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3 Red Oak Men Charged with Public Intoxication
October 1st at around 9:44 pm Officers of the Red Oak Police Department were called to 1200 Senate Ave. for a disturbance, upon investigation Officers arrested 37-year-old Russell E. McGee, 29-year-ol...
Western Iowa Today Oct 02, 2022
Exports Keep Adding Value to the Red Meat Supply Chain
(NAFB) U.S red meat exports continue to post solid numbers. Erin Borror (Bore), an economist with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, spoke during the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City. She says exports co...
Tom Robinson Oct 02, 2022
Reminder: Temporary closures of Pottawattamie County road M-47 scheduled for Monday
(Pottawattamie Co) An Iowa Interstate Railroad project to rebuild the at-grade crossing on Pottawattamie County Road M-47 south of Walnut will require closing the roadway to motorists from 6 a.m. Mond...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2022
Cass County Board of Supervisors table Cumberland Library ARPA request; Approve shared employment position between the Attorney and Sheriff
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tabled an American Rescue Plan Act funding request from the Cumberland Public Library for a new roof. Cumberland Library Director Carolyn Har...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2022
Cass County Supervisors seeking Township Clerks and Trustees
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors are seeking individuals interested in Township Clerk and Trustee positions. Board Chairman Steve Baier... The Township Clerk and Trustee positions are pa...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2022
Adair County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Announces Scholarship Winner Terrin Gettler
(Greenfield) Adair County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is pleased to announce Terrin Gettler of Fontanelle is this year's recipient of its $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship, which is awarded each yea...
Mandy Billings Oct 02, 2022
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department reports four arrests. Chloe Marguerite Coburn, 32, of Red Oak, was arrested Friday for Domestic Abuse Assault. Coburn was transported to the Montgomery County J...
Mandy Billings Oct 01, 2022
Gov. Reynolds signs Harvest Proclamation
(Des Moines) Friday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continu...
Mandy Billings Oct 01, 2022
Bow Season Opens
(Area) The Iowa DNR's Bow Season begins Saturday. The season runs into December and will re-open after the completion of the shotgun deer season. "Bow hunters have it made. They have a lot of time and...
Western Iowa Today Oct 01, 2022
U.S. Drought Monitor Shows a Slight increase in Drought Conditions
(Des Moines) The latest drought monitor shows some degradation across the northern half of Iowa. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says eastern Iowa, where the state has had the wettest conditions, st...
Tom Robinson Oct 01, 2022