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Update: Victim of House Fire in Griswold Identified
(Griswold) The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the victim of the house fire at 68444 560th Street near Griswold on February 24th has been identified as 53-year-old Carl Eldon Shaffer, of Griswold. A...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2026

Montgomery County Receives FEMA Funding for J Avenue Box Culvert
(Red Oak) At Tuesday's County Supervisors meeting, Montgomery County Engineer Karen Albert announced that FEMA had awarded the county a $250,000 check for the J Avenue box culvert project. The culvert...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2026

Carl Eldon Shaffer Obituary
Carl Eldon Shaffer, 53, of Griswold, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his home. He was born in Denver, Colorado on June 20, 1972, and was named after his paternal uncle, Carl Albert Shaffer a...
Western Iowa Today Mar 04, 2026

Iowa House passes education bills on free speech, social studies
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House passed several education measures Tuesday, including bills related to students' free speech and social studies class standards. House File 2336, approved in a 63...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 04, 2026

Iowa House passes governor's 'MAHA' bill, adds new K-12 requirements
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The governor's "Make America Healthy Again" bill passed the Iowa House Tuesday, with several other bills related to K-12 student health requirements tagging along as amendments...
Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 04, 2026

Harlan City Council Discusses Key Updates: Administrator Search, and Acoustic Project
(Harlan) Harlan City Administrator Gervas Mgonja updated the council on Tuesday evening, reporting that the hiring process for the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry Executive Director pos...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2026

Cass Health March Healthy U Session Cancelled; April Program Announced
(Atlantic) Cass Health has cancelled its March session of Healthy U. The next Healthy U program will take place on Thursday, April 16 at noon in Conference Room 2. The April session will feature a pre...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2026

Three Men Arrested on Drug Charges in Adams County
(Adams Co.) Three men were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop at Highway 25 and 275th Street in Adams County on Monday. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Jose Zarza-Esc...
Mandy Billings Mar 04, 2026

Audubon County Supervisors Provide Update on Vicious Animals Ordinance
(Audubon, IA) -- Audubon County Board of Supervisor Chairperson Kent Grabill updated the county on a potential ordinance dealing with animals that pose a threat to residents of the county during Tuesd...
Jack McKee Mar 04, 2026

Oil Prices Move Higher and Fuel Prices Expected To Follow
(NAFB) It should come as no surprise, but after the United States and Israel targeted locations in Iran, oil prices moved higher by quite a bit. Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com said prices are the hi...
Tom Robinson Mar 04, 2026







