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News from Western Iowa.

State Vet Reminding Pet Owners to Be Cautious
(NAFB) A cat in Oregon's Washington County was recently euthanized after coming down with avian influenza following exposure to wild birds. The owner says the kitten was outdoors full-time and lived n...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2025

Red Oak Man Arrested on Pottawattamie County Warrant
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies arrested 46-year-old Joshua Duane Mohn of Red Oak in the 1200 block of E Summit Street in Red Oak on an active Pottawattamie County Warrant for failure to appear o...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2025
Reynolds Creates DOGE Task Force
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds is pushing forward with efforts to improve government effectiveness in Iowa. Reynolds signed an executive order yesterday creating a DOGE Task Force, with DOGE stand...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2025

Atlantic and Massena's Mobile Food Pantry Postponed Due to Weather
(Atlantic) Cass County's February Mobile Food Pantry distribution in Atlantic and Massena has been postponed due to weather and will now occur on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Atlantic's Mobile Food P...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2025

Significant Snowfall Forecast for Much of Iowa
(Des Moines) The first widespread snowfall is forecast for midnight tonight over far western Iowa, spreading into central and eastern Iowa after midnight. While snow is expected statewide, the highest...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2025

2025 Iowa High School Speech Association All State Large Group Speech Nominations
From the Southwest District: ONE ACT PLAY Performing CLARINDA: The Layover CRESTON: The Least Puzzling Case READERS THEATRE Performing SOUTHEAST WARREN: Genre WAUKEE NORTHWEST: Ban This Book WEST DES ...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2025

Nishna Valley YMCA Child Watch Closed Tuesday Morning
*Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic has announced that Child Watch is closed Tuesday morning due to illness *Cass County Treasurer's Office Closed Due to Illness
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2025
Gov. Reynolds signs executive order establishing Iowa DOGE Task Force
(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order launching Iowa's DOGE Task Force, what Reynolds says is the next step in Iowa's ongoing efforts to successfully improve effectivenes...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2025

Driver Crashes at High Speed in Guthrie County, Later Arrested on Unrelated Charges
(Guthrie Co) The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle accident on 315th Street Saturday afternoon. According to the report, 35-year-old Alexander Oponski Sims, of Adel, was dr...
Mandy Billings Feb 10, 2025
Forecast Calls For an Active Snowfall Week in Iowa
(Des Moines) Several active snow events this week will cut into Iowa's snow deficit. That's according to Brad Small, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Small says the snowf...
Tom Robinson Feb 10, 2025







