Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Bruce Steele Obituary
Bruce Steele, 82, of Greenfield, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at his home. Funeral Services: Will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Greenfield United Method...
Jan 25, 2026
Jefferson County Crash Claims One Life
(Jefferson County) Adverse weather conditions are being blamed for a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a teen in Jefferson County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday...
Jan 25, 2026
RAGBRAI Announces 2026 Route: Shortest Ride Ever Rolls Across Iowa July 18-25
(Des Moines) On Saturday, Officials from The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) announced the route for its 53rd annual seven-day ride across Iowa. RAGBRAI is the oldest, largest,...
Jan 25, 2026
41st Legislative Symposium & FFA Day at the Capitol
(Des Moines) On Wednesday, January 21st, 6 members of the Atlantic FFA Chapter, along with FFA members from across Iowa, converged on the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines to build character and promot...
Jan 25, 2026
Raccoon River-Northwest Wins Team Title at The Atlantic Girl's Invitational Wrestling Tournament: SWAT Second
(Atlantic) Raccoon River-Northwest advanced nine wrestlers to the championship matches, crowned six individual champions, and claimed the team title with 296.5 points at Saturday's Atlantic Girls Wres...
Jan 24, 2026
One Person Dies in Two-Vehicle Crash in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) One person died in a two-vehicle crash in Council Bluffs. The Council Bluffs Police Department reports the accident happened at around 11:15 a.m. on Interstate 80 near the zero-mile m...
Jan 24, 2026
Cancer Rates in Polk County Far Exceed National Average
(Des Moines) Polk County has a higher rate of new cancer cases than any other Iowa county and far exceeds the national average. New data from the Iowa Cancer Registry shows that, for every 100,000 Pol...
Jan 24, 2026
Subcommittees Consider Bills on Criminal Sentencing, School Start Dates, and Police Pursuits
(Des Moines) Several bills were reviewed this past week during subcommittee meetings of the Iowa Legislature's Judiciary, Transportation, and Education committees. Iowa District 9 Senator Tom Shipley ...
Jan 24, 2026
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Federal Warrant
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 50-year-old Robert Eugene Glassgow of Red Oak on a Federal U.S. Marshal's warrant for Violation of Supervised release, on an original charge o...
Jan 24, 2026
Friday's Area High School Basketball Scores
Friday's Area High School Basketball Scores Basketball Girls: Hawkeye Ten Glenwood 58 Red Oak, 31 Pride of Iowa Mount Ayr 54 Wayne, 28 Central Decatur 55 East Union, 4 Rolling Valley Woodbine 57 Ar-We...
Jan 23, 2026
