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News from Western Iowa.
Adventureland's Log To Be Actioned Off
(Altoona, IA) -- Adventureland is auctioning off a log boat from their famous ride. They said the money paid for the boat will go to the Give Kids the World Village charity. Draken Falls will be the n...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2023

Pottawattamie Conservation Breaks Ground on Hitchcock Nature Center Pavilion
(Council Bluffs) Pottawattamie Conservation broke ground recently on a new 60' x 40' open-air pavilion near the Hitchcock Nature Center (HNC) front entrance in the Loess Hills. Not only will the proje...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2023

OB/GYN Dr. Marcela Pineda to Begin Outreach Clinic in Greenfield
(Atlantic) Cass Health and Adair County Health System are pleased to jointly announce that Dr. Marcela Pineda will be offering an obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) clinic at Adair County Health Syste...
Mandy Billings Aug 05, 2023

SHIFT ATL Summer Soiree event totals over $20,000
(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL is pleased to announce that their Summer Soiree event on July 15 helped raise over $20,000 for the nonprofit organization. Funds raised from this year's event will be poured direc...
Mandy Billings Aug 04, 2023

Red Oak Woman Arrested on Warrant
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 31-year-old Amanda Joy Williams, of Red Oak, Thursday evening on a Red Oak Police Department warrant for Urinating and Defecating in Public. Williams w...
Mandy Billings Aug 04, 2023
Man Who Died In Grain Bin In Western Iowa Identified
(Dunlap, IA) -- A 41-year-old man is dead after being trapped in a grain bin in Western Iowa. Michael Tom Heistand from Dunlap was pronounced dead at the scene in Crawford County. There's no word on h...
Mandy Billings Aug 04, 2023
Reminder: Iowa's Tax-Free Weekend Starts Today
(Area) -- The state's annual tax-free holiday is today and Saturday. Shoppers won't have to pay state and local sales tax on clothes and footwear that costs less than 100 dollars. For more information...
Mandy Billings Aug 04, 2023

Atlantic City Council Approves MOU between the City and IDR, and Other Items
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Iowa Department of Revenue and the City of Atlantic regarding the State Offset Program. City Clerk ...
Mandy Billings Aug 04, 2023

Corn 4 a Cause to Host Community Sweet Corn Day
(Atlantic) Corn 4 a Cause is hosting a community sweet corn picking day this Saturday, August 5 from 8:00-10:00 AM. Area residents are invited to the farm north of Atlantic to pick a dozen ears of fre...
Mandy Billings Aug 04, 2023
Kellerton Man Found Guilty of Arson, Attempted Murder and Other Charges
(Taylor Co) A Kellerton man was found guilty for his role in a house fire in November 2022 that injured a woman in Bedford. According to court records, a jury found 69-year-old Ellis Houk guilty of Ar...
Mandy Billings Aug 03, 2023







