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Grand Lighting Ceremony This Thursday
(Atlantic) The Annual Grand Lighting Ceremony is Thursday at 5:00 PM at the Historic Rock Island Depot in Downtown Atlantic. Bailey Smith, Executive Director at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce s...
Mandy Billings Nov 13, 2023
Lenox Man Arrested on Drug Charges
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 27-year-old Carlos Ivan Cortez, of Lenox, early this morning at the intersection of Elm and Page for Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 1...
Mandy Billings Nov 13, 2023

USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline on Frozen Turkey Consumption
(Undated) -- Some people can find a forgotten frozen turkey in the back of the freezer and they wonder if it's still safe to eat. Meredith Carothers with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline says it's ...
Mandy Billings Nov 13, 2023
Americans Owe Over A Trillion Dollars On Credit Cards
(New York, NY) -- Americans owe over a trillion dollars on their credit cards. That's according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It found that credit card b...
Mandy Billings Nov 13, 2023
Rotary Auction November 18
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Rotary is celebrating this year's milestone with the 40th annual auction, scheduled for Saturday, November 18th, at the Cass County Community Center. For the past four decades,...
Tom Robinson Nov 12, 2023

Updated: Atlantic Fire Department Called to House Fire
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department was called to a house fire late Sunday afternoon. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel says the call went out at 4:19 p.m. at 2821 County Club Drive in Atlantic. Capp...
Mandy Billings Nov 12, 2023
Fatal Hunting Accident in Guthrie County
(Panora) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a fatal hunting incident that occurred Saturday in Guthrie County. Seth Egelhoff, 26, of Chesterfield, IL, was killed Saturday ...
Tom Robinson Nov 12, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a man on assault charges on Saturday. Police arrested 45-year-old Dale Lee Shatto of Creston at his residence for domestic abuse assault, 1st offense, causing bodily ...
Tom Robinson Nov 12, 2023

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Arrest Report
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff'sOffice arrested the driver of a vehicle after backing into a concrete barrier at a gas station. A deputy observed a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse backing into the ba...
Tom Robinson Nov 12, 2023

Employee Attrition Rates Declining Precipitously
(New York, NY) -- More people are deciding to stay at their jobs. White-collar job turnover has declined so steeply at some large employers that companies now find themselves over budget on certain te...
Mandy Billings Nov 12, 2023







