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Atlantic School Board approves the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget and Pandemic Pay Resolution
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board passed the 2020-2021 certified budget following a public hearing on Wednesday. The budget included a drop in the levy rate from $14.72 per one thousand dollars of ...
Apr 09, 2020
Atlantic School District preparing for Remote Learning Starting on Monday
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School District is ramping up on Monday to begin remote learning for the district's students. One week ago, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ordered schools to remain closed until af...
Apr 08, 2020
Iowa Gas Prices down .11 Cents this Week
(Des Moines) The average price of gasoline in Iowa fell .11 cents this week, currently at $1.64 per gallon. Gas prices are $1.00 less than one year ago. The price of global crude oil rose this week on...
Apr 08, 2020
Update: Hancock residence destroyed by fire
(Hancock) Fire destroyed a single-story house in Hancock this (Wednesday) afternoon. Hancock Firefighter Josh Billings said the fire was reported at 3:08 p.m. at 409 E. Duncan Street. "When I got here...
Apr 08, 2020
Atlantic man arrested for OWI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
(Atlantic) An Atlantic man was arrested for OWI 3rd Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 50-year-old Kevin Boyd Canter was arrested April 2nd and taken t...
Apr 08, 2020
New positive COVID-19 case in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) On Wednesday, April 8, Pottawattamie County Public Health indicated another positive COVID-19 case. The total number of COVID-19 cases for Pottawattamie County is now twelve, three of...
Apr 08, 2020
Guidance for Iowans to sew cloth gowns for healthcare providers
(Atlantic) There is a national shortage of commercially-produced PPE including gowns. Public and private officials are working to address national and global supply challenges. Due to the current limi...
Apr 08, 2020
Adair County Supervisors discuss letters complaining of Wind Turbine Noise
(Greenfield) The Adair County Board of Supervisors received three short letters complaining about wind turbine noise. At Wednesday's electronic meeting, the board acknowledged two messages sent recent...
Apr 08, 2020
COVID-19 update from Audubon County
(Audubon) Audubon County Public Health Administrator and Public Information Officer Bob Nelson said as of today (April 8) there no current cases of COVID-19 in Audubon County. The one positive case ha...
Apr 08, 2020
Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases in Iowa
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced at her daily press conference today 97 new positive COVID-19 cases bringing the total to 1,145 positive cases in the state. One positive test showed up ...
Apr 08, 2020
