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Audubon County replacing wooden bridges with box culverts
(Audubon) Audubon County Engineer Mitch Rydl provided the Board of Supervisors with an update on bridges within the county during their meeting this week. Doug Sorensen, Supervisor's Chairman, reports...
Western Iowa Today Aug 04, 2022
Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys Report at August 2 Meeting
(Harlan) Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys reported Tuesday the Council would receive a memorandum of understanding for using the Harlan Airport facilities for students studying aviation. City Adm...
Tom Robinson Aug 04, 2022
Atlantic Mayor Asks Residents and Property Owners to change the City's Visual
(Atlantic) At Wednesday's Atlantic City Council meeting Mayor Grace Garrett spoke about businesses and property owners cleaning up the weeds along the sidewalks and curbs. The mayor says AtlanticFest ...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
Atlantic City Council Approves Development Agreement with Boose Building
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved a resolution authorizing a development agreement with Boose Building Construction, L.C., and an internal advance for funding an economic development grant...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
Atlantic City Council Fails to make a motion on Weitzel's Liquor License renewal
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council approved a motion to remove Weitzel's Restaurant Liquor license renewal from the consent agenda. The item moved to an action item, and no one from th...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
First Probable Case of Monkeypox in Pottawattamie County Confirmed
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in Pottawattamie County. Pottawattamie County Public Health (PCPH) works closely with ID...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
New Rheumatology Team at Cass Health
(Atlantic) Cass Health is excited to welcome three new rheumatologists to Atlantic Medical Center, RHC. Dr. Thomas Schmidt, Dr. Gino Chesini, and Dr. Stephen Slade w...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2022
Hundreds Attend Red Oak Police National Night Out
(Red Oak) Amber Jennings, Community Liaison for the Red Oak Police Department, says around 700 people turned out at Fountain Square Park for the annual Red Oak Police Department "National Night Out." ...
Tom Robinson Aug 03, 2022
Burn ban issued for Adair County
(Adair Co) Per the request of the fire chiefs of Adair County, a burn ban has been put in place effective at 2:00 p.m. today (August 3). Conditions is Adair County are such that open burning constitut...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2022
Temporary closure of north and southbound Iowa 25 at I-80 near Menlo begins August 9
(Adair Co) Bridge deck repair work on the Iowa 25 bridge over Interstate 80 in Adair County near Menlo will require closing north- and southbound Iowa 25 between I-80 and Guthrie County Road F-65 star...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2022