Author Archives: Tom Robinson
IEDA Awards Water Improvement Grant to Atlantic and Marne
(Atlantic) The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded the City of Atlantic and Marne a Community Development Block Grant for $493,997.00. The block grant is for improvements to the Atlantic Munic...
Mar 16, 2020
Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones Asks Citizens to be courteous and Don’t Hoard
(Atlantic) Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones says City Hall is going to remain open and asks the public to be cautious, and courteous when entering a business. "Our commerce still has to run, and most people ...
Mar 16, 2020
Shelby County Courthouse Restrictions
(Harlan) Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell says containment and mitigation will not take place without cooperation by everyone. Public owned buildings like the Courthouse are definitely a place that ...
Mar 16, 2020
Montgomery County Man arrested for Assault
(Red Oak) A Montgomery County man is in custody for Domestic Abuse Assault. Red Oak Police arrested 47-year old Dennis Joseph Doyen, of Red Oak at 9:06 p.m. on Sunday. Officers transported Doyen to th...
Mar 16, 2020
Northwest Missouri State’s Ryan Hawkins reaction to “What Could Have Been”
(Maryville, Missouri) Before Officials nixed the NCAA Tournaments due to preventative measures against COVID-19, the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats men's basketball teams were poised to ...
Mar 16, 2020
Area School Closings on Monday Due to COVID-19
The following Area Schools are closed on Monday... *ACGC *Atlantic *Bedford *Carroll *Clarinda *Coon Rapids-Bayard *Exira-EHK *Griswold *IKM-Manning *Lenox *Panorama *Southwest Valley *West Central Va...
Mar 15, 2020
Gov. Reynolds recommends Iowa schools close for four weeks, will hold a press conference tomorrow
(Des Moines) Upon discovery of the existence of substantial community spread of COVID-19 in the state, Gov. Reynolds is recommending that Iowa schools close for four weeks. "Based on new information t...
Mar 15, 2020
Iowa Legislative Session suspended for 30-days
(Des Moines) This afternoon the House and Senate announced the legislative session will be suspended for a minimum of 30 days following the announcement of community spread of COVID-19 in Iowa. The de...
Mar 15, 2020
Riverside Schools’ Superintendent Tim Miller Released the Following School Closure Information
(Oakland) Riverside Schools Superintendent Tim Mitchell released this statement following the announcement the district will be closing for 10-days beginning on Tuesday, March 17. All activities will ...
Mar 15, 2020
All-Pottawattamie County Community Schools Closing on Tuesday March 17 through March 27th
(Neola) All Pottawattamie County Public Schools are closing beginning Tuesday, March 17, until March 27. Many of the schools affected say they are staying open on Monday to give families at least one ...
Mar 15, 2020
