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Ruth Ann Mortensen Obituary
Ruth Ann Soll was born on March 30th, 1941, to Arnold & Alma Soll in Manilla, IA. She attended country school until she transferred to Elk-Horn-Kimballton School where she graduated in 1959. On Au...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025

Randy Feenstra Officially Announces Campaign for Governor of Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra is launching his campaign to be Iowa's next governor. Feenstra formed an exploratory committee in May of this year looking into a potenti...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025

Atlantic School District Outlines Bond Measures Ahead of November 4 Vote
(Atlantic) Atlantic School District patrons will vote on a $22.5 million General Obligation Bond, an $18.5 million Sales Tax Revenue Bond, and a Revenue Purpose Statement on November 4th. Atlantic Sch...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025
Larry A. Blake Obituary
Larry A. Blake died peacefully on October 8, 2025. was 89 years old. Larry was born August 14, 1936, on a small family farm, a few miles south of Atlantic, Iowa. He spent his early years working on th...
Western Iowa Today Oct 28, 2025

Cass County Auditor Explains Bond Election Public Measure Postcards
(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers is clarifying why many voters recently received multiple "Official Notice of Bond Election" postcards in the mail. In 2023, the Iowa Legislature passed Hous...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025

Atlantic and Clarke Community High Schools Earn National Speech & Debate Recognition
(West Des Moines) The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is proud to announce the 2024-2025 Leading Chapter Awards. Two schools here in Iowa were recognized, including Atlantic High Schoo...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025

Three Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Page County
(Page Co.) Three people were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle accident in Page County Monday evening. The Page County Sheriff's Office received a call at 5:57 p.m. of a traffic acci...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025

Cardinals Get Great Team Effort in First Round Win Over Ogden
(Treynor, IA) -- Treynor got a 49-7 win against Ogden in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs on Friday. Head Coach Jeff Casey says it was a game where he was able to bring the subs onto the field...
Chris Varney Oct 28, 2025

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors TABLE Action to Possibly Dissolve Compensation Board
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors tabled a resolution at Tuesday morning's meeting to possibly dissolve the county compensation board. In 2023, the Iowa legislature passed a bill gi...
Tom Robinson Oct 28, 2025

Pottawattamie County Honors Veterans with Operation Green Light November 4-11
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors signed a proclamation supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans the week of November 4-11. The proclamation honors the service and ...
Mandy Billings Oct 28, 2025







