Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Updated: August Roadside Pheasant Count Looking Good For Southwest Iowa, and West Central Iowa Pheasant Hunters
(Lewis) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported a 43-percent increase in pheasant numbers earlier this week. The southwest and west-central regions of Iowa also saw improvements, according t...
Sep 05, 2025
Creston Fire Department Responds to North Chestnut Blaze; Cause Under Investigation
(Creston) On Thursday at around 3:53 p.m., Creston Firefighters responded to a working fire in the 600 block of North Chestnut. Upon arrival, firefighters observed flames coming through the bedroom wi...
Sep 05, 2025
Iowa HHS Announces Investigation of Legionnaires' Disease Cluster in Marshalltown
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) is investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases among individuals living in north central Marshalltown. Since the beg...
Sep 05, 2025
Atlantic and Denison-Schleswig Renew Series on Friday at Denison: Coverage on KS95.7 and Live Streamed on westerniowatoday.com
(Denison) Denison-Schleswig Head Football Coach Willie Baughman says the focus this week is to get back on track when the Monarchs host the Trojans. Storm Lake topped Denison-Schleswig week in the ope...
Sep 05, 2025
Updated: Rachel McCann Has Filed Papers for Cumberland Mayor
(Cass Co.) Monday, August 25th was the first day for candidates to file for an elected office in Cass County for the 2025 City/School Election. The Cass County Auditor's Office released an updated lis...
Sep 04, 2025
U.S. and Brazil Tariffs Have a Real Economic Impact
(NAFB) The U.S. has significant tariffs in place on a number of imports from Brazil. The Farmdoc team at the University of Illinois looked into the impact of the tariffs on prices in the U.S. Joana Co...
Sep 04, 2025
Atlantic Travels to Denison for Week Two Non-District Football Game
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer says it is back to the basics this week in preparation for a week 2 matchup with Denison-Schleswig. The Trojans fell short to Glenwood last week, 32...
Sep 04, 2025
Remembrance Day Ceremony to be Held at Atlantic City Park on September 11
(Atlantic) The American Legion Post #43 is hosting a Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Atlantic City Park on September 11 at 9:00 a.m. Leonard Kinney, American Legion Commander, says the program will ho...
Sep 04, 2025
Vision Atlantic President Christina Bateman Outlines the Three Funding Buckets for the Project
(Atlantic) KSOM/KS95 News continues its series on the Vision Atlantic Initiative, an $84 million project aimed at reshaping the community with 142 new housing units, an expanded YMCA, and a new childc...
Sep 04, 2025
Atlantic City Council Reviews Process for Filling Vacant At-Large Seat
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council discussed and came to a consensus to fill the vacant at-large seat following the honorable resignation of longtime city councilman Gerald Brink. Atlantic Mayor Gra...
Sep 03, 2025
