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Shana Platt Named Cass County Assessor
(Cass Co) The Cass County Conference Board accepted the resignation of Cass County Assessor Mary Anstey effective February 29th. Conference Board Chairman Steve Baier said Mary is stepping down after ...
Mandy Billings Feb 16, 2024

Fremont County Sheriff's Report
(Fremont Co) A Virginia woman was arrested for Assault with Injury on a Correctional Officer. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Tasha Denise Beale was in jail for an incident that o...
Mandy Billings Feb 16, 2024

Whole Milk in School Meals Gaining Momentum
(NAFB) For more than a decade, Congress has prevented U.S. public schools from serving whole and 2% milk to students. Now, parents, physicians, dieticians, and the dairy community are pushing back, an...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024
Funding Needed for Rural Internet Program
(NAFB) A rural internet subsidy program could be phased out. Tom Perez, Senior Advisor to the President, says the Biden Administration requested six billion dollars to extend funding for the Affordabl...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024
Former Bookkeeper for Avoca Business Sentenced on Charges of Theft and Tampering with Records
(Pottawattamie Co) Staci Lee Ploen, a resident of Dexter, Iowa, and formerly of Pottawattamie County, pled guilty and was sentenced for Theft 1st Degree and Tampering with Records. The Pottawattamie C...
Mandy Billings Feb 16, 2024

Union County Man Arrested for Going Armed with Intent and Other Charges
(Creston) A Creston man faces assault and other charges, including Going Armed with Intent. Creston Police arrested 38-year-old Manuel Luke Richardson of Creston on Thursday at Howard and Spruce for P...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024

Representative Tom Moore on Iowa House Three-Percent State Supplemental Aid Proposal
(Des Moines) It was a busy week in the Iowa State House as they approached the first funnel deadline, which is today. This is when most bills proposed in the House or Senate must be voted out by their...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024
Iowa Agency Refuses to Produce Records for Audit Following New State Law
(Des Moines) An Iowa agency refused to hand over records for an audit for the first time since a bill restricting the powers of the State Auditor's Office became law. The Iowa Board of Parole says the...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024

Harlan Resident Darla Hansen to Sing National Anthem for Shriner's Baseball Classic
(Arlington, TX) - With the Shriner's Baseball Classic starting today, one southwest Iowa resident isn't preparing for batting practice, but rather singing practice. Harlan resident, Darla Hansen, has ...
Western Iowa Today Feb 16, 2024

Oil Spill in Glenwood Reaches Keg Creek
(Glenwood) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating an oil spill at Keg Creek in Mills County. At approximately 5:25 a.m today (February 15) the Iowa DNR received a call via the 24-ho...
Mandy Billings Feb 15, 2024







