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Cass County Sheriff's office Recognizes Tenured Employees
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office recently recognized tenured employees of the Sheriff's Office, the Cass County Jail and the Cass County Communication's Center. The Sheriff's Office recogni...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2023

ACLU of Iowa Sends Letter to Atlantic Schools to Safeguard Protest Rights of Students
(Atlantic) Today the ACLU of Iowa sent a letter to the Atlantic Public School Board advising it to not adopt any policy that would unconstitutionally restrict students' rights to protest. On May 10th ...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2023

Fifth Annual Youth Fishing Derby Results
(Lewis) The Cass County Conservation Board held a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park on June 10th 2023. Prizes were awarded for the most overall weight: 1st Traven Thomas (Left) , 2nd : Dayton T...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2023

Adair County Arrest Report
(Adair Co) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Joshua Eric Gordon, of Casey, on June 8th for Domestic Abuse Assault and two counts of Child Endangerment. Gordon was held on $3,000 c...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2023
Glenwood Police Report
(Glenwood) The Glenwood Police Department arrested 38-year-old Bree Crotty, of Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday for Controlled Substance Violation, Failure to Affix Drug Stamp, Possession of Contraband in...
Mandy Billings Jun 12, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report five arrests and one theft over the weekend. On Saturday, Creston Police arrested 67-year-old Julie Ann Madore at the intersection of Adams and Division for OWI 1st Off...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Atlantic School Board to Act on Middle School Principal Hire
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic Community School Board will act on hiring Casey Pelzer as the new Atlantic Middle School Principal. According to the press release, Mr. Pelzer, who had taught Ele...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023

Atlantic Planning and Zoning Meets on Tuesday for Commercial Site Plan Review
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Planning and Zoning Commission meets on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to review a commercial building site plan review for 207 Linn Street. Atlantic City Administrator John Lund says Ed...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Temporary Atlantic Street Closure Scheduled for Thursday, June 15
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department says 10th Street between Olive and Spruce will be blocked off for a tree removal project on Thursday, June 15. Authorities say big equipment will be used to b...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023
Iowa Could See 'Flash Drought' Conditions Develop
(Des Moines) There's a new term being used in weather: flash drought. The National Weather Service says traditional droughts typically take months or years to develop, but flash droughts can happen in...
Tom Robinson Jun 12, 2023







