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Atlantic RAGBRAI Executive Chairs Deem the Overnight Stay a Success
(Atlantic) Atlantic Executive Chamber Director Bailey Smith and Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue, Executive Chairs appearing in front of the City Council on Wednesday, deemed RAGBRAI’s overnight stay in Atlantic a success. Council member Elaine Otte said she heard nothing but good things about the overnight stay in Atlantic.
City Of Audubon Changing Firework Ordinance Due To High Number Of Complaints
The Audubon City Council has amended the town’s fireworks ordinance due to the high number of complaints received over the Fourth of July holiday. The new ordinance states that an individual must be a minimum of 100 feet away from a neighboring property before discharging a firework unless consent has been given by other community members living in the area. The council has also approved changing the dates and times of the year acceptable for fireworks use. July 3 and 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. are the only times for fireworks to be shot off within city limits, meaning New Year’s Eve is no longer an approved date. By implementing the new ordinance, the city council hopes to reduce the number of complaints received during the holidays and ensure everyone is having fun while remaining respectful to neighbors throughout the community.
City of Council Bluffs makes changes to trash collection schedule amid high temperatures in forecast
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — With high temperatures in the forecast, Council Bluffs is changing its trash collection schedule for next week. From July 29 through Friday Aug. 2, collection routes will start at 6 a.m. Residents will need to get trash cans out early or the night before. Council...
As tornado survivors begin rebuilding, nonprofit group looking for more volunteers
ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - In the Ramblewood neighborhood in Elkhorn, where some heavily damaged homes once stood, only basements remain. Other houses still show their gutted remains almost three months after an EF-3 twister roared through in April. 6 News talked to James Wiggins less than two weeks after his...
Sonepar to Expand in Upper Midwest with Echo Electric Supply Acquisition
Sonepar plans acquire Echo Electric Supply Co., Council Bluffs, IA. Family-owned and operated since 1950, Echo Electric supplies electrical parts, equipment and services to contractors in the industrial, commercial and residential markets and is ranked #28 on Electrical Wholesaling’s 2024 list of the 100 largest electrical distributors in North America. Operating in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and Missouri, Echo Electric will join Sonepar with 23 branch locations and more than 600 associates.
Council Bluffs to repurpose old school building
CRESCENT, Iowa (WOWT) - Crescent Mayor Chuck Hildreth says when Crescent Elementary School was still open, it was a benefit for the local kids. “They were one-on-one with the teachers,” he said. “You’ve got one teacher for eight kids. That’s pretty good.”. So when it closed...
Iowa DNR dispatches firefighters across the US to help national wildfire management
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fire Program has dispatched wildland firefighters across the Rocky Mountains, West Coast and Pacific Northwest to help wildfire management efforts. What wildfires are Iowa DNR fire crews assigned to? ...
Referred pipeline law puts company's permit quest in limbo
An Iowa company seeking regulatory approval to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota and four other states said a delay in its plan to re-apply for a permit has nothing to do with a November vote on the project. After Summit Carbon Solutions gained approval from the Iowa...
Iowa weather: Heating up for the weekend
DES MOINES, Iowa — We return to hotter weather as we inch closer to the weekend. We still have a thin layer of smoke from the fires burning in Canada. For now, the smoke hasn’t severely impacted our air quality. Most of us are under the moderate air quality for the time being. The smoke should thin out even more as we move into Friday.
Iowa Parents – Think Twice Before Posting Your Kids’ Back-to-School Photos
Very soon, kids across our neighborhoods will scramble out of bed, bleary-eyed but excited, well some of them. Others will be bleary-eyed and complain about getting up and how going to bed earlier wouldn’t help. Or, maybe that’s just me this morning. Backpacks will be filled with new supplies, breakfasts gulped down between last-minute shoe tying and tooth brushing, and jackets will be zipped up against the morning chill. Who are we kidding, jackets are zipped if you’re lucky. It’s not all that far away,
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