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Atlantic Police Report
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department reports the following arrests from April 18th through April 23rd. Chad Arbuckle, 30, of Atlantic, was arrested April 18th for Theft 4th Degree. Edward Parrott...
Mandy Billings Apr 24, 2024
Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday announced a final rule that means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will becom...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 24, 2024

Adair County Supervisors Hold Public Hearing on Ordinance Regulating the Placement of Data Centers
(Adair Co) The Adair County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing this morning on an ordinance regulating the placement of data centers. A draft ordinance on setbacks was created after the Superv...
Mandy Billings Apr 24, 2024

Iowa Teachers Allowed to Carry Must Go Through Extensive Training
(Griswold) Late last week, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill allowing school staff to carry guns on school grounds. District #18 Iowa House Representative Tom Moore says there is a lot more to ...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024

Four Arrested on Drug Charges in Glenwood
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested four people on drug charges. Bret Samuelson, 52, of Glenwood, was arrested today for Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Offense. Bond was set a...
Mandy Billings Apr 24, 2024
Active Weather Pattern Expected Thursday and Through the Weekend
(Des Moines) Craig Cogil, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, says an active weather pattern is expected to move through the region starting on Thursday. Today's weather w...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024

Union County Woman Arrested For FTA
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 47-year-old Karina Lynn Wilkinson of Creston on Tuesday for two counts of Failure to Appear. Police Transported Wilkinson to the Clarke County Jail, where she is held...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024

Montgomery County Deputies Arrest Man Wanted in Decatur County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 48-year-old Timothy Lee Hutchinson of Decatur County in the 1700 block of Highway 34. Deputies transported Hutchinson to the Montgomery County...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024

Red Oak Man in custody on Felony Drug Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested a man on Tuesday with multiple Police Department warrants in connection with felony drug charges. Police arrested 28-year-old Nikolus Brenton Schooling at the Montgom...
Tom Robinson Apr 24, 2024

Nishna Valley Family YMCA Receives Another Anonymous Donation to Recruit Pool Staff
(Atlantic) The Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic received another anonymous donation to help recruit staff for Sunnyside Pool operations this summer. The donation will pay for an additional five p...
Mandy Billings Apr 23, 2024







