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Cass County Supervisors Approve FY25 Budget and Vacation of Portion of Chicago Road
(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget this morning. After receiving no public comments, the Supervisors voted four to one to approve a resolution setting compensation schedule for elected officials in Fiscal Year 2025. Supervisor Wendy Richter voted nay. The recommended compensation schedule for elected officials included a three-percent raise for the Attorney, Recorder, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, and Supervisors with the Chair of the Supervisors getting a $1,000 stipend. Board Chairman Steve Baier read the approved salaries.
Massena Gearing Up for RAGBRAI
(Massena) City Officials in Massena is starting to plan for the thousands of riders coming through the town as part of RAGBRAI 2024 on July 20 through July 27. Riders will leave Glenwood on Sunday, July 20, and spend the night in Red Oak. Day two is a trip to Atlantic, and on Day 3, the bicycle enthusiasts will travel from Atlantic through Wiota, Cumberland, and Massena.
Cass County Arrest Report
(Cass County) The Cass County Sheriff’s Office released their arrest report from April 6th through April 10th. Tyler Morgan, 33, of Council Bluffs, was arrested April 6th on the charges of Possession of Burglary Tools, Interference with Official Acts, Theft 2nd Degree and Harboring a Runaway. Morgan was transported to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office where he was booked and held.
Creston Police Report Multiple Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police report six arrests over the weekend. *Ryan Lee Loy, 33, Murray was arrested at the Creston Union County LEC. Loy was charged with OWI 2nd Offense. Loy was taken to the Union County Jail where he was later released on $2000 cash or surety bond. *Nicolas Andrew...
Creston drug bust nets two arrests
(Creston) -- Two suspects are in custody on a bevy of drug-related charges in Creston. Creston Police say 48-year-old Timothy Linn Williams and 44-year-old Brenda Ellen Williams, both of Creston, were arrested Monday on Union County warrants at 816 North Sycamore. Timothy Williams is charged with maintaining a drug house or vehicle, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia, intent to deliver marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance--1st offense. Brenda is charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substances, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, marijuana--2nd offense.
State Record-Breaking Fish Caught in Southwest Iowa
(Lewis) A Yellow Bullhead caught in Adair County is now in the record books. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in southwest Iowa, says the fish caught in a farm pond weighed 2.6 pounds and measured 16.5 inches in length. It beat the old record by two-tenths of a pound, caught in the Little River Water Shed Lake near Leon in south central Iowa.
Possible Building Fire in Atlantic
According to scanner traffic, a fire is outside a building on downtown Atlantic. We will have more information when it is available. At Western Iowa Today, we strive for reporting accuracy. If you see a mistake or a typo, please let us know by email to news@westerniowatoday.com. Story Content (c)...
Nishna Valley Family YMCA Searching for Manager and Lifeguards for Sunnyside Pool
(Atlantic) In March, the Nishna Valley Family YMCA and the City of Atlantic adopted a Memorandum of Understanding from Dan Haynes, Executive Director of the Nishna Valley Family YMCA, to manage the Sunnyside Pool this season. Haynes says that even before the MOU, the Y was doing background work and...
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