Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Harlan) Claire Schmitz scored 25-points to lead Harlan to a 64-46 win over Atlantic in a Hawkeye Ten Conference girls' basketball game at Atlantic on Monday. The Cyclones notched their fifth straight...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested four people, received one report of theft, and one attempted theft over the weekend. *Police arrested 31-year-old Scott Johnson of Essex on Friday, for...

(Omaha/Valley) The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Pottawattamie and Mills counties from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Forecasters are calling for freezing drizzl...

(Atlantic) Dr. Gerald Wessels of Anita says coming to Cass County was the best move he ever made. The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine made the comment during his acceptance speech after receiving the Ha...

(Mapleton) Authorities are investigating a shooting involving a minor in Monona County. The Monona County Sheriff's Office received the call at around 9:40 p.m. on Friday in Mapleton. Emergency person...

  (Red Oak) Creston-Orient-Macksburg captured the team title in a tight race at the Hawkeye Ten Conference Wrestling Tournament at Red Oak on Saturday. The Panthers scored 199.5 points, Atlantic-...

(Atlantic) Cass County is taking a measured approach to integrating into the new state-of-the-art digital communications platform. Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon says the system...

(Des Moines) Iowa House District 21 Representative Tom Moore from Griswold says this week the House proposed a K-12 funding package for the 2020-2021 school year. Moore says the plan would provide an ...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce is warning area businesses about a phone scam. Atlantic Executive Chamber Director Bailey Smith says a woman is claiming to be an accountant from Texas...

(Des Moines, AP) Police are investigating the shooting deaths of three people found inside a duplex on the southeast side of Des Moines. Officers and medics responding to a report about a shooting fou...