(Atlantic, Iowa) – Organizers with Atlantic’s Produce in the Park have announced the first of five Holiday Market events takes place October 18th at the Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic. The “Boo-tique” Market by Produce in the Park will be held from 10-a.m. until Noon on the 18th, at the NV YMCA (1100 Maple St.), in Atlantic. There is no admission fee.

The BOO-tique market is a Produce in the Park farmers market with a LOT of extra fun–trick-or-treating, hand-led horse rides, face painting, bounce houses, balloon animals, and more. Costumes are welcome!

Food Trucks:

• Tikka Talk – Indian food including hot chai tea, rice pudding, butter chicken, naan, samosas, channa masala, wraps, kebabs, mango lassi, and more
• Liza’s Sushi & More

Vendors will be selling: fresh produce including sweet potatoes, butternut squash, onions, garlic, spinach, and more; local meats (chicken, pork, and beef); farm-fresh eggs; local honey; breads including sourdough; baked goods and desserts; freeze-dried snacks; arts and craft vendors; garden decorations and potted plants (like spider plants!).

Thanks to Sponsors: Gregg Young Chevrolet of Atlantic, City of Atlantic, 1st Whitney Bank, Cass Health, Cass County Tourism, Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, and Nishna Valley Family YMCA

Event Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BFKuLqswo/

(Atlantic, Iowa) – (Updated 10/6/25) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday morning (Oct. 7th), will act on passing a Resolution (2025-33) to “Contribute ($2.5-million) Toward the Vision Atlantic Child Care Facility.” During their Special Meeting last week, the Board gave their support to the 300 child capacity Child Development Center project, by unanimously approving the contribution of $2.5 million at $500,000 a year for the next five years, using economic development funds, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Last June (2025), the Cass County Board of Supervisors also approved earmarking $150,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for Vision Atlantic, specifically to help with costs for the child care center.

In other business, the Board will discuss and likely approve, a lease for the Willow Heights building, and they’ll receive a presentation from Chief Judicial Court Officer Curtis Hamstra, with the 4th District Judicial Court Services, with regard to facility options in Shelby County. And, they will act on setting dates for Public Hearings on the vacating of the following roads:

• A section of Keystone Road between 610 and 620th Streets.
• A section of Jasper Road on the north line of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 19 in Washington Township.
• An untraveled portion of Buck Creek Road in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 30 in Pymosa Township.

The Board will receive updates from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken, and County Community Services Director/Mental Health Advocate, Debbie Schuler. The Supervisors meeting begins at 9-a.m.

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(Red Oak, Iowa0 – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, during their regular weekly meeting 9-a.m. Tuesday, at the Red Oak Courthouse, will act on two easement matters:

• Approving an Easement Agreement between the Burlington Northern-Sante Fe (BNSF) Railway Company and Montgomery County, Iowa. And,
• A Memorandum of Easement between the County and Railroad with regard to the Easement Agreement.

The Board will receive a Reconnect Programs overview from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)/SW Iowa Executive Director Anna Killpack and Partnerships Director Chris Adcock.  NAMI Southwest Iowa works to achieve a community which is stigma free by: increasing public awareness about mental illness and providing support and education to individuals and families impacted by mental illness.

The Supervisors in Montgomery County will also act on approving the following Red Oak Township appointments:

• Wayne Peterson – Clerk
• Brett Querry – Trustee.

Those who cannot attend the meeting in-person, may view it electronically HERE.

Meeting ID: 850 3969 3411

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(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – The Board of Supervisors in Guthrie County are set to meet in a regular session beginning at 9-a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 7th, in their Guthrie County Courthouse Board Room. On their agenda is discussion with County Attorney Dana Minteer, with regard to the County’s “Resistance to the Summit Carbon Solutions Transport LLC, Motion for Consideration.” Background: Residents in Guthrie County and other areas have expressed significant opposition to the pipeline, with some forming community groups to block its passage through their properties.  A central point of contention is Summit’s use of eminent domain to secure land for the private pipeline, with many Iowans and their representatives seeking to restrict this power.  The Guthrie County Supervisors have engaged in discussions regarding the pipeline, considering resolutions to object to the IUB’s power to grant eminent domain in such cases.

The Board will also hear from Human Resources Director Jamie Lindsay, with regard to the Effective Date of County Health Insurance. And, Guthrie County Engineer Josh Sebern will talk about Department Pay Structure.

