Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Cherokee) Number one rated Cherokee, Washington defeated Atlantic 63-48 in a Class 3A girl's semi-final basketball game at Cherokee on Wednesday night. JeMae Nichols led the Braves with 27-points, Ke...

(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaking at Wednesday's press briefing, said Iowa's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to move in a positive direction on all fronts. The Governor sa...

(Creston) Creston Police report one arrest and one report of vandalism. Police arrested 26-year old Patrick Iiams of Creston on Tuesday on a Union County Warrant for the charge of Violation of Probati...

(Walnut) Several area fire departments responded to a hog barn fire northeast of Walnut this morning. Walnut Fire Chief Justen Tooley said they were called to the fire at 52763 Whippoorwill Road short...

(Washington D.C.) The latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Report from the Department of Agriculture shows a continuation of strong soybean exports. Mac Marshall, vice president of market intell...

(Atlantic) Atlantic and Cherokee, Washington square off in a Class 2A Regional semi-final girls' basketball on Wednesday at Cherokee. The (9-13) Trojans advanced with a 65-29 win over Greene County. T...

(Atlantic) Dayton Templeton scored 16-points in the fourth quarter to rally the Trojans past Denison-Schleswig, 57-55 in a Hawkeye Ten Conference boy's regular-season finale on Tuesday night. Templeto...

(Marshalltown) A Marshalltown man is in custody in connection with the shooting death of a convenience store employee. Authorities arrested 20-year old Rocky Dean Trujillo Monday afternoon in the dead...

Update (1:50 p.m.) - Montgomery County Emergency Management says power has been restored in Villisca. The warming center at the Villisca Community Building has been closed.     (Villisca) Th...

(Harlan) Harlan Municipal Utilities CEO Ken Weber says HMU' S wholesale prices for natural gas have jumped from $3.00 to $240.00 per dekatherm for the excess natural gas they have to buy at Market Pri...