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LIHEAP Sign Up Begins Monday
(Undated) -- The application period for the state's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) begins on Monday. Iowa Utilities Board spokesman, Donald Tormey, says the program provides a paym...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2021
Page County Sheriff's Office conducting ongoing investigations into illegal drug trafficking
(Page Co.) Over the last several months, the Page County Sheriff's Office has been conducting ongoing investigations into illegal drug trafficking in Page County. Some of the arrests made during this ...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2021
Cass County Board of Supervisors hold public hearings on Capital Loan Notes and Vacating a portion of 570th Street
(Cass Co.) The Cass County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action on not to exceed $2,000,000 General Obligation Capital Loan Notes. ...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2021
Mills County Sheriff's Office reports two arrests
(Glenwood) Two people appear on the latest Mills County arrest report. 34-year-old Myles Dustin Longcor, of Henderson, is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. Longcor was arrested on Wed...
Western Iowa Today Oct 29, 2021
Creston man arrested on drug, assault, and weapon charges
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests. 36-year-old John Lyle Vanscoy, of Creston, was arrested in the area of Fremont and Maple. Vanscoy was charged with Unauthorized Possessio...
Western Iowa Today Oct 29, 2021
Cass County Sheriff's Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports two accidents and three arrests. On October 16, Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident on Highway 148 and White Pole Road/Main Street...
Mandy Billings Oct 29, 2021
2nd Redistricting Plan Approved by Iowa Legislators
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa lawmakers are approving the second set of redistricting maps to reset the congressional and state legislative districts based on the 2020 Census. The first redistricting propo...
Western Iowa Today Oct 29, 2021
Update: Authorities locate Person of Interest in Shooting Death
(Council Bluffs) On Thursday, Council Bluffs Police and the U.S. Marshalls Office Death Investigators booked in a person of interest following the shooting death of McKayla Glover. The U.S. Marshall's...
Tom Robinson Oct 29, 2021
Atlantic School Board Discuss ESSER III Funds
(Atlantic) On Wednesday evening, the Atlantic School Board discussed ESSER III requiring school districts to spend at least 20% of these dollars on lost learning. The portion for Atlantic is around $4...
Tom Robinson Oct 29, 2021
Cass Health released Information on Booster Shots
COVID-19 Booster Shots Now Available (Atlantic) Cass Health released information on the different options for receiving booster shots. The eligibility requirements are as follows: 65 years and older 1...
Tom Robinson Oct 29, 2021