Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Tommy Watters, 49, of Orient Celebration of Life Services: Will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg with a luncheon immediately following...

Fred Berge, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Frederick Allen was born at home north of Atlantic, Iowa on January 1, 1948, the son of Frank George and D...

(Red Oak) Firefighters responded to a fire in the basement of a home in rural Montgomery County on Sunday afternoon. Villisca Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 12:47 p.m. for a reported ...

(Boone) The Atlantic boys' swim team traveled to Boone on Saturday and competed in the Toreador Relays. This is an all-relay event. The Trojans had five third-place finishes, one fourth-place finish, ...

Karla Caltrider, 87, of Casey, Iowa, died Friday, December 5, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Karla Jane was born on May 7, 1938, at the Larson Hospital in Adair, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Mi...

(Des Moines) Roadways are clear in southwest Iowa this morning; however, that is not the case in the rest of the state. The roadways in northcentral, northeastern, and eastern Iowa are entirely covere...

(Lewis) The Shotgun deer season is underway this weekend, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters of a deer donation program named "The Iowa Deer Exchange." The Iowa Deer Exchange...

(Independence) Atlantic finished 11th out of 30 scoring teams at the two-day Cliff Keen Wrestling Tournament in Independence. The Trojans scored 186 points. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows won the tournament w...

(Adel) A man from Cass County was arrested on December 3 in Adel, following allegations of threats made against a Dallas County man. The Dallas County Sheriff's Office reports that 40-year-old Delaney...

(Anita) A Cass County teen suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Adair County. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at around 8:15 a.m. on Friday in the 1700 block of Bro...