Author Archives: Tom Robinson
USMEF: Joint Effort Will Simplify Red Meat Exports to Canada
(Washington D.C.) Exporting red meat to Canada will become a bit easier, thanks to simpler regulations and paperwork. It's all thanks to a joint effort between the Department of Agriculture's Food Saf...
Apr 20, 2020
Ethanol Responds to States Seeking RFS Waiver
(Washington D.C.) Five oil state Governors are asking the Environmental Protection Agency for a complete waiver for all oil and gas companies from the Renewable Fuel Standard. They're saying it's need...
Apr 20, 2020
Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional death confirmed
(Des Moines) Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 389 additional positive cases for a total of 2,902 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,214 negative tes...
Apr 19, 2020
Ag Secretary Announces $19 Billion Aid Package for Agriculture
(Washington D.C.) Like most other sectors of the American economy, agriculture has been hit hard by the coronavirus. The Trump Administration and USDA put together a $19 billion aid package to help pr...
Apr 19, 2020
Gregory Scott Kline
Gregory Scott Kline, the son of Jerold and Eloyce (Tietz) Kline, was born June 22, 1960, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He died unexpectedly at his home in Atlantic, on April 17, 2020. Gregory is preceded in dea...
Apr 19, 2020
Authorities Searching for Missing Clarinda Academy Students
(Clarinda) Authorities are searching for two missing Clarinda Academy students. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers report two white male students escaped from the facility at around 9:20 p.m. on Sat...
Apr 19, 2020
Positive COVID-19 Case reported in Page County
(Clarinda) Iowa Department of Public Health Officials confirms an additional positive case of COVID-19 in Page County. The patient is between the ages of 61-80 and contracted the virus through travel....
Apr 18, 2020
181 Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional deaths confirmed
(Des Moines) Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 181 additional positive cases for a total of 2,513 positive cases. There have been additional 974 negative tests fo...
Apr 18, 2020
Iowa School Districts to Stay Closed for the Rest of the School Year
(Johnston) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced today all Iowa School districts would stay closed for the remainder of the regular school year. Governor Reynolds first recommended closing schools on M...
Apr 17, 2020
Area Snow Totals
(Des Moines) Snow totals ranged from 13.5 inches in Bedford to three inches in Logan in Harrison County, and Yale in Guthrie County. Snowfall amounts are listed below. Bedford-13.5 inches Mt Ayr-11.0 ...
Apr 17, 2020
