Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Latest Drought Monitor Continues to Show Drought Conditions in Western Iowa
(Des Moines) According to the latest U.S. drought monitor, western Iowa will head into spring with drier than normal subsoil moisture despite the heavy snowfall occurring over the past couple of month...
Feb 25, 2021
Exira/EHK Advances to the Girl’s State Basketball Tournament with Win over Lenox
(Winterset) Exira/EHK held off Lenox's second-half rally to advance to the Class 1A Girl's State Basketball Tournament in the Regional Final at Winterset on Wednesday night. Quinn Grubbs scored 31 -po...
Feb 24, 2021
Rep. Axne Congratulates Secretary Vilsack on Confirmation to Lead U.S. Department of Agriculture
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, Representative of Iowa's 3rd District, issued the following statement on Tom Vilsack's confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture:...
Feb 24, 2021
Updated: Missing Juveniles Found
(Council Bluffs) The two missing juveniles have been found, according to the Council Bluffs Police Department. The Council Bluffs Police Department was asking for the public's assistance in locating t...
Feb 24, 2021
Exira/EHK matches up against Lenox in Class 1A Regional Final
(Exira) (22-0) Exira/EHK square off against (22-3) Lenox for a state tournament trip. The Spartans defeated Murray 64-31 and Stanton, 53-43. Lenox topped Moravia, 66-40, and downed Sigourney, 52-33. T...
Feb 24, 2021
February’s frigid temperatures set a Plethora of Records Statewide
(Des Moines) Fifty daily record temperatures were broken during the frigid cold that gripped the state earlier this month. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says weather stations scattered across the ...
Feb 24, 2021
Mills County Man jailed on Theft Charges
(Red Oak) A Mills County man is in custody on theft charges in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police arrested 40-year old John Robert Washburn of Hastings on Monday for 3rd-degree theft and 5th-degree the...
Feb 23, 2021
Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber discusses Snow Days
(Atlantic) The adverse winter weather conditions are extending the school year in many western Iowa School Districts. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber explores ways to make up the lost hou...
Feb 23, 2021
Atlantic advances to Substate Semifinal with Win over Creston
(Atlantic) Atlantic advances to the Class 3A Substate 8 semifinal with a 53-47 win over Creston at Atlantic on Monday night. Skyler Handlos led Atlantic with 19-points, Ethan Sturm scored 9-points, an...
Feb 22, 2021
Fire Reported at Ross Hall on ISU Campus
(Ames) Ross Hall on the campus of Iowa State University was evacuated this morning due to a fire. The Ames Police Department issued the order at around 6:40 a.m. The public was asked to avoid the area...
Feb 22, 2021
