Category Archives: Local News
2025 Cass County Fair Schedule, July 28-29
(Atlantic) 2025 Cass County Fair Schedule, Monday, July 28, and Tuesday, July 29. Monday July 28: 8:00am - Beef Show 8:00am - 8:00pm - 4-H/FFA Exhibits Open 9:00am - Best of Iowa 10:00am - 10:00pm - I...
Jul 28, 2025
Severe Thunderstorms Roll Through Portions of Southwest and West Central Iowa
(Omaha/Valley) Severe thunderstorms packing high winds prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in west central and southwest Iowa early this morning. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunder...
Jul 28, 2025
Colton Anderson Shows Supreme Grand Champion Market Hog at the Cass County Fair
(Atlantic) - Colton Anderson of the Atlantic FFA earned top honors at the 2025 Cass County Fair 4-H and FFA Swine Show on Sunday morning. Anderson's gilt was named Grand Champion FFA Market Hog and la...
Jul 27, 2025
2 Hurt in Mills County Crash
(Glenwood) Two people were treated for injuries in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 29 in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday on northbound Interstate 29,...
Jul 27, 2025
Iowa Pheasant Population Survey Begins Aug. 1
(Iowa) Iowa's annual pheasant survey begins August 1 and weather indicators are pointing in a positive direction. The statewide survey is conducted by Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff betwee...
Jul 27, 2025
2025 Cass County Fair Schedule, Sunday, July 27
(Atlantic) Sunday, July 27, Cass County Fair Schedule: 7:30 am.-Swine Show 10:00 a.m.-Poultry Show 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.-4H/Clover Kids/FFA Exibits Open Noon to 3:00 p.m. Decorators Showcase 3:00 to...
Jul 27, 2025
Confidence In Social Security Declining
(Undated) - Younger Americans are less optimistic about social security benefits as public confidence in the program declines. According to a new AARP survey, 36-percent of respondents were very or so...
Jul 27, 2025
Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Students from Fentanyl, Trafficking, and Gang Violence
(Washington, D.C.) Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) recently introduced the Safe Schools and Communities Act, bipartisan legislation that allows public schools to apply for ...
Jul 27, 2025
Cass County Fair 4H and FFA Sheep Show Results
(Atlantic) The 4-H and FFA Sheep Show kicked off Saturday's activities at the Cass County Fair on Saturday Morning. The results of the show are posted below. FFA Results: Champion FFA Black Faced Lamb...
Jul 26, 2025
Extreme Heat Warning for Portions of Western and Southwestern Iowa
(Des Moines) - The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for much of the region, including parts of northwest, west central, and southwest Iowa, from noon to 8 p.m. CDT on Sunday...
Jul 26, 2025
