Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Atlantic FFA Exhibitor Hayden Kleen Wins Grand Champion FFA Maine Angus Breeding Heifer at the Iowa State Fair
(Des Moines) Atlantic senior Hayden Kleen went out in style Thursday at the Iowa State Fair, exhibiting the Grand Champion FFA Maine Angus Breeding Heifer. Kleen arrived Wednesday with his breeding he...
Aug 18, 2026
State News: Officer Shooting Suspect Arrested, Measles Outbreak Confirmed, Fair Sets Attendance Record
Officer Shooting Suspect Mark Lee Jackson Found In Muscatine (Muscatine, IA) -- The man accused of shooting a Muscatine police officer on Friday has been found. Police say 59-year-old Mark Lee Jackson...
Aug 18, 2026
Atlantic Girl's Tennis Player Hope Hammontree is KS95.7's Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) One year ago, Hope Hammontree was competing for the Atlantic girls' tennis team at the J.V. level. This season, the sophomore has climbed the ladder to the varsity level and is off to a str...
Aug 17, 2026
Atlantic Football Team Auditioning Several Players to Fill Two Linebacker Positions
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer is looking at several prospects to fill the defensive line positions this season. The Trojans lost all four positions to graduation one year ago. Co...
Aug 17, 2026
Wanted Man Suspected in South Dakota Homicide Found Dead After Stand-off in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs police say a wanted man suspected in a South Dakota homicide was found dead Sunday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff at a Madison Avenue home...
Aug 16, 2026
18th Annual Red Neck Poker Run Raises $2,930 for Lucy Cohrs Memorial Fund
(Lewis) This year's 18th Annual Red Neck Poker Run on Saturday featured an outpouring of support for the Ryan and Sarah Archibald family from Lewis, Iowa. Rob Stamp, secretary and treasurer for the gr...
Aug 16, 2026
DNR Tackles Rapidly Spreading Vegetation at Lake Anita and Lake Manawa
(Anita) Anglers should notice significant improvements at Lake Anita and Lake Manawa following the Iowa DNR's efforts to control rapidly spreading vegetation. DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen say...
Aug 16, 2026
Julia Christina Brandt Obituary
Julie Christina Brandt, the daughter of Raymond H. and Wilma Jean (Merritt) Selders, was born July 19, 1965. She died August 12, 2026, in Omaha, NE, at the age of 61 years and 21 days. A funeral servi...
Aug 15, 2026
Lena Dora Killion Obituary
Lena Dora Killion, age 98, of Oakland, Iowa, passed away at her home on August 13, 2026, just three weeks shy of her 99th birthday. A funeral service for Lena will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026...
Aug 15, 2026
Bonnie Lou Allen Obituary
Bonnie Lou Allen passed away peacefully on August 15, 2026, at the age of 90. Bonnie was born on November 12, 1935, the tenth out of twelve children born to Bert and Nellie (Peck) Bates. The family la...
Aug 15, 2026
