020
Winter Weather Advisory for all of southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for all of southwest Iowa from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says one to three inches of snow is possi...
Mar 13, 2020
Adair County Public Health Coordinator working with Health Partners to Control Spread of COVID-19
(Greenfield) President Donald Trump today declared a National Emergency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump says the emergency will open up nearly $50 billion for state and local gov...
Mar 13, 2020
AHSTW Schools Superintendent Darin Jones Addresses COVID-19
(Avoca) The COVID-19 pandemic is causing the closing of a laundry list of events across the nation. Officials are canceling sporting events at an unprecedented number. Colleges, Universities, and some...
Mar 13, 2020
Atlantic Schools Superintendent’s Statement regarding COVID-19
(Atlantic) Atlantic Community Schools Superintendent Steven Barber released the following memo to Atlantic Community School staff and parents/guardians this afternoon regarding COVID-19 concerns: "A l...
Mar 13, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports eleven arrests from March 2nd through March 11th. Mark Allen Funk, 61, of Griswold, was arrested March 11th for Going Armed with Intent and False Im...
Mar 13, 2020
