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Cass Health's Occupational Therapy Team to Present at April Healthy U
(Atlantic) The April session of Healthy U will be presented by the Cass Health Occupational Therapy team on Thursday, April 17, at noonin Conference Room 2. The Cass Health Occupational Therapy team o...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025

Fatal Accident in Howard County
(Howard Co) A Cresco man died in a single vehicle accident in Howard County Sunday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says 38-year-old Tyler Timothy Johnson was driving a 2013 Ford F150 northbound on Vall...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025

Cass County to Participate in Statewide Tornado Drill
(Cass Co) Outdoor Warning Sirens throughout Cass County will activate Wednesday morning at approximately 10:00AM as part of a Statewide Tornado Drill, according to Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency M...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025

Iowa Attorney General's Office Concludes Iowa State Troopers Acted with Legal Justification in Storm Lake Shooting
(Des Moines) In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the January 27, 2025, fatal shooting of Daniel Joseph James Palenik by two Iowa State Patrol troopers was l...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025

Coon Rapids Man Injured in Tractor Accident
(Guthrie Co) A Coon Rapids man was injured in a tractor accident in Guthrie County Friday afternoon. The Guthrie County Sheriff's Office says 62-year-old Daniel Royer was driving a John Deere tractor ...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) Two men were arrested on warrants in Adair County. The Adair Police Department arrested 46-year-old Timothy Dewayne Martin, of Adair, on March 18th for Failure to Appear on the charge of Do...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025
Nodaway Valley and CAM School Boards to Review Superintendent Applications
(Fontanelle) The Nodaway Valley and CAM School Boards continue the process of hiring a new superintendent. The two boards meet jointly this evening to review the list of prospective candidates. This c...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025

Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports ten arrests over the past week. Kristopher David Lydon, 45, of Papillion, Nebraska, was arrested on March 17th for Violation of a No Contact Order ...
Mandy Billings Mar 24, 2025

Updated: Cass County Sheriff's Office Release Names of Men Found Deceased at Rural Cass County Residence
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office released the names of the two men found deceased at a rural Cass County residence on Friday, March 21. According to the Sheriff's Office, at approximately 1...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025
Creston Police Department Report
(Creston) Creston Police report five arrests over the weekend. On Friday: Melissa Kay Stephenson, 38, 807 W Summit, was arrested at Jarvis/Howard. She was charged with a Union County Warrant of Theft ...
Tom Robinson Mar 24, 2025








