Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Minute Pirate Bugs are Biting - ARGH!
(Atlantic) If it feels like tiny black intruders have declared war on your person lately, you're not alone." Kate Olson, Cass County Extension Director, says these little black varmints known as Minut...
Oct 2, 2025
Atlantic Fire Department Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week with Annual Breakfast on Sunday
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department will kick off Fire Prevention Week on Sunday, October 5, with its annual donation breakfast at the fire station, running from 7:00 a.m. to noon. Atlantic Fire D...
Oct 2, 2025
Atlantic City Council Approves Pay Applications, and Second Reading on Two Amended Ordinances
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council convened for a brief meeting on Wednesday evening before entering a closed session. Among the key agenda items, the Council approved the closure of 4th Street from...
Oct 1, 2025
Atlantic Rides Momentum into Homecoming Matchup vs. Perry
(Atlantic) Atlantic is riding the momentum of an emotional 29-27 victory over Creston last week, sealed by a last-second touchdown pass from Zayden Parker to Shelton Mualia. Now, the Trojans look to c...
Oct 1, 2025
Creston Police Report Two Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police reports two arrests on Tuesday. *Police arrested 31-year-old Austin Allan Jones, of Creston, at 403 W. Townline. Jones was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Pos...
Oct 1, 2025
Serious Injuries Reported in Construction Zone Accident on I-80
(Cedar County) A woman from Marion, Iowa, suffered serious injuries in a crash that occurred on Tuesday morning in a construction zone on westbound Interstate 80 near mile marker 254, according to a r...
Oct 1, 2025
DMPS Superintendent Announces Resignation Following ICE Detention
(Des Moines, IA) -- Ian Roberts has announced his resignation as the Des Moines Public School Superintendent following his recent detainment. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Roberts ...
Oct 1, 2025
Summit Carbon Solutions Presents Project Outlines to Montgomery County Board
(Red Oak) Joseph Cosgrove, Project Manager for Summit Carbon Solutions, appeared in front of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors this morning. Summit is under new ownership. Cosgrove stated tha...
Sep 30, 2025
Updated: Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts Given New Deadline Following ICE Arrest and Deportation Order
(Des Moines) There's a new deadline for Des Moines School Superintendent Ian Roberts. Schools Board Chair Jackie Norris. Roberts was arrested last week by ICE and taken to a jail in Sioux City. The De...
Sep 30, 2025
Montgomery County Sheriff's Arrest U-Haul Driver on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) A Massachusetts man faces drug possession and other charges in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a U-Haul box truck in the 1100 block of Highway 34. D...
Sep 30, 2025
