Griswold senior Jayden Amend earned first-team all-Corner Conference honors in voting by league coaches.
Exira-EHK dominated the Rolling Valley Conference, and as one might guess, dominated the all-RVC honor team.
The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association also released its all-state teams, with several area players honored.
Local emergency responders and law enforcement are responding to an accident that has closed Interstate 80 westbound near Council Bluffs between Exit 17/County Road G30 and Exit 8/US Highway 6.
March 8 marks one year since the first cases of COVID-19 were found in Iowa.
Had I not once spent a semester living adjacent to the Smith College campus in Massachusetts years ago, I'd probably never have read Michael Powell's extraordinary New York Times account of a tragi-comic racial debacle there.
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Griswold senior Jayden Amend earned first-team all-Corner Conference honors in voting by league coaches.
Exira-EHK dominated the Rolling Valley Conference, and as one might guess, dominated the all-RVC honor team.
The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association also released its all-state teams, with several area players honored.
Luka Garza’s number 55 will never be worn again by a University of Iowa men’s basketball player. The announcement was made by Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair Gary B…
ATLANTIC — Timothy Brown, 30, of Atlantic, turned himself in on Wednesday, Feb. 3 on Cass County warrants for assault causing serious injury, interference with official acts and disorderly conduct. The charges are related to a bar fight at the Fireside Lounge on Feb. 19.
Des Moines - Dustin French, 42, of Red Oak, was charged with one count of insurance fraud - presenting false information (a Class D Felony) and one count of theft in the second degree (a Class…
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CAM FFA has invited Glenn Brunkow to be the guest speaker at their FFA Banquet on Saturday, March 20. Brunkow farms and ranches in central Pottawatomie County, Kan. with his father, wife and two kids. They grow corn, soybeans, wheat and hay and raise cattle and sheep on their fifth-generatio…
On Saturday March 13, the Anita Town and Country will be hosting a USDA Farmers to Families Food Box distribution at the Anita Community Center from noon – 1 p.m., or as supplies last.
Officials with the Cass/Atlantic Development Corporation are partnering with Iowa Workforce Development and Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Cass area. This study will geographically define which communities contribute to Cass workforce, re…
CASS COUNTY – There’s a new face at Cass/Atlantic Development Corporation (CADCO). Jessi Klever started as assistant to CADCO Executive Director Jennifer McEntaffer on May 11.
ATLANTIC – The Atlantic Chamber received $2,000 worth of gift cards as part of a $200,000 donation from Fareway Stores, Inc. to Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives (ICCE. Donations are given to chambers in communities with Fareway stores. They will be given to small businesses in the Atlanti…
The Atlantic senior scores a career-high 36 points in a rout of Red Oak Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
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A House transportation committee on Monday advanced two bills, one lowering toll rates for small trailers and another creating a forum on future railway infrastructure.
House Bill 2170, known as the Education and Workforce Equity Act, contains over 20 provisions aimed at decreasing racial gaps in opportunity and attainment that currently persist in the state’s education system.Â
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest executive order extending the eviction moratorium for residential tenants adds a new legal protection for tenants who are unable to pay rent due to the pandemic.
DES MOINES — It’s unlikely any minds were changed, but in an effort to promote civil discourse, Iowa 1st Congressional District Democrats took the unusual step of inviting Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson to speak to their quarterly meeting over the weekend.
If time is supposed to heal, then the last year is a lot of time for not much recovery in Neil Bennett’s eyes.
NEW YORK (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the move says the New York Jets placed the franchise tag on safety Marcus Maye, a steady playmaker and leader with whom the team hopes to work out a long-term deal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Tennessee Titans have traded offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson to the Miami Dolphins in a move unloading their first-round draft …
Nick Madrigal knows his teammates with the Chicago White Sox, and they know him — enough to poke a little fun at the second baseman. He knows his way around the team's spring training facility…
CHICAGO (AP) — Kirby Dach joined the Chicago Blackhawks for an optional practice on Monday, taking a big step in his comeback from wrist surgery.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rheal Cormier, the durable left-hander who spent 16 seasons in the majors and remarkably pitched in the Olympics before and after his time in the big leagues, died Monday. …
ATLANTIC —Cass County Health System is pleased to announce that the Senior Life Solutions program recently received the award for 2020 One Track Program of the Year within days of moving to their new location at 1500 East 10th Street in Atlantic.
ATLANTIC — Starting Monday, Iowans who are 64 years of age and younger with medical conditions that are or may be an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 will be eligible to get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
ATLANTIC — The Diagnostic Imaging department at Cass County Health System recently learned about new recommendations regarding mammography and the COVID-19 vaccine.
ATLANTIC — Positive COVID-19 cases are up in Cass County with over 24 cases being reported since March 1 and the 7-day average hitting as high as 12.7%, the second highest in the state, with only Jasper, Lucas and Fremont counties with a percentage of 10% or over. But neither Cass County Pub…
ATLANTIC —Rex Pharmacy secured more than 1,100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and is working in cooperation with Cass County Public Health to administer the vaccine to southwest Iowa residents.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is defending its right to use former President Donald Trump's name in fundraising appeals after he demanded they put an end to the practice.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Senate panel on Monday advanced legislation banning transgender girls and women athletes from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity, despite supporters saying they can't cite an example of that happening in the state.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There were royal victims and villains in Harry and Meghan’s tell-all — or tell enough — interview with Oprah Winfrey. But there was only one immediate and clear winner: the American media queen.
SAO PAULO (AP) — A justice from Brazil’s top court on Monday annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which for now restores his political rights and would potentially allow him to run again for the presidency next year.
BERLIN (AP) — Eager to deliver hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses that have been piling up, Germany has begun ramping up its use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after authorities said it could be safely given to people age 65 and over.
LONDON (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s two-hour prime-time interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, contained revelations and allegations that have left Britain’s royal family reeling, painting a picture of racism, insensitivity and deep-rooted dysfunction.
TOKYO (AP) — Scientists have discovered the ultimate case of regeneration: Some decapitated sea slugs can regrow hearts and whole new bodies.
March 8 marks one year since the first cases of COVID-19 were found in Iowa.
Had I not once spent a semester living adjacent to the Smith College campus in Massachusetts years ago, I'd probably never have read Michael Powell's extraordinary New York Times account of a tragi-comic racial debacle there.
During the 2020 campaign, candidate Joe Biden promised to undo President Donald Trump's border security policies. He pledged to halt all deportations for 100 days and allow asylum seekers who enter the United States illegally to stay in this country while their cases are considered, rather t…
My family has farmed near Audubon for many years and we’ve seen the good times and bad. Mother Nature and foreign trade markets have brought blessing and curse, high prices and low. After all the ups and downs, I think it is time we take matters into our own hands and do more to create stabl…
Los Angeles County is looking to get "slightly more" COVID-19 vaccine in the days ahead with an additional allocation of Johnson and Johnson doses set to be available this week. (March 8)