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Cass County Engineer Provides Update on Bridge Projects to Board of Supervisors
(Cass Co) Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken provided an update on bridge projects to the Board of Supervisors this morning. The board also approved the Rolling Hills Wind Farm Road Use Agreement Accep...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2023

AtlanticFest Kicks Off Next Weekend in Downtown Atlantic
(Atlantic) AtlanticFest, presented by First Whitney Bank & Trust, will be held next weekend on Saturday, August 12th. Downtown Atlantic will be filled with activities for the whole family includin...
Western Iowa Today Aug 01, 2023

Isaac Hansen, Ada Hansen, and Rio Johnson Took Home the Best of Iowa Awards at the Cass County Fair
(Atlantic) The Best of Iowa Awards were held at the Cass County Fair yesterday. Five area participants were recognized. 1st Place Junior: Isaac Hansen of Grant Guys & Gals 2nd Place Junior: Macy F...
Western Iowa Today Aug 01, 2023
Update: Atlantic Community School District Continues Conversations With Ann Wickman Child Development Center
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Community School District continues to work with the YMCA and Ann Wickman Child Development Center officials regarding the expansion of the 3-year-old preschool program and the...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2023

Robbery Under Investigation in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- Police in Council Bluffs are investigating an armed robbery. Authorities say that a man entered the Motel Six on the South Expressway early yesterday morning and took cash from...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2023

Red Oak Man Arrested on Pottawattamie County Warrant
(Red Oak) A Red Oak man was arrested on a Pottawattamie County warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault- Injury or Mental Illness 1st Offense. The Red Oak Police Department says 27-year-old Dylan Elwood Tay...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2023
Special Election in Pottawattamie County Today
(Council Bluffs) A Special Election is underway today (Tuesday) in Pottawattamie County to decide how the County Board of Supervisors should be elected. The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors a...
Mandy Billings Aug 01, 2023

Morgan Will Takes Home Top Prize at Cass County Fair Beef Show
(Atlantic) On Monday evening, Morgan Will won the overall Supreme Market Animal at the Cass County Fair's Champion Beef Selection Show. Morgan and her market steer "Chad" now advance to the "Best of t...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2023
Nation's Corn and Soybean Condition Decline under Last Week's Extreme Heat
(NASS) According to the USDA's latest weekly Crop Progress report released Monday, the U.S. corn crop condition rating fell this week. The nation's soybean condition declined from last week's extreme ...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2023

Council Bluffs Police Release Slow Down/Move Over Stats
(Council Bluffs, IA) -- The Council Bluffs Police Department is out with results from a recent traffic operation. Police say the Slow Down/Move Over Campaign resulted in 65 traffic citations, 42 warni...
Mandy Billings Jul 31, 2023







