Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic City Council Approves Compensation and Posting for Assistant Code Enforcement Officer and Animal Control Officer
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the hiring of an Assistant Code Enforcement Officer at Wednesday's regular meeting. During the August work session, the city council reviewed the staffing...
Nov 1, 2023
Childcare Crisis Forum Held in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Nishna Valley Family YMCA and the Iowa Women's Foundation held a childcare crisis community forum in Atlantic today (Wednesday). The lack of affordable childcare is a nationwide issue a...
Nov 1, 2023
Guthrie County Supervisor Settle on Pay Increase for Four Staff Members
(Guthrie Center) The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.00 per hour raise in the facilities department. The vote was not unanimous. Facilities Manager Brandon Thompson initially request...
Nov 1, 2023
Audubon County Supervisors Award HVAC Project
(Audubon) The Audubon County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday awarded Graphite Construction the HVAC project for the courthouse; however, they did not award the low bid. Audubon County Supervisor Chair...
Nov 1, 2023
Five Billion Dollars Is Being Dedicated To Rural Communities For Economic Development, Including Iowa
(Washington, DC) -- President Joe Biden is in Minnesota today, announcing five-billion dollars intended to stimulate rural economies across the nation, including Iowa. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture To...
Nov 1, 2023
Iowa Mobile ID App Now Available
(Des Moines) The Iowa Mobile ID application is now available. It was officially launched to the public on Monday after its soft launch in the summer. The app is now approved at 17 places in Iowa, such...
Nov 1, 2023
Red Oak Police Report
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 59-year-old Rhonda Joann Sperber of Red Oak on Tuesday in the 1600 block of E. Summit Street for Public Intoxication. Officers transported Sperber to the Montgomery C...
Nov 1, 2023
Pottawattamie County Supervisors and Sheriff's Office Hold Another Discussion on Hiring an Additional School Resource Officer
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors and Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office held another lengthy conversation Tuesday morning regarding the hiring of an additional Schoo...
Nov 1, 2023
"Elect A Scrooge" Annual Contest to Begin Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber's Annual Scrooge Contest is underway in November. The contest was created by Eleanor Hoover in 2002. Jackie Sampson and Karen Miller took over the reins in 2019 fo...
Nov 1, 2023
Iowa Lt. Governor Adam Gregg Provides Iowa United First Aid Presentation to Atlantic Rotarians
(Atlantic) Iowa Lt. Governor Adam Gregg appeared at the weekly Atlantic Rotary Club meeting for a presentation on Cass County Iowa United First Aid. Cass County is one of three Iowa counties testing a...
Oct 31, 2023
