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Atlantic School Board to Consider Termination Recommendation, Personnel Actions at Upcoming Meetings
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board will take action on the Superintendent's recommendation to terminate employee Jesse McCann. Last week, the School Board had set a special meeting to act on the res...
Feb 10, 2026
Exira City Council Approves Application for City's Existing Housing Unit Purchase Program
(Exira) The Exira City Council approved an application for the city's existing housing unit purchase program during its regular meeting Monday night. Exira City Clerk Megan Andersen says this is the t...
Feb 10, 2026
Wheelers Wrestlers Face Competitive District at Ridge View
(Audubon, IA) -- Audubon boys wrestling will be heading to Holstein, Iowa and Ridge View High School for districts this Saturday. The Wheelers do not have any kids ranked but at this point, Head Coach...
Feb 10, 2026
Jean Gearheart Obituary
Jean Gearheart, age 98 of Atlantic, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Exira Care Center. Jean was born on August 5, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Paulson) Br...
Feb 10, 2026
Montgomery County Board Approves Monthly Fee for Safekeeping Firearms in Custody
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution at Tuesday's regular meeting to add a monthly fee for the safekeeping of firearms taken into custody by court order. Pursuant...
Feb 10, 2026
Large Group Speech All State Nominations
(Area) Large Group Speech All State nominations were announced on Monday. The following area schools were nominated to attend the Large Group All State Festival on February 21 at Iowa State University...
Feb 10, 2026
Trial for Former Atlantic Chamber Director Continued to March 24th
(Atlantic) The trial for former Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Director Bailey Smith has been continued to March 24th at 9:30 a.m. Smith has been charged with ongoing criminal conduct - unlawful ac...
Feb 10, 2026
Creston Police Arrest a Man on an Outside Warrant
(Creston) A Creston man is in custody on an outside warrant. Police arrested 38-year-old Wesley Gene Keeler Jr. on Monday at the intersection of Division and Summit. Authorities transported Keeler to ...
Feb 10, 2026
Walter Sonksen Obituary
Walter "Walt" Ferdinand Sonksen, was born on April 22, 1932, at the family farm in Mapleton, Iowa to Richard and Frances (Ruchti) Sonksen. He attended country school through the 8th grade and graduate...
Feb 10, 2026
Atlantic and Harlan Square off in Girls' Hawkeye Ten Conference Basketball Game
(Atlantic) The Atlantic girls' basketball team faces Harlan in the final regular-season game tonight at Harlan. Harlan enters the contest with an 8-12 record. Atlantic is 11-8, and looking to secure a...
Feb 10, 2026
