Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Creston Police investigate vandalism
(Creston) Creston Police received a vandalism report on Monday. According to the press release, Jorge Quintanilla, of 405 N. Sycamore, reported that someone pried open the gas cap on his vehicle and p...
Oct 27, 2020
COVID-19 Related Scams Lead to Criminal Charges
(Area) Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas and SW Iowa has been issuing warnings on pandemic related scams and has been sharing its ...
Oct 27, 2020
Cass County Positivity rate reach 21.5-percent
(Atlantic) The Iowa Department of Public Health today shows Cass County with a 21.5 percent positivity rate for COVID-19. School systems above the 15-percent positivity rate have the option to send th...
Oct 26, 2020
Updated: Students Rallying around Atlantic High School Senior Today
(Atlantic) Students are rallying around fellow Atlantic High School student Steele McLaren today. The AHS senior suffered a serious head injury in an accident on Sunday afternoon. The community is sho...
Oct 26, 2020
Road Condition Report
(Southwest Iowa) Roadways are snow and ice-covered on most roadways from Highway 92 north to Highway 44, and from Council Bluffs to Des Moines. According to 511ia.org, Highway 48 from Page County to G...
Oct 26, 2020
FMTC in Stanton receives Second Round of Broadband Funding
(Stanton) Farmer's Mutual Telephone Company in Stanton is one of three Iowa companies receiving funding from the ReConnect Program, bringing high-speed broadband internet to its rural communities. Alo...
Oct 26, 2020
Atlantic Teen Critically Hurt in Accident near Anita
(Anita) An Atlantic teen suffered a serious head injury after falling out of the back of a pickup truck near Anita on Sunday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 2:40 ...
Oct 26, 2020
Iowa 3rd District Congresswoman Cindy Axne Makes Campaign Stop in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Iowa U.S. House District 3 Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne met with the media following a round table discussion with restaurant owners this past week. Cindy Axne is seeking a second te...
Oct 26, 2020
Red Oak Police arrest two men following an altercation
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested two men following an altercation in the 200 block of East Valley Street late Saturday night. Officers arrested 25-year old Matthew Allen Ray Nicolson of Elliott for s...
Oct 25, 2020
Two Additonal COVID-19 Deaths confirmed in Mills County
(Glenwood) Mills County Public Health, along with Mills County Emergency Management Agency, announced two additional deaths associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mills County. The first ...
Oct 25, 2020
