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July in Iowa Was Second Wettest in History; August May See More of the Same
(Area) -- The weather in the month of July was wetter than normal and we could see more rains in August. That's according to State Climatologist Justin Glisan who says there was about 9 inches of rain...
Chris Varney Aug 06, 2025

Cold Springs Fish Relocation Underway
(Lewis) With the upcoming renovation of Cold Springs Park in Lewis, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have been moving fish to other area ponds. John Lorenzen, Fisheries Biologist with the DNR,...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

No Injuries Reported In Fire And Explosion In Dunlap
(Dunlap, IA) - A fire and explosion occurred Wednesday morning at the "Rockin K" service station in Dunlap. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported. Multiple fire departments responded to the scen...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

Guthrie County Road P-28 Needs Widening
(Guthrie County, IA) -- In April, the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors prioritized the road construction project on Highway P-28 but at this Tuesday's meeting are looking at increasing the project ...
Chris Varney Aug 06, 2025

New interactive map highlights five years of Derecho recovery
(Des Moines) A devastating weather event, known as a derecho, struck Iowa on August 10, 2020. A line of severe storms extended more than 770 miles for 14 hours. Sustained winds lasted almost an hour o...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

Rain Totals for August 6
Area Rain Totals for Wednesday, August 6 Audubon - 1.20 Atlantic - 1.15 Adair - 1.80 Avoca - 1.41 Marne 1.70 Stanton - .67 Red Oak - .80 Shenandoah - .80 Massena - 1.07
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

Farmland Leasing Arrangements Workshop for 2025 focuses on better leases for better relationships
(Atlantic) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Cass County will host a farmland leasing meeting on Wednesday, August 13 at 2 p.m. at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. Presented...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025
Glenwood Man Arrested on Montgomery County Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 32-year-old Matthew Russell Archer, of Glenwood, on Tuesday on a Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. Archer was held on $5,000 cash o...
Mandy Billings Aug 06, 2025

Enhanced Security at Former Glenwood Resource Center
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Redevelopment Corporation has committed to enhancing security at the former Glenwood Resource Center campus. In response to a rise in trespassing, vandalism, and theft, the Cor...
Tom Robinson Aug 05, 2025

Cass County Fair Livestock Sale Generates Community Support for Local Youth and Fair Activities
(Atlantic) The 2025 Cass County Fair wrapped up on Tuesday, July 29th with the annual livestock auction. A total of 333 head of livestock were auctioned off, capping many months of work for Cass Count...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2025







