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Atlantic City Council Approves Real Sale to School District
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the 1014 3rd Street Place sale at Wednesday's meeting. The City agreed to sell the property for $1.00 to the school district. The Council approval followe...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2023
Ernst to Washington Bureaucrats: We're Coming After You!
(Washington) Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed Washington bureaucrats who have yet to return to work. At the same time, federal office buildings sit empty, and wait times for public serv...
Tom Robinson Sep 07, 2023

Atlantic City Council Votes to Dissolve the Atlantic Parks and Rec Board
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council, voted 6-1 to dissolve the Parks and Recreation board on Wednesday. Linda Hartkopf, Fourth Ward City Councilperson, voted against the dissolution, referencing the ...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2023

Audubon County Moving Ahead with Removing Dead Ash Trees Along T-Bone Trail
(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors has spent several weeks discussing improvements and tree removal on the T-Bone bike trail. The discussion centers on improving the trail and removing ...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2023

Air Quality Alert for Western Iowa
(Area) The Iowa DNR has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particulate pollution, which is in effect for all counties in the western half of Iowa through midnight Friday. Fine particulate levels nea...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2023
Report of a Student with a Gun in Council Bluffs; Student Found with Squirt Gun
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department received a report this morning of a juvenile being seen with what appeared to be a gun getting onto a school bus. The bus route was immediately id...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2023

Missouri Man Arrested Following Short Standoff in Fremont County
(Fremont Co) A Missouri man was arrested following a short standoff in Fremont County on Tuesday. The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to Farragut for a report of an intoxicat...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2023

Three Arrested Following Narcotics Investigation in Fremont County
(Fremont Co) Three people were arrested following a narcotics investigation in Fremont County. Fremont County Deputies, with the assistance of the Shenandoah Police Department, conducted the narcotics...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2023

Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Beaver Bounty Program Extension
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the Beaver Bounty Program extension. The program allows participants that harvest beavers for their pelts during tr...
Mandy Billings Sep 06, 2023

Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 32-year-old Patsy Maria Shores of Creston for Tatooing Without a Permit. Authorities transported Shores to the Union County Jail, where she posted the $1,000 bond and...
Tom Robinson Sep 06, 2023







