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Festival of Trees Begins Thursday
(Atlantic) The American Cancer Society Cass County Chapter is hosting the Festival of Trees December 5th through December 8th at "Santa's Workshop," located at 325 Chestnut Street, the former Robinson...
Mandy Billings Dec 01, 2024
Iowa's Deer Gun Seasons Right Around the Corner
(Lewis) The first shotgun deer season is fast approaching. The first season is from Saturday, December 7, through Wednesday, December 11. Approximately 100,000 hunters are expected to take to the fiel...
Tom Robinson Dec 01, 2024

Updated: One Person Transported Following Single-Vehicle Crash in Cass County
(Wiota) Cass County Chief Deputy Sheriff John Westering tells KSOM/KS95 News at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Cass County Communications received a call about someone experiencing a mental heal...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024

AtlanticCash Sells Out in Around 90 Minutes
(Atlantic) Atlantic Executive Director Bailey Smith says $40,000 worth of AtlanticCash sold out at around 10:30 Saturday morning. The sale started at 9:00 a.m. for the annual "Shop Local" promotion at...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024

Montgomery County Woman Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak woman faces assault charges in Montgomery County. The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest of 52-year-old Charity Ann Boulton on Friday on charges of assault with a dangero...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024

Secretary Naig Announces Investments in 24 Iowa Projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced over $5.2 million in funding for 24 Iowa projects through the USDA's Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) grant program. The init...
Mandy Billings Nov 30, 2024
Ethanol Producers Setting Production Records
(NAFB) Ethanol producers have been setting production records this year. Ten times over the last 14 years, the U.S. has produced more than one-point-one million gallons of ethanol in a week. Half of t...
Tom Robinson Nov 30, 2024
Child Care Costs As Much As Rent For Many Families
(Undated) -- Families are paying rent twice with the cost of child care. The Labor Department says parents are spending up to 15-thousand dollars or more for full-day care per child. That works out to...
Mandy Billings Nov 30, 2024

Pheasant Hunters Await First Widespread Snowfall
(Undated) -- Pheasant Hunting season is well underway, although it may be tough to top last year's big numbers. Todd Bogunshutts, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says numbers have dippe...
Mandy Billings Nov 30, 2024
Eastern Iowa Crash Claims Two Lives
(Dubuque, Iowa) Two people died following a crash Thursday afternoon south of Dubuque. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred around 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of Skyline Road an...
Tom Robinson Nov 29, 2024







