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Audubon to Host Second Annual Small Business Saturday Holiday Bazaar
(Audubon) Mark your calendars for Small Business Saturday in Audubon, happening on November 29th! Co-Chairs Sarah Hansen and Kathy Wallander share a strong passion for supporting small and home-based ...
Tom Robinson Oct 21, 2025

Red Oak Man Arrested on Child Endangerment, Drug, and Domestic Abuse Charges
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 21-year-old Brayden Eugene Johnson, of Red Oak, Monday afternoon in the area of Ohio and Broadway Street. Johnson was charged with Child Endangerment, ...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2025

Update: Cass Health Hosting Trick or Treat Event on October 30th
(Atlantic) Cass Health invites the public to attend a Halloween Trick or Treat event on Thursday, October 30, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. Parents and children are invited to come to Cass Health for an after...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2025

Boil Advisory Issued for Portion of Exira
(Exira) Another boil advisory has been issued for a portion of the City of Exira. Due to an issue with the water main project, the following locations in Exira are under a boil advisory until further ...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2025

Nishna Valley Family YMCA Encourages Community Members to Volunteer
(Atlantic) The Nishna Valley Family YMCA is inviting community members from across Cass County to get involved and make a difference through volunteering. "Volunteers are the heart of everything we do...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2025

Regional Water Rural Water Association Update
(Avoca) Regional Water notified its customers on Monday, October 20th that Tower 7 in Audubon County is back online and serving customers in Audubon, Cass, and southeast Shelby Counties. Booster Stati...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2025

Cass County Transfer Station Saturday Operating Hours Change
Updated with Clarification: (Cass Co.) As of November 1st, 2025, the Cass County Transfer Station will only be open on the first and third Saturdays of each month. They will still be open during regul...
Mandy Billings Oct 20, 2025

China Proposes Drop Swap
(NAFB) The Chinese Ambassador recently told a Canadian national television audience that his country is willing to remove its tariffs on Canada's pork products, seafood, and, by far the largest of the...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2025

Single-Vehicle Crash In Polk County Claims One Life
(Des Moines) - The Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a single-vehicle crash on southbound Highway 65 at NE 112th Street early this morning. According to the report, a pickup truck veered into ...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2025

Montgomery County Man faces Assault Charges
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Villisca man on assault charges. On Friday, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 62-year-old Eddy Kepler, of Villisca in the 400 ...
Tom Robinson Oct 20, 2025







