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Iowa Department of Agriculture to Offer Marketing, Promotion Grants
(Nora Springs, IA) -- A grant program for Iowa farmers, businesses, and non-profits will match up to 25 thousand dollars per project. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Department o...
Tom Robinson Oct 19, 2022
Police Confiscate Gun from Urbandale High School Student, Two Facing Charges
(Urbandale, IA) Two Urbandale High School students are facing charges after police confiscated a gun on school grounds. The school district says possible gunshots were reported in the area, leading of...
Tom Robinson Oct 19, 2022
Mills County Crash Claims One Life
(Emerson) A Pottawattamie County man died in a single-vehicle crash in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Tuesday at 6:53 p.m. near the 25-mile marker on Highway 34 in M...
Tom Robinson Oct 19, 2022
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors hear from City of Hancock on their projects and needs
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors continue to speak with the smaller communities in the County to look at their needs and see how the County can help them out. One of th...
Mandy Billings Oct 19, 2022

Congresswoman Cindy Axne discusses Invest to Protect Act during a roundtable in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Cindy Axne, U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, discussed the Invest to Protect Act during a roundtable with local law enforcement and city officials in Atlantic Tues...
Mandy Billings Oct 18, 2022

Griswold School Board approves Lighting and Gym Painting Project, and Student Enrollment Report
(Griswold) The Griswold School Board approved bids on Monday for a lighting and gym painting project and received a certified enrollment update. Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs said the ...
Tom Robinson Oct 18, 2022
Atlantic Rising Trivia Night Tradition
(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising will be hosting the 5th Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser on Saturday, November 5th at The Venue. The organization continues to hold this event to fundraise for the annual Chri...
Mandy Billings Oct 18, 2022

Exira-EHK certified enrollment goes up
(Elk Horn) Certified enrollment numbers in the Exira-EHK School District show an increase. Up 18.47 from a year ago is the figure for the Spartans. They go from a certified enrollment of 407 to 425.47...
Western Iowa Today Oct 18, 2022

Pottawattamie County Supervisors approve first consideration of zoning change for land south of Avoca
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved the first consideration of an ordinance to amend the zoning map to reclassify approximately 12.92 acres of land s...
Mandy Billings Oct 18, 2022
Cass County Engineer discusses current projects
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a bid for the box culvert project on Fairview Road. Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken said they received two bids and the low bid c...
Mandy Billings Oct 18, 2022







