Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Community gathers at Trojan Bowl for Vigil for Atlantic Senior Steele McLaren
(Atlantic) Community members, friends, and family gathered on Tuesday night at the Trojan Bowl to show their support for classmate Steele McLaren who suffered a serious head injury in an accident on S...
Oct 27, 2020
Community Vigil for AHS Student Steele McLaren Tonight
(Atlantic) A community vigil will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. for Steele McLaren, who suffered a serious head injury in an accident on Sunday afternoon. Steele is currently hospitalized at UNMC in Om...
Oct 27, 2020
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
