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Updated: Fatal Plane Crash In Indiana Claims the Lives of Four People From Iowa
(Anderson, Indiana) The four people killed in the September 6 plane crash in Madison County, Indiana, are all from Iowa. According to the press release, a call came in at 09:50 AM to County Dispatch a...
Tom Robinson Sep 08, 2024
APD Releases Statement Regarding Social Media Post Threatening Atlantic School District
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department has been informed of a social media post that threatened the Atlantic Community School district. Police Chief Devan Hogue stated, "Our agency, along with the ...
Tom Robinson Sep 08, 2024

Sixth Annual Youth Fishing Derby Results
(Atlantic) The Cass County Conservation Board released the sixth annual fishing derby winners at Cold Springs Park on Saturday, September 7. Three prizes were awarded, including the most overall weigh...
Tom Robinson Sep 08, 2024
Water Summary Update: Decreased rainfall in August shows a return to dry conditions
(Des Moines) Consistent above-normal rainfall during the summer months slowed in August, resulting in a return of dry conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update. The preliminary statewid...
Tom Robinson Sep 08, 2024

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Meadow & Charm
(Atlantic) On Thursday, September 6, 2024, the Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were on hand to celebrate the opening of a new business, Meadow & Charm, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Brandy Gage, ow...
Mandy Billings Sep 08, 2024

Politics Come to the Grocery Store
(NAFB) University of Illinois researchers have asked consumers if they believe politicians can lower food prices? Specifically, the agricultural college survey asked which political party, if any, tho...
Tom Robinson Sep 08, 2024
Gov. Reynolds appoints Matthew Schuling as District Associate Judge
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Matthew Schuling as a district associate judge in Judicial District 4. Schuling, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is an assistant attorney...
Mandy Billings Sep 08, 2024

Atlantic Man Charged Following Standoff
(Atlantic) An Atlantic faces charges following a one-hour standoff at the Midtown Apartments. Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue says Cass County Communications dispatched Police at approximately 10:26...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2024

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charges
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Deputies arrested 65-year-old Daniel Mark Sempek of Elliott on a Pottawattamie County Warrant for OWI 1st Offense. Deputies transported Sempek to the Montgomery County Jail...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2024
Red Oak Police Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 31-year-old Dallas Eugene Davis in the 1000 block of E. Summit Street for Violating a no-contact order. Officers transported Davis to the Montgomery County Jail and h...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2024







