Category Archives: Local News
Atlantic Student Enrollment Increases Again
(Atlantic) Student enrollment at the Atlantic Community School District is up again this year. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber reported an increase of 40.9 students served this school yea...
Oct 12, 2022
Rare Invasive Weed Detected In Iowa Again
(Des Moines, IA) -- A weed first spotted in an Iowa farm field years ago has been found again. The Iowa Department of Agriculture is asking farmers to report any sightings of Asian copper leaf. It was...
Oct 12, 2022
Two Florida Men in Custody following Pursuit in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) Two men are in custody following a pursuit that reached over 125 miles per hour on westbound Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #3 Public Re...
Oct 12, 2022
Audubon officials partnering with City of Panora for ambulance transfer services
(Audubon) An agreement between Audubon County and the City of Panora has been reached to provide ambulance transfer services. Supervisor's Chairman Doug Sorensen reveals it's a five year contract. "Pa...
Oct 12, 2022
Atlantic Personnel and Finance Committee to Discuss Changing Storm Water Billing
(Atlantic) One of the items on this afternoon's Personnel and Finance Committee meeting is changing the frequency of stormwater billing. Atlantic City Clerk Barb Barrick says they are considering chan...
Oct 12, 2022
Area Rain Totals
Atlantic-.35 Seven Miles West of Atlantic-.50 Lewis-1.45 Marne-.50 Massena-.41 Wiota-.20 Check back for more rain totals.
Oct 12, 2022
Small Businesses In IowaTo Get Funding From U.S. Treasury Department
(Undated) Iowa is getting more than 96 million dollars to invest in small businesses. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the State Small Business Credit Initiative. It wi...
Oct 12, 2022
Iowa Schools Get More Than $630K To Improve Food Service Equipment
(Undated) -- Eligible Iowa schools can get up to 630-thousand dollars to invest in food service equipment. The Biden Administration announced the funding today as part of an 80-million-dollar effort t...
Oct 12, 2022
Atlantic woman arrested for Involuntary Manslaughter and Intent to Manufacture/Deliver a Controlled Substance
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office arrested 35-year-old Jenny Clark, of Atlantic, today on warrants for Intent to Manufacture / Deliver a Controlled Substance and Involuntary Manslaughter. Cl...
Oct 11, 2022
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approve amendment to an agreement for flood property acquisitions
(Council Bluffs) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved an amendment to an agreement for services between MAPA and Pottawattamie County for flood property acquisitions. Ma...
Oct 11, 2022
