Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police arrested one person for assault and another in a separate case for theft. On Wednesday, Police arrested 29-year old Leopoldo Adan Avalos McGeorge at his residence. McGeorge wa...
Jan 28, 2021
Gas Prices Steady for the Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, gas prices held steady for the week of January 21 through January 27. As of Wednesday, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $2.33 across Iowa. Prices were ste...
Jan 28, 2021
Cass County Communication's Digital Communication Upgrade moving Forward
(Atlantic) Cass County is taking another step toward integrating the new state-of-the-art digital communications platform. The system is called the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System. ...
Jan 28, 2021
Federal Government increasing COVID-19 Allocation starting next Week
(Des Moines) Starting next week, the Federal Government will increase each state's allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine by 16-percent guaranteed for the next three weeks. During Wednesday's press conference...
Jan 28, 2021
Format changes to Hawkeye Ten Conference Wrestling Tournament
(Red Oak) Due to COVID 19 mitigation guidelines, the 2021 Hawkeye Ten Conference Wrestling tournament will be conducted differently this year. Initially, the Tournament was to be held in Atlantic; how...
Jan 27, 2021
Shelby County Crash leads to the arrest of a Manilla Man
(Harlan) A Manilla man faces numerous charges following a single-vehicle accident near Irwin on Thursday. According to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash ...
Jan 27, 2021
Road Conditions for Wednesday January 27
(Des Moines) Some roadways in southwest Iowa are completely covered with snow and ice this morning. Highway 59, 71, 275, and Highway 25 are completely covered with snow from the Missouri Border to Hig...
Jan 27, 2021
9.5 inches of Snow recorded in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Snow is piled high in Cities across the southwest and Central Iowa. The winter storm dropped 9.5 inches of snow in the Atlantic area. The snowfall started mid-afternoon on Monday and lasted...
Jan 26, 2021
Road Crews out in Full Force in Adair County
(Greenfield) Adair County Engineer Nick Kaufman says the paved roads are in good shape across the county. He says the main thrust now is clearing the gravel roads. "The paved roads are in good shape, ...
Jan 26, 2021
Updated: Travel Restrictions lifted in Southwest Iowa
(Area) Crews have worked around the clock clearing the state's roadways. The Iowa Department of Transportation has lifted the no travel restriction for southwest Iowa. According to the latest 511ia.or...
Jan 26, 2021
