Category Archives: Local News
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Pancake Supper and Silent Auction to Support Cass County 4-H on March 3
(Cass Co.) The Cass County 4-H Endowment committee is hosting the annual 4-H Endowment Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 3 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. Th...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2026

Attorney General Brenna Bird Releases Top 10 Reported Scams and Complaints of 2025
(Des Moines) Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the top ten reported consumer complaints and scams affecting Iowans in 2025. Last year, the Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Divisi...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2026

DNR Warns Warm February Temperatures May Stress Maple Trees
(Lewis) Temperatures in the 50s and 60s during the first three weeks of February may cause temporary damage to Maple trees following this recent cold snap. John Lorenzen, appearing on the DNR Show on ...
Tom Robinson Feb 22, 2026

Fuel Prices Fall Across Iowa Amid Lower Oil Costs
(Des Moines) Gas prices across Iowa declined for the week, offering relief to drivers as global crude oil costs also moved lower. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline in I...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2026

Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit Brown's Shoe Fit Co.
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors visited Brown's Shoe Fit Co. on Thursday, February 19th, to welcome back store manager Brian Ruge and meet several new members of the team....
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2026

Showing Kindness Can Help With Chronic Pain
(Cleveland OH) -- A health expert is highlighting the fact that showing kindness can actually help with chronic pain. Doctor Trishul Kapoor, a pain management specialist at the Cleveland Clinic, says ...
Mandy Billings Feb 22, 2026

Two OWI Arrests Reported in Cass County
(Cass Co) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two Operating While Intoxicated arrests. Louie Mitchell Hahn, 62, of Atlantic, was arrested on February 12th for OWI 1st Offense. Logan Daniel Calkin...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2026

Tennessee Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
(Council Bluffs) A Powell, Tennessee man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor. According to public court documents, Shawn Christopher Powell, 52, co...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2026

Cass Health Named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
(Atlantic) Cass Health announced today it has been recognized as a 2026 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This marks the tenth year in a row that Cass Health has...
Mandy Billings Feb 20, 2026

Iowa House passes 'compromise' 2% per-pupil education funding rate
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa House lawmakers passed the state's per-pupil funding package Thursday for K-12 schools, amending the measure to a 2% rate that House Republicans said was a "compromise" re...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 20, 2026







