Author Archives: Tom Robinson
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
Union County Man arrested on Warrant for Drug Possession
(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one theft. Police arrested 34-year old Trel Peterson, of Creston at 3:52 p.m. on Thursday on an outside agency warrant for drug charges. Authorities arr...
Apr 17, 2020
Red Oak School Board Hires Superintendent
(Red Oak) Red Oak Community School Board is pleased to announce Ron Lorenz has accepted their offer to serve as the next superintendent. "I am excited to join such a tremendous group of people and loo...
Apr 17, 2020
