Cass County News

ATLANTIC The Cass County Board of Supervisors have tabled a decision on a prescription drug discount card until board member Charles Rieken can report back with more information.

Officials with Cass County Sheriff's Office and the State Fire Marshals Office have deemed the cause of an explosion at the Pellet/Pelgrow Petroleum Plant in Griswold, Iowa as accidental.

Authorities have determined a propane explosion in Griswold was caused by a leak in a ruptured rubber hose.

GRISWOLD, Iowa -- Four people were injured Tuesday morning when a 20-gallon gas grill propane bottle being filled exploded at a farm chemical business here.

Four people were injured Tuesday in an explosion at the Pelgrow Plant in Griswold, Iowa.

Authorities say there are injuries reported at the site of an explosion at a propane gas plant near Griswold in southwest Iowa.

Authorities say there are injuries reported at the site of an explosion at a propane gas plant near Griswold in southwest Iowa.

Officials say four people were injured when a gas grill propane bottle exploded as it was being filled at a farm chemical supply company in Griswold in southwest Iowa.

A California man is in the Cass County, Iowa jail in Atlantic after a high-speed chase across southwest Iowa. via WOWT-TV Omaha

“It hurts that a 17-year-old should have been going to prom. Should have been going to graduation. And in turn, she was sitting in my jail looking at prison”

A new sheriff will soon serve Cass County, Iowa. Lawman Ready To Retire Sheriff Bill Sage is hanging up his badge after 28 years with Cass County, spending the last four as sheriff. via KCCI-TV Des Moines

The animals seized after a neglect investigation in Cass County, Iowa will all be heading to new homes. via Action 3 News

“We're looking into why that is. We found feed located in barns, but animals couldn't get to the feed.”

Dozens of neglected animals removed from an Atlantic farm are now getting special care. via KCCI-TV Des Moines

Cass County Iowa Supervisors signed an agreement to establish Unified Law Enforcement Districts with the cities of Lewis and Wiota. via KTIC

“It's not fair. My rights are basically gone, it seems like”

Iowa's sex offender residency law has landed an Atlantic woman back in jail. Jennifer Lower was convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense in Ohio seven years ago. via KCCI.com

“They thought it might be West Nile or Lyme disease or maybe even a reaction to a flu shot”

Sonya VanDeer took her husband's hand and quietly told him she'd be leaving the room for a few minutes. via Des Moines Register

The owner of a Cass County, Iowa, gas station chased down and held a suspected gas thief at bay until authorities arrived, the Cass County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday. via KCCI.com

Cumberland resident, Frank Waters, announced his intention this week to run for the Fifth District County Supervisor seat in Cass County Iowa on the Republican ballot. via KTIC

A rural Cass County Iowa home was destroyed by fire Monday. The home at 59010 Midway at a home is owned by Mike Camp. via KTIC

NT Staff Writer ATLANTIC - The Cass County Supervisors were told they should consider hiring a full-time conservation director when Cass County Conservation/Parks and Recreation director Denny Sierck retires, ... via Atlantic News-Telegraph

“Come on over and join us. Please sit in the Visitor Rocking Chair.”

By Jennifer Hart Atlantic If you think our teachers get paid too much because they don't work in the summers and they get a spring break and two weeks of vacation for Christmas, I urge you to visit a nearby ... via Atlantic News-Telegraph