Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Arrests Woman on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) An eastern Iowa woman is in custody on drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Montgomery County. According to the press release, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Thursday ev...
Feb 27, 2026
School Funding Increase, Officer-Involved Shooting, Court Fee Dispute and Immigration Bills Mark Busy Week at Iowa Capitol
Gov. Reynolds Signs Bill To Increase Public School Aid By $82M (Des Moines, IA) -- Governor Kim Reynolds is increasing state aid to public schools by 82-million dollars this year. She signed a state b...
Feb 27, 2026
House in Explosion in Greenfield Claims One Life
(Greenfield) One person is dead following a house explosion in Greenfield on Thursday afternoon. The Adair County Sheriff's Office says at approximately 1:15 p.m., the Adair County Communications Cent...
Feb 26, 2026
Red Oak Police Arrest Man on Alcohol-related Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 28-year-old Robert Michael Daugherty on Tuesday at the intersection of 4th and Coolbaugh for Public Intoxication. Officers transported Daugherty to the Montgomery Cou...
Feb 26, 2026
Montgomery County Supervisors Approve Altrusa Bench Project
(Red Oak) Altrusa will construct a bench signifying the local nonprofit organization's 100th anniversary on the campus of the Montgomery County Courthouse. Rosalie Hansen, representing Altrusa Interna...
Feb 26, 2026
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Plans Visit to Audubon, Adair, and Union Counties
(Audubon) As part of his annual visits to every county, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will be in Audubon, Adair, and Union Counties tomorrow, February 27. Naig will speak at the quarterly me...
Feb 26, 2026
Guthrie County Woman Charged with Animal Neglect
(Johnston, Iowa) A woman from Guthrie County, 35-year-old Claire Faalk, is facing multiple charges after 34 cats were rescued from a Johnston home, where they were found in poor health, according to K...
Feb 26, 2026
Creston Police Arrest 2 People on Drug-Related Charges
(Creston) Two people were taken into custody on drug-related charges, and another faces assault charges in a separate case. On Tuesday, Creston Police Officers arrested 36-year-old Erika Tamayo, of Cr...
Feb 26, 2026
Soybean Markets Back and Forth After Supreme Court Decision
(NAFB) The commodity markets had an interesting reaction to the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's tariffs last week. Ted Seifried, the vice president and chief market strategist with Zaner...
Feb 26, 2026
"Busy Week at the Capitol: Tuition Freeze, Senior Tax Relief and Drug-Free Zones Move Forward"
Tuition Freeze On Iowa Universities Passes In State House (Des Moines, IA) -- The state House is passing a bill to freeze tuition increases at state universities. The bill would freeze increases for r...
Feb 26, 2026
