Author Archives: Tom Robinson
CAM Gearing up for Season Opener
(Anita) CAM opens up at Griswold on Friday night under the helm of new Head Coach Barry Bower. Coach Bower is not unique to the system; Barry's been on the staff for the past three years under former ...
Aug 27, 2020
Governor Reynolds announces new Public Health Disaster Proclamation
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced immediate steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 among young adults in the state. The measures come on the heels of the most massive 24-hour increase in...
Aug 27, 2020
Iowa SOS says absentee mailings breached voters' information
(Cedar Rapids, AP) Iowa's elections office has accused county officials who tried to make it easier to vote by mail during the pandemic of illegally breaching voters' personal information. The asserti...
Aug 27, 2020
Iowa coronavirus cases surge with new daily high of 1,475
(Johnston, AP) Iowa has set a new record for confirmed coronavirus cases with nearly 1,500 cases, far more than the previous high set in April. In the last 24 hours as of Thursday morning, Iowa record...
Aug 27, 2020
Creston Man arrested on Burglary Warrant
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Union County man on a Polk County Warrant. Police arrested 24-year old Ryan Michael Johnson, of Creston at his residence on a Polk County warrant for Violation of P...
Aug 27, 2020
Montgomery County Office Candidates
(Red Oak) Montgomery County Auditor Stephanie Burke released the County Office candidates for the November 3, General Election. The General Election is on November 3, and the voter pre-registration de...
Aug 27, 2020
July Deadliest Month on Iowa Roadway’s since September 2017
(Denison) Iowa State Patrol Trooper and Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy said 44 people died on Iowa roadways in July. The highest number of fatalities in a single month since September 2017...
Aug 26, 2020
Fareway Announces second round Bonus for Hourly Front Line Employees
(Boone, Iowa) Fareway Stores, Inc. is offering a second distribution of the Fareway Family Front Line Plan, which will provide cash bonuses to its hourly employees who have worked on the front lines d...
Aug 26, 2020
Atlantic’s Cross Country Lineup Set for Saturday
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Cross Country Coach Dan Vargason solidified his starting varsity lineup on Tuesday, for the Trojans opening meets on Saturday. The teams ran their second and final time-trial ...
Aug 26, 2020
Motorcyclist Killed in Union County Crash
(Creston) A Creston man died in a motorcycle/pickup accident in Union County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Tuesday at around 8:36 p.m. on High and Dry Street south of 205th Stre...
Aug 26, 2020
