Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Red Oak Police Dispatched to Fight
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police cited two juveniles into court in connection with a fight. Officers responded to a fight in the area of 8th and Joy Streets. Police cited two juveniles into juvenile court for...
Jun 02, 2020
Atlantic Police News Release: No evidence of Riots or Threats
(Atlantic) Officials from the Atlantic Walmart notified the Atlantic Police Department this afternoon of a possible threat made to their store. Store representatives took immediate precautions to prot...
Jun 01, 2020
Governor Reynolds and Community Leaders hold press Conference
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds addressed the demonstrations this past weekend in support of George Floyd. The black man from Minneapolis died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure to the ne...
Jun 01, 2020
Traffic Stop leads to the arrest of a Page County Man
(Clarinda) A Page County man faces charges following a traffic stop in southern Page County. According to the report, Deputies stopped 50-year old John David Stone of rural Page County on Saturday for...
Jun 01, 2020
As expected Record Number of Absentee’s Ballots Cast in Cass County
(Atlantic) Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman reported this morning 1,947 absentee ballots sent out for the June 2 Primary election. Sunderman stated 1,495 returned, leaving 452 still out. Sunderman e...
Jun 01, 2020
Weather Pattern Changing
(Des Moines) The hottest temperatures of the year are forecast this week across Iowa. Roger Vachlek, with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said temperatures would reach the upper 80's today...
Jun 01, 2020
Produce in the Park Opens Online Store with Drive-through Pick-up May 31, 2020 Produce in the Park’s online store is now open.
(Atlantic) For the first time, Produce in the Park is offering online pre-ordering with drive-through pick-up. Customers who place orders by Tuesday night will be able to drive through the market and ...
Jun 01, 2020
Creston Police report 1 arrest
(Creston) Creston Police arrested a Union County man on an alcohol-related charge. According to the report; Officer's arrested 41-year old Marshall Joseph Weidman of Creston at 5:34 p.m. at 102 W. Tay...
Jun 01, 2020
Updated: Fire Destroys Home North of Atlantic
(Atlantic) A fire leveled a home north of Atlantic late Sunday afternoon. Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel says the call went out at 5:40 p.m. of a house fire at 60091 Boston Road. The initial report st...
May 31, 2020
Iowa COVID-19 Data as of 11:00 a.m. Sunday
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 352 additional positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 14,487, and six more deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 533, as of 11:00 ...
May 31, 2020
