Cumberland, IA

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested Randall Wesley Lynn Butts, 28, of Red Oak, early this morning following a traffic stop near Broadway and Market Street. Officers transported Butts to the Montgomery County Jail on an active warrant for Failure to Appear on an original charge of Interference with Official Acts. He is held on a $1,000 bond.

(Red Oak) Red Oak firefighters responded to a deck fire on Tuesday night at 3001 N. 4th Street. Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 11:23 p.m., and arriving firefighters found the fire confined to the deck. Chief Bruce says embers from the outside grill used earlier...

CHI Health is pleased to announce that Alicia Reed has accepted the offer to serve as president of CHI Health Mercy Corning. Reed started serving in this role fulltime June 7. Alicia (Still) Reed is a 1997 Mount Ayr Community High School graduate. Reed is not a new face to...

(Cass Co.) A Griswold man was arrested following a short pursuit on Tuesday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Christopher Putnam was charged with OWI 1st Offense, Carrying a Weapon While Intoxicated, Eluding and Interference with Official Acts. The arrest stems from a call for service in rural...

Location: Evergreen Cemetery-Red Oak, Iowa. Family and friends will gather at Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel by 2:30 PM to go to the cemetery in procession. Memorials: Bethlehem Lutheran Church-Red Oak, Iowa. Funeral Home: Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel-Red Oak, Iowa. Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery-Red Oak, Iowa. Notes:a complete obituary may be viewed at www.nblfuneralchapel.com.

(Villisca) -- Villisca is one of the places to be this weekend with two major happenings.

The Sidney Cowgirl softball team earned a split with Essex and picked up a win in three games against Stanton during recent diamond action. Sidney fell to Essex, 5-1, but also had a 12-0 win in doubleheader action on June 20. Sadie Thompson had the only hit of the 5-1...

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Fire & Rescue, Cass EMS and law enforcement responded to a reported multi-vehicle accident on I-80 westbound near Exit 57 (Olive Street), Tuesday (today). At least one vehicle had reportedly rolled over, and one person was complaining of a possible back injury. The crash was reported at around 4:23-p.m. Westbound traffic was reduced to one lane and backed-up for miles. Additional details are currently unavailable. (Photos taken from 4:40-pm to 4:55-p.m. by Ric Hanson)

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular weekly meeting Thursday morning (June 30th), in their Board Room inside the Cass County Courthouse, in Atlantic. (ARPA items are with regard to the American Rescue Plan Act for COVID relief) Here’s what’s on their agenda (Click on the image to enlarge):

Celebration of Life Services for Norma Donellan, 97, of Greenfield will be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield with burial in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will immediately follow the burial at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. The Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the professional arrangements. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

(Atlantic) Eleven-year-old Kaden Frieze, of Lewis, has set up a lemonade stand outside of Farm Bureau Financial Services on 7th Street in Atlantic to raise money for the Combat Veterans Association. Kaden said this cause is important to him because most of his family was in the military and so...

The Red Oak School Board made a final decision on an architectural firm for its facilities assessment and long-range planning. At the June 13 meeting, the board heard presentations from Insight Design, CNBA, and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture. At the time of that meeting, the board heard the presentations, but took no action.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — United State Department of Justice officials said five Iowans face federal charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Authorities said the arrests are part of a six-month investigation into a series of fentanyl overdose cases occurring in Cass and Shelby Counties. “The investigation identified a fentanyl...

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Cass County Extension Director Kate Olson reports Katie Bateman is the new, Youth Programs Coordinator at the Cass County Extension Office. Olson says Bateman is no stranger to the 4-H program, and that knowledge will serve her well in the role she began in Mid-May. She’s has jumped right in to working with youth, parents, volunteers, and partners across the county, Olson says. The Youth Program Coordinator role is a full-time position, with responsibility for youth outreach programming and 4-H program management in Cass County. Katie’s first month on the job has been a flurry of activity with livestock weigh-in and entries, county fair preparation and summer daycamps and programming.

(Stanton) -- Stanton baseball hopes last week’s success, which led to a Corner Conference Tournament championship, is a sign of things to come. The Vikings (10-9 overall, 7-3 Corner Conference) put together its best week of the season – and maybe of head coach Alex Cabbage’s tenure with the program – on their way to the Corner championship.

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center softball and baseball teams fell in tightly contested games at Stuart Tuesday night. ACGC Charger baseball lost in the seventh inning by a score of 15 to 14 to the West Central Valley Wildcats and they will now have one game left agaisnt Atlantic on the road today at Atlantic Middle School with first pitch at 7pm.

(Red Oak) - Significant insurance increases continue to give Red Oak school officials some caution. During its regular meeting Monday evening, the Red Oak School Board approved a one-year insurance agreement for the 2022-23 school year with United Group Insurance, including a 16% increase -- or over $47,000 -- from the current year's total premium of roughly $342,500. The policy covers several areas ranging from worker's compensation to cyber insurance. Red Oak School Superintendent Ron Lorenz says nearly every item on the policy saw an increase.