(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County (IA) Engineer’s Office reports construction will resume March 20th, on Highland Road (G-30), over Indian Creek. The bridge will be closed and a signed detour via Cass County Road M-56, U-S Highway 6, and County Road M-47 back to G-30, will be provided.

Engineering Technician Jason Mitchell says the project should be complete in approximately four to five (4-5) weeks.

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office say a man from Omaha was arrested on drug and other charges, Wednesday night. 19-year-old Quantel Anthony-Lamar Osler, was taken into custody in the area of 180th St./Highway 34. He was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Reckless Driving, and Eluding. Osler was being held in the Mills County Jail on a $6,300 bond.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Auditor’s Office reports Steve Green, incumbent candidate for the Board of Supervisors in District 1, on Wednesday, filed his nomination papers for re-election, in advance of the June 4th Republican Primary.

Green is the latest candidate to file. As previously reported, other candidates who have filed to run for County offices in Cass County, include:

• District 5 incumbent Supervisor Bernard Pettinger.
• Kathy Somers, incumbent for Cass County Auditor, who was elected to the position 2022 to fill a vacancy,
• and John Westering for Cass County Sheriff.

As we’ve mentioned, current Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren is not running for re-election.

Candidates for County Office have until 5-p.m. March 22, 2024, to file their nomination papers.

(Radio Iowa)  – The state’s largest food bank plans to host a series of regional round table meetings, starting later this month, to address Iowa’s hunger problem. Annette Hacker is spokeswoman for the Food Bank of Iowa, which serves 55 Iowa counties. “We begin the day with a what we call regional round tables, an opportunity to gather community members to talk about food insecurity in our state and in your community and how Food Bank of Iowa and our community partners are working together to make sure Iowa’s children, families, seniors and veterans have the nutrition they need to thrive.” Hacker says they’ve held the regional round-table meetings for the past five or so years and they’ve been well received.

“We begin the day with the regional round table and then in the afternoon, we visit some of our partners around the state,” Hacker says, “and we have six regional round table opportunities this spring and summer.”

The round tables are planned for Newton on March 26th, Webster City on March 27th, Panora on March 28th, Albia on April 24th, Fairfield on April 25th and Algona on May 7th. All meetings begin at 10 a.m.

Following the round table meetings, Food Bank of Iowa representatives will tour community food banks to learn first-hand about their local food insecurity issues. Learn more at: foodbankiowa.org/roundtable24

MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) – If you fancy yourself the owner of a private island, you have the opportunity to do so, providing you are ok with the island being on the Mississippi River, near Muscatine, and you have a good chunk of change available to blow.

KWQC reports for $1.5-million, 129-acres of land on Towhead Island near downtown Muscatine is for sale. Located over a mile south of downtown Muscatine, Towhead Island has been privately owned by a family for three generations. But has been a source of recreation for the public for decades.

Towhead Island, IA (photo from Zillow)

According to old newspaper articles in Muscatine, before ownership was transferred to a family, moonshiners used the island masquerading as fishermen.

If you are interested in purchasing the island, it is listed with a team at RE/MAX.