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Iowa Volunteers Supporting Red Cross Disaster Response to Hurricane Helene
(Des Moines) The American Red Cross has initiated a large-scale relief effort in response to Hurricane Helene, which caused extensive damage in the Southeast. The organization has dispatched over 45 e...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report three arrests over the weekend. Two people face charges for violating a no-contact/protective order. On Sunday, Police arrested 22-year-old Christopher Gage Selvy and 2...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Atlantic Firemen's Annual Breakfast Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week on October 6
(Atlantic) With the annual donation breakfast, the Atlantic Fire Department kicks off "Fire Prevention Week" on Sunday, October 6. Atlantic Fire Department Lt. Jake Vetter says they will serve breakfa...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Farmer's Almanac Has a Little Something for Everyone
(Undated) The Farmer's Almanac started in 1818 when farmers didn't have technology or publications. Farmers in that era depended on the Almanac for weather patterns and projected sunrises and sunsets....
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Atlantic Little League Ball Park Fence Damaged
(Atlantic) Atlantic Park and Rec Coordinator Jeff Christensen posted a video on Sunday of damage to one of the outfield fences at the Atlantic Little League Park on the north side of Atlantic. Christe...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Cerro Gordo County Crash Claims One Life
(Clear Lake) One person died, and another injured in a two-vehicle crash in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened around 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at County Roads S14 an...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Greenfield Community Still Rallying After Tornado
(Greenfield) Residents of Greenfield, Iowa, are uniting through music and donations to support recovery efforts following a deadly EF4 tornado that struck on May 21st. Thaddeus Hawley organized an auc...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Minden, Iowa: One of Four Iowa Communities Selected for Small Business Grant Program
(Grinnell, Iowa) The Pottawattamie community of Minden is one of four pilot projects selected by The Iowa Rural Development Council for its Rural Business Initiative (RBI), an effort to support rural ...
Tom Robinson Sep 30, 2024
Unused Gift Cards Amount To $27 Billion Nationwide
(Washington, DC) -- The holiday gift-giving season is right around the corner, and the gift cards people received last year may be collecting dust. Bankrate Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman says 43...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2024
Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors Learn About Proposed EMS Tax Levy
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors hosted a discussion with Erik Johnson, Cass County EMS, on Thursday, September 26th, to learn more about the proposed EMS Tax Levy to enhance emergency medi...
Mandy Billings Sep 29, 2024