Category Archives: Local News
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Montgomery County Sheriff's Report
(Montgomery Co.) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests. Alcides Armando Gutierrez-Telule, 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested Thursday morning for speeding 80 in a 55 mph zone an...
Mandy Billings Sep 04, 2025

Remembrance Day Ceremony to be Held at Atlantic City Park on September 11
(Atlantic) The American Legion Post #43 is hosting a Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Atlantic City Park on September 11 at 9:00 a.m. Leonard Kinney, American Legion Commander, says the program will ho...
Tom Robinson Sep 04, 2025

Vision Atlantic President Christina Bateman Outlines the Three Funding Buckets for the Project
(Atlantic) KSOM/KS95 News continues its series on the Vision Atlantic Initiative, an $84 million project aimed at reshaping the community with 142 new housing units, an expanded YMCA, and a new childc...
Tom Robinson Sep 04, 2025

Atlantic City Council Reviews Process for Filling Vacant At-Large Seat
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council discussed and came to a consensus to fill the vacant at-large seat following the honorable resignation of longtime city councilman Gerald Brink. Atlantic Mayor Gra...
Tom Robinson Sep 03, 2025

Riverton Wildlife Area wetland pumping delayed due to FEMA repairs
(Riverton) Significant portions of the pumped wetland at the Riverton Wildlife Management Area, near Riverton, are currently dry until a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)-led project ...
Mandy Billings Sep 03, 2025

Cass Health Upgrading MRI Technology
(Atlantic) Beginning today (Wednesday, September 3), Cass Health is upgrading its in-house MRI machine. The upgrade is expected to take approximately five weeks to complete. A mobile MRI unit will be ...
Mandy Billings Sep 03, 2025

Audubon Residents Allowed to Raise Chickens (With Restrictions) Under New Ordinance
(Audubon) Overall, surveys suggest thousands of municipalities across the U.S. now allow backyard chickens, and ordinances are trending more permissive as demand grows. Last month, the City of Audubon...
Tom Robinson Sep 03, 2025

Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office arrested Tyler Jason Chambers, 34, of Glenwood, on August 27th for two counts of Violation of Probation. Chambers was arrested again on August 29th for Th...
Mandy Billings Sep 03, 2025

Harlan City Council Meeting Recap
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council has approved the third and final reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 69.08 of the city's Code of Ordinances, creating new no-parking zones on Dye Street and Gary ...
Mandy Billings Sep 03, 2025

Shelby County Arrest Report
(Shelby Co) The Shelby County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests over the Labor Day weekend. Wesley Allen Fischer, 48, of Hancock, was booked into the Shelby County jail on Saturday, August 30th an...
Mandy Billings Sep 03, 2025







