Author Archives: Tom Robinson
As Expected Iowa Corn Condition Rating Drops
(Washington) Iowa's good to excellent corn condition rating took a significant hit this week after a devastating wind storm flattened cornfields impacting one-third of the state's crop. Iowa Governor ...
Aug 17, 2020
Vargason named Atlantic Head Girls’ Soccer Coach
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board this past week approved the contract for the Head Girls' Soccer Coaching job to longtime assistant Dan Vargason. The position opened up after the departure of Jord...
Aug 17, 2020
Atlantic School Board Passes COVID-19 Related Policy
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board during a special meeting on Monday morning approved the section in the second and final reading of the revised COVID-19 related Policy dealing with face coverings....
Aug 17, 2020
Iowa 'hurting' after storm, seeks nearly $4B in disaster aid
(Des Moines, AP) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the federal government for nearly $4 billion to help recover from the unusual wind storm that struck the state on Monday killing at least three people...
Aug 17, 2020
Officials ID 2 killed in Missouri plane crash as Iowa couple
(Osage, Missouri, AP) Authorities say two people killed in a plane crash in central Missouri over the weekend were a couple from Iowa. Officials in Osage Beach, Missouri, said in a news release that t...
Aug 17, 2020
Creston Police report four arrests and one Theft
(Creston) Creston Police report four arrests and one theft over the weekend. *Creston Police arrested 26-year old Austin Jones, of Creston, on Friday at the Law Enforcement Center on a Montgomery Coun...
Aug 17, 2020
Passenger Hurt in Motorcycle Crash in Fremont County
(Tabor) A Kansas woman suffers injuries in a motorcycle crash in Fremont County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 7:19 p.m. Saturday, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 29 near t...
Aug 17, 2020
Two arrested on Numerous Drug Charges in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) Two people face numerous drug charges in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police arrested 35-year old Erika Joann Driver and 34-year old Anthony David Smith, both from Red Oak on Saturday, at 2:21...
Aug 16, 2020
Iowa’s application for Lost Wages Assistance funds approved by FEMA
(Des Moines) The United States Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has approved Iowa's application to participate in the Lost Wages Assistance program. The program provides eligible cla...
Aug 16, 2020
Judy Bornholdt Obituary
Judy M. Bornholdt of Elk Horn, Iowa, died August 15, 2020, at the Exira Nursing and Rehab at the age of 77. Judy M. (Brucker) Bornholdt, the daughter of Israel LaVerne and Lois E. (Walters) Brucker wa...
Aug 16, 2020
