Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Egg Giveaway in Atlantic lasts 35 minutes
(Atlantic) It took just 35 minutes for volunteers to distribute free eggs Saturday afternoon in the Iowa Western Community College campus parking lot in Atlantic. An anonymous donor looking for a way ...
Apr 25, 2020
648 Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa on Saturday, additional deaths confirmed
(Des Moines) Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 648 additional positive cases for a total of 5,092 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,730 negative tes...
Apr 25, 2020
Ernst Statement on USDA’s Plans to Support Iowa Pork Producers Affected by Plant Closures
(Red Oak) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA...
Apr 25, 2020
United States Cattle on Feed Down 5 Percent
(Washington, D.C.) Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on April 1, 2020. The inventory wa...
Apr 25, 2020
Two People Hurt in Cass County Crash
(Anita) Two people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi and a van on Interstate 80 in Cass County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Friday at 10:51 a.m. in the ...
Apr 25, 2020
Cass County Man arrested on Alcohol-related Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Cass County man on alcohol-related charges early Saturday morning. Deputies arrested 20-year old Brandon Misner, of Griswold for OWI-1st off...
Apr 25, 2020
Drive-Through Testing Site in Denison Next Week
(Denison) A Coronvirus drive-through test site is scheduled at the St. Anthony clinic in Denison on Monday. The drive-through site will open on Monday, April 27, and will be available on weekdays from...
Apr 25, 2020
Southwest Valley School Holding Graduation Ceremonies Outside
(Corning) Southwest Valley Schools Superintendent Chris Fenster announced today the 45-seniors of the 2020 graduating class would receive their diplomas during an outside ceremony at the football stad...
Apr 24, 2020
Governor Reynolds signs proclamation allowing elective surgeries and procedures to resume
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is taking steps to start reviving the state. Valid Monday, Iowa's health care systems and health care providers may resume elective surgeries and procedures throu...
Apr 24, 2020
I-80 Accident in Cass County
(Anita) Anita Rescue and Wiota Fire responded to a single-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80. The call went out just before 11:00 a.m. Two people may be injured according to the ini...
Apr 24, 2020
