Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Atlantic Cross Country Team Gears Up for Season Opener
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Cross Country Team enters its final week of preparation before the opening meet on Saturday, August 30, at Glenwood. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason says they made a lot of pr...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2025

Gas Prices Lower This Week
(Des Moines, Iowa) - Drivers across Iowa are getting a modest break at the gas pump this week. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gasoline has dropped by 3 cents, bringing the st...
Tom Robinson Aug 24, 2025

Atlantic Downtown Street Improvement Project Update
(Atlantic) Dave Sturm of Snyder and Associates released more information on the road construction work in downtown Atlantic. Sturm says the milling work downtown has progressed nicely. Sturm believes ...
Tom Robinson Aug 23, 2025

Atlantic Hosts Shenandoah in Scrimmage Tonight at 6:00 p.m.
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team hosts Shenandoah tonight in a scrimmage at 6:00 p.m. at the Trojan Bowl. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer says the scrimmage will be structured around offense and ...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Carroll County Woman Wins Settlement For Illegal Strip Search Lawsuit
(Caroll County) Carroll County officials are settling a lawsuit filed by a woman who accused officers of an illegal strip search. Chloe Bandow filed a lawsuit against the Carroll County Jail after cla...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

PRO FARMER 2025 CROP TOUR: Day Four Wraps Up in Minnesota
(NAFB) The final day of scouting on Pro Farmer's 33rd Annual Crop Tour took place on Thursday. The resulting numbers were large, but so was the concern. On the Western Leg traversing Western Iowa and ...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Harlan Community School District Unveils New Intermediate School and Renovated High School
(Harlan) Harlan Community School District, in partnership with CMBA Architects, hosted a ribbon-cutting honoring its newly constructed intermediate school and renovated high school, and conducted guid...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 41-year-old William Christopher Suggs of Red Oak early this morning for OWI 1st Offense. Authorities transported him to jail and held him on a $1,000 bond.
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Shelby County Board of Supervisors Tackles Legal Issues, Wage Increases, and Emergency Services Funding
(Harlan) The Shelby County Board of Supervisors had a busy agenda on Tuesday. The county supervisors voted to pursue further legal action against Summit Carbon Solutions regarding county-specific ordi...
Tom Robinson Aug 22, 2025

Keith Harlan Obituary
Robert Keith Harlan, 87, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away at home on Thursday, August 21, 2025, surrounded by family. Keith was born February 16, 1938, to Ralph and Faye Burley Harlan in Dexter, Iowa. H...
Tom Robinson Aug 21, 2025







