Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Iowa governor declines to help house migrant children
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she has rejected a federal request to accept migrant children into the state, saying the need to find homes for them "is the president's problem." R...
Apr 09, 2021
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Report One Arrest
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 24-year old Kyle Andrew Nicholson of Elliott for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license. Deputies transported Nicholson to the Montg...
Apr 09, 2021
Newly Renovated Red Oak City Pool Ready for Opening: Need Lifeguards
(Red Oak) Red Oak City Officials will begin cleaning and filling the newly renovated swimming pool in the next couple of weeks. Red Oak City Administrator Brad Wright says one thing they desperately n...
Apr 09, 2021
Atlantic City Council approves Contract for Animal Shelter Project
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council awarded the contract for the Animal Shelter Addition project to Henningsen Construction. There two bids submitted for the project. Henningsen Construction bid $215...
Apr 09, 2021
Tight Supplies Driving Building Costs Higher
(Atlantic) As construction season ramps up, contractors are scrambling to secure building materials. Dave Sturm, Engineer for Snyder and Associates in Atlantic, says material costs have gone up 15-to-...
Apr 09, 2021
Creston Man arrested on Warrants
(Creston) Creston Police arrest a Union County man on two warrants. Police arrested 31-year old Adam Cross of Creston on Wednesday at his residence on warrants for possession of a controlled substance...
Apr 08, 2021
Montgomery County Woman arrested Following Two-Vehicle Crash
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested a Montgomery County woman following a two-vehicle crash in Red Oak on Wednesday night. Police say the accident happened at around 11:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of E. C...
Apr 08, 2021
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two drug-related arrests on Wednesday. Police arrested 31-year old Adam Cross of Creston at his residence on a Union County Warrant for the Possession o...
Apr 08, 2021
Atlantic City Council agrees to apply for Rural Housing Assessment Grant Program
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council voted across the board to participate in a rural housing assessment grant program with matching funds. Alexis Fleener, Community Development leader, is working wit...
Apr 07, 2021
Atlantic City Council approves Right-of-Way for Massena Telephone Company Fiber-Optic Plan
(Atlantic) On Wednesday, the Atlantic City Council approved a right-of-way agreement with Massena Telephone Company on a proposed plan to install fiber-optic lines along West 7th Street in Atlantic. M...
Apr 07, 2021
