Category Archives: Local News
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Audubon County Supervisors Award HVAC Project
(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday awarded Graphite Construction the HVAC project for the courthouse; however, they did not award the low bid. Audubon County Supervisor Chair...
Tom Robinson Nov 01, 2023
Five Billion Dollars Is Being Dedicated To Rural Communities For Economic Development, Including Iowa
(Washington, DC) -- President Joe Biden is in Minnesota today, announcing five-billion dollars intended to stimulate rural economies across the nation, including Iowa. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture To...
Mandy Billings Nov 01, 2023
Iowa Mobile ID App Now Available
(Des Moines) The Iowa Mobile ID application is now available. It was officially launched to the public on Monday after its soft launch in the summer. The app is now approved at 17 places in Iowa, such...
Tom Robinson Nov 01, 2023

Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 59-year-old Rhonda Joann Sperber of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 1600 block of E. Summit Street for Public Intoxication. Officers transported Sperber to the Montgomery C...
Tom Robinson Nov 01, 2023

Pottawattamie County Supervisors and Sheriff's Office Hold Another Discussion on Hiring an Additional School Resource Officer
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors and Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office held another lengthy conversation Tuesday morning regarding the hiring of an additional Schoo...
Mandy Billings Nov 01, 2023

"Elect A Scrooge" Annual Contest to Begin Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber's Annual Scrooge Contest is underway in November. The contest was created by Eleanor Hoover in 2002. Jackie Sampson and Karen Miller took over the reins in 2019 fo...
Tom Robinson Nov 01, 2023

Iowa Lt. Governor Adam Gregg Provides Iowa United First Aid Presentation to Atlantic Rotarians
(Atlantic) Iowa Lt. Governor Adam Gregg appeared at the weekly Atlantic Rotary Club meeting for a presentation on Cass County Iowa United First Aid. Cass County is one of three Iowa counties testing a...
Tom Robinson Oct 31, 2023
Iowa Wildlife Experts Watching Nebraska Rabies Case
(Undated) -- Wildife experts in southwest Iowa are watching Omaha deal with a unique rabies case in a stray kitten. Vince Evelsizer, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, questions... He says...
Mandy Billings Oct 31, 2023

Engineer Provides Update on Bridge and Culvert Projects to Cass County Board of Supervisors
(Cass County) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken updated the Board of Supervisors on current bridge and culvert projects this morning. Wolken said they did a pour for the deck of Bridge #380 near Anita...
Mandy Billings Oct 31, 2023

Updated: Adams County Man Facing Charges For Allegedly Shooting At Truck Filled With Teenagers
(Corning) A Corning man is facing charges for allegedly firing a gun towards a truck with teenagers. The incident happened last Friday night at the intersection of Highway 148 and 130th Street. Deputi...
Tom Robinson Oct 31, 2023







