Author Archives: Tom Robinson

George Fiebelkorn Obituary
George W. Fiebelkorn, age 89, formerly of Audubon, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Community Care Center in Stuart, Iowa. Born on July 21, 1936, in his grandmother's ...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Monday Morning Rain totals
Adair-.35 Anita-.80 Atlantic-.30 Alan Zellmer-6 miles west of Atlantic-.75 Corning-.20 Greenfield-.25 Griswold-.20 Guthrie Center-.10 Lewis-1.20 Marne-.25 Massena-.25
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025
PRO FARMER 2025 CROP TOUR: Preview of Day One
(NAFB) Getting underway as we speak this (Monday) morning in Noblesville, Indiana, and Grand Island, Nebraska, is Pro-Farmer's Annual Crop Tour. It's year number 33 of providing the industry with accu...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Union County Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges
(Creston) A Creston man faces drug-related and weapons charges. Creston Police on Saturday arrested 48-year-old Richard Craig Dresback at the intersection of Carpenter and Walnut Street with Possessio...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Gov. Reynolds issues Executive Order 14 to enhance and expand STEM education for all Iowa students
(Des Moines) Gov. Reynolds signed Executive Order 14 on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Announced during STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair, the order directs the Governor's STEM Advisory Council "to ensure t...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Second in a Series: Breaking Down the Positions of the Atlantic Football Team
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Football team wrapped up its first official week of practice on Friday. This story is the second in a series breaking down the offense and defense. Today, we are looking at the...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Iowa State Fair Sets Grandstand Concert Attendance Record
(Des Moines, IA) -- Officials say a new record has been set at the Iowa State Fair. This year's Grandstand concert attendance reached over 131-thousand fans between August 7 and yesterday, marking the...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Public Health Nurse Outlines Iowa's School Immunization Requirements
(Harlan) Iowa requires all children attending licensed childcare centers, as well as elementary, middle, and high schools, including those who are home-schooled, to receive certain immunizations. Requ...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Grant Petty, of Atlantic: Iowa State Fair Grand Champion FFA Market Gilt Brings $40,000 at the Sale of Champions
(Atlantic) Grant Petty of the Atlantic FFA, and his Iowa State Fair Grand Champion FFA Market Hog brought $40,000 during the prestigious Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday. Each year, sixte...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025

Montgomery County Man Arrested on Alcohol-Related Charge
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police report the arrest of 45-year-old David Daniel Wells of Red Oak for Public Intoxication. Officers arrested Wells in the 400 block of E. Washington Street on Sunday night and tr...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2025







