Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports two arrests. *Police arrested 22-year-old Olivia Claire Henry, of Mount Ayr, on Saturday in the 100 block of W. Taylor Street. Officers charged Henry wi...
Sep 29, 2025
Teen Hurt in Mini Bike vs Vehicle Crash in Fayette County
(Wadena, Iowa) A 13-year-old girl suffered serious injuries when her mini bike struck a vehicle at an intersection in Wadena, Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday at 3:06...
Sep 29, 2025
Updated: Iowa Superintendent Placed On Leave After ICE Arrest
(Des Moines) The superintendent of the largest public school district in Iowa has been placed on leave after ICE detained him. On Saturday, the school board voted to place Des Moines Superintendent Dr...
Sep 29, 2025
Atlantic's Zayden Parker and Shelton Mualia have been named this week's KS 95.7 Armour Insurance Athletes of the Week
(Atlantic) In a dramatic finish to Friday night's football game against Creston, Zayden Parker delivered a clutch pass with just 2.9 seconds remaining. His throw found Shelton Mualia in the end zone, ...
Sep 29, 2025
Follow up: SWIPCO celebrates 50 years of work in Southwest Iowa, Johansen named Inaugural Ron Kohn Servant Leadership Award Winner
SWIPCO Communications Coordinator Chris Parks released the following press release, and photos of SWIPCOs 50th Anniversary and Annual Meeting (Photos posted below the story) (Atlantic) Southwest Iowa ...
Sep 28, 2025
Body Recovered from Missouri River Identified as Omaha Man
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) Authorities have identified the body recovered from the Missouri River last week as 40-year-old Steven Garland of Omaha, Nebraska. On Friday afternoon, emergency crews from the ...
Sep 28, 2025
Calhoun County Crash Claims 2 Lives and Injures 4 Others
(Manson) Two people died and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Calhoun County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Saturday on Highway 7 three miles east of Manson. Au...
Sep 28, 2025
Montgomery County Man Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 50-year-old Martin Leroy Lafollette on Saturday for Domestic Abuse Assault with Intent to Inflict Injury. Lafollette was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and was h...
Sep 28, 2025
Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Celebrate with Bloom Behavioral Health
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Bloom Behavioral Health LLC on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, to celebrate the opening of the new practice located in Downtown Atlantic. The...
Sep 27, 2025
Bank Of Canada Is Pushing Trade Diversity
(NAFB) Taking a page from Prime Minister Mark Carney's playbook, the head of the Bank of Canada also thinks that Canada has waited far too long to reduce its economic dependence on the United States. ...
Sep 27, 2025
