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Authorities: Man accidentally backed up truck over daughter
(Guthrie Center, AP) Authorities say a 2-year-old girl died in central Iowa after her father accidentally backed a truck over her. The accident occurred Wednesday on a farm outside Guthrie Center. Gut...
Mar 27, 2020
Joan Houser Obituary
Joan Mae Houser, the daughter of Isaac Oscar and Lela Iola (Putnam) Syvertsen, was born August 27, 1932, in Cass County, near Lewis, Iowa. She died March 26, 2020, at the Griswold Care Center, in Gris...
Mar 27, 2020
Iowa Workforce Development Director Addresses Unemployment Claims
(Des Moines) The COVID-19 pandemic has cost thousands of Iowans their jobs. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend appearing at the Governor's Press Conference on Wednesday addressed the st...
Mar 27, 2020
Atlantic Mayor Signs Proclamation Banning Door-to-Door Sales Permits
(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones on Thursday issued a proclamation suspending all door-to-door sales permits. It was brought to the City's attention recently door-to-door sales were occurring in A...
Mar 27, 2020
PODCAST: “Why I Coach” with C&M grad Aaron Pelzer
(Norwalk) This Friday's Why I Coach podcast brings a visit with Cumberland-Massena graduate Aaron Pelzer. Pelzer got his coaching start as a student assistant at Simpson where he played for four years...
Mar 27, 2020
Family and Friends Honor Rural Wiota Man with Birthday Parade
(Wiota) COVID-19 didn't stop family members, neighbors, and friends from throwing a birthday party for this rural Wiota man. Dean Eilts turned 80 on Thursday, March 26. Under the current situation and...
Mar 26, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Results Update from CCHS
Atlantic, IA - Cass County Health System (CCHS) officials reported today that preparations for possible COVID-19 cases continue on a daily basis. "While we have not had any COVID-19 cases identified i...
Mar 26, 2020
Governor Reynolds Expands Iowa Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Thursday announced the expansion and extension of the current Iowa Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation. The Governor extended and expanded retail busi...
Mar 26, 2020
First Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Montgomery County
(Montgomery Co.) A case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Montgomery County. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the individual is between 41-60 years of age ...
Mar 26, 2020
Cass County Sheriff’s Report
(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff's Office reports Kadin Michael Schoenfeld, 20, of Atlantic, was arrested March 21st on charges of Eluding (D Felony) and OWI 1st Offense (Serious). Schoenfeld was ta...
Mar 26, 2020