In other business the Supervisors in Guthrie County will act on calling for a Special Election on Dec. 9th, with regard to Diamondhead Lake and Lake Panorama Rural Improvement Zones.

(Area News) – Multiple area fire departments in southwest/western Iowa were kept busy battling both combine and field fires, Saturday. At least two combines caught fire in Cass County. One was in the area of 740th and Boston Road, and was contained by crews from Anita, Wiota, Adair and Exira.

Emergency personnel responded to a field/ crop fire north of Clarinda on M-63.

Photo via Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce

At around 4-p.m., Saturday, firefighters from New Market, Clarinda, Bedford and Villisca worked a large field fire north of New Market, in Taylor County, near 200th/ Badger Avenue. Local farmers also provided their tractors and disk implements to help stop the spread of the fire.

Another fire was reported in Mills County. No one was said to have been injured during any of those and other incidents in southwest Iowa.

Dry field conditions (low humidity and high winds) again today (Sunday) prompted the National Weather Service to issue an ELEVATED FIRE DANGER Special Weather Statement through at least 4-p.m.

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) – A man has been charged after police say he ran naked up and down a hotel hallway while high on cocaine and caused more than $25,000 in damages. A police affidavit says 46-year-old Gary Stanley got high on cocaine and stripped naked before running around the second floor of the Courtyard by Marriott in Bettendorf. Police said Stanley set off the fire alarm, forcing an evacuation, and sprayed two fire extinguishers throughout the floor, which caused an estimated $25,000 in damaged. Officials say an officer was injured while trying to place Stanley under arrest.

Gary Stanley

Officers later put Stanley in full-body restraints because he was kicking the back windows of the squad car. A small plastic bag of cocaine was found in Stanley’s sock, according to the arrest affidavit. Stanley is charged with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and interference with official acts causing injury. He is in the Scott County Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.

(Toldeo, Iowa) – The Tama County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two asphalt crew scams, including one that led to a homeowner’s injury. The Tama County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning on social media to residents about a fraudulent scam involving asphalt crews. The sheriff’s office responded to two incidents in the past day.

A homeowner was injured when they confronted the individuals who then ran away. The sheriff’s office stated in a Facebook post, “We respect the many legitimate asphalt companies that serve our area. This message is not about them. It is about protecting residents from individuals who mislead, overcharge, or cause harm. If someone offers you asphalt work, call the Sheriff’s Office before agreeing to anything. If you have already been approached, let us know. Please share this post so others in our community are aware. The faster this information spreads, the less chance these crews have to take advantage of anyone else. The sooner we can identify who is legitimate and who is not the clearer it will be which businesses are doing honest work.”

If anyone has information regarding this scam, contact the Tama County Sheriff’s Office.

(Update/Radio Iowa) – A police chase in northeast Iowa ended in a head-on crash that injured an Iowa State Patrolman and a 24-year-old driver. According to Iowa State Patrol’s accident report, 24-year-old Cory Devries, of Grundy Center, was being chased by law enforcement and driving the wrong way on Highway 63 near Hudson when he crashed head-on into an Iowa State Patrol S-U-V that had its emergency lights flashing.

45-year-old Joshua Meggers of Grundy Center was the officer behind the wheel. Meggers is also a state legislator. Meggers was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Waterloo. Devries, the other driver, was in a 2007 Chevy sedan and was flown to Iowa City for treatment of serious injuries.

(Radio Iowa) – First District Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks says Senate Democrats are to blame for the federal government shutting down. Miller-Meeks says proposals from Democrats to continue enhanced premiums under the Affordable Care Act would be a bailout for insurance companies.  “I think it’s interesting that, on one hand, the Democrats said that we gave tax cuts to the rich in the Working Families Tax Cuts, which, most of the cuts go to lower and middle-income people, but yet here, they’re directly trying to extend a tax cut to higher income individuals,” she says.

She says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to vote for a continuing resolution because they are facing pressure from members of their party. “Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies refused to support it because the radical left wing of their party, like AOC, threatened them. Schumer is more afraid of being primaried by his own left flank than he is of real consequences that his constituents and all Americans are facing,” she says.

The Kaiser Family Foundation says Marketplace premium payments could, on average, more than double after the enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of the year.