Category Archives: Local News
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Harlan City Council Approves Sale of City Owned Property
(Harlan) The Harlan City Council Tuesday evening held a public hearing on the proposed sale of city-owned property, lots 41-44 in G.H. Christiansen Subdivision, to Michelle Vargas. City Administrator ...
Mandy Billings Jun 21, 2023
Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers To Deploy This Fall
(Middletown, IA) -- Around 150 Iowa National Guard Soldiers from southeast Iowa will deploy this fall. From the 831st Engineer Vertical Construction Company, the members will deploy as part of Operati...
Mandy Billings Jun 21, 2023

Juvenile Remains At Large After Assaulting An Officer in Glenwood
(Glenwood) A juvenile remains at large following an incident in Glenwood early this (Tuesday) morning. The Glenwood Police Department says at approximately 12:08 a.m., Officer Jacob Power performed a ...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2023

Cass County Supervisors To Hold Public Hearings on Zoning Change Request and Vacating Portion of Pella Road
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold two public hearings on June 27th. The Board this morning acknowledged receipt of the Zoning Commission's Recommendation to change zoning classi...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2023
Bridge Over Indian Creek On Highland Road West of Atlantic Could Be Closing Later This Week
(Cass Co) The bridge over Indian Creek on Highland Road (G30) west of Atlantic could be closing later this week. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken told the Board of Supervisors this morning that they ...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2023

Griswold School District Searching for Guidance Counselor: Makes Changes to Lunch Payment Method
(Griswold) The Griswold School District is searching for a couple of teaching positions and made changes to the lunch payment system and nutrition prices at Monday's board meeting. Schools Superintend...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2023

Cass County Tourism President Retires After 20 Years of Service
(Atlantic) The Cass County Tourism Committee hosted a morning reception on Monday, June 19, 2023, to celebrate the retirement of long-time president Kenner Baxter. Baxter has volunteered for Cass Coun...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2023
Adair County Man Arrested on Numerous Enticement of a Minor Charges
(Creston) An Adair County man faces numerous charges, including Lascivious Acts with a Child. Creston Police arrested 22-year-old Blaine Tristan McIntosh of Orient on Monday. He is charged with entici...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2023
Fort Dodge PD Release Murder Victim ID
(Fort Dodge) The Fort Dodge Police Department identifies a 14-year-old killed in a weekend shooting. They got reports of shots fired in the 12-hundred block of First Avenue North Saturday afternoon, f...
Tom Robinson Jun 20, 2023

SWITA Receives the 2023 Iowa DOT's Regional Transit System of the Year Award
(Atlantic) Southwest Iowa Transit Agency (SWITA), Southwest Iowa's public transportation system serving all residents in Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby cou...
Mandy Billings Jun 20, 2023







