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Deere, UAW reach tentative pact; strike continues for now
(Undated AP) Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday with the United Auto Workers union. But a UAW strike that began Oct. 14 will continue -- and details o...
Tom Robinson Oct 31, 2021
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit the American Legion Memorial Building
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors met with Lavon Eblen & Steve Livengood on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, to view the newly renovated kitchen and other miscellaneous improvements to the ...
Mandy Billings Oct 31, 2021
Today Marks 30th Anniversary of Halloween Ice Storm
(Johnston, IA) -- This weekend weather looks to be about average temperature-wise -- unlike 30 years ago in what became known as the Halloween Ice Storm of 1991. National Weather Service Meteorologist...
Tom Robinson Oct 31, 2021
Opening Weekend for Pheasant Hunting
(Area) It's opening weekend for pheasant hunting in Iowa. The DNR projects 55,000 hunters will participate in the first day of the season. "What can they expect? The word has been similar to last year...
Western Iowa Today Oct 30, 2021
Moore reacts to new legislative district
(Des Moines) State Representative Tom Moore, of Griswold, will have a new district to represent in 2022. Iowa lawmakers are approving the second set of redistricting maps to reset the congressional an...
Western Iowa Today Oct 30, 2021
State of Iowa versus Alison Dorsey Trial Friday afternoon recap
(Atlantic) The State of Iowa versus Alison Dorsey trial resumed in Cass County District Court Friday afternoon with cross examination by the prosecution of Defense Attorney DeShawne Bird-Sell's first ...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2021
State of Iowa versus Alison Dorsey Trial continued on Friday
(Atlantic) Day 3 of the State of Iowa versus Alison Dorsey trial resumed in Cass County District Court on Friday morning. Dorsey is on trial for the death of an infant while in her care in October 201...
Tom Robinson Oct 29, 2021
Audubon County Road Closure
(Audubon) 190th Street in Audubon County will be closed to through traffic between Heron Avenue and U.S. Highway 71 beginning on Saturday, October 30th. It is expected to be closed for two weeks. Cont...
Western Iowa Today Oct 29, 2021
One person injured in Page County accident
(Clarinda) An Essex woman was injured in a Page County single vehicle accident on Friday morning. 25-year-old Alexis Kimberly Graham was transported to Shenandoah Medical Center by Shenandoah Ambulanc...
Western Iowa Today Oct 29, 2021
Governor Signs Vaccine Mandate Bill
(Des Moines, IA) --- Governor Kim Reynolds signed the bipartisan vaccine mandate bill passed in the special legislative session that was called to vote on the redistricting plan. Reynolds calls the bi...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2021