Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Des Moines) Today, Governor Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans are announcing a compromise for an overall budget of $9.417 billion for Fiscal Year 2026. These targets include the education funding a...

(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests over the weekend. *On Friday, Police arrested 20-year-old Nathan Lee Novotny of Creston at 302 Pine Street for Driving While Suspended. Of...

(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Mills County woman on Sunday on drug possession charges. According to the press release, deputies arrested 51-year-old Lorelei Pierce of Has...

Vern Lafrenz, 86, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Vern is survived by sisters, Arlene Rhoades, Vanita Barnet and Loretta Wuerdeman all of Davenport, IA. ...

(Des Moines) District #23 state representative Ray Sorensen of Greenfield stated two major committees-Appropriations and Ways and Means-are heating up but also grinding to a halt. "Disagreements on ho...

(Johnston) The KSOM-KS95 News and Sports team earned top honors at the 2025 Iowa Broadcast News Association's Annual Awards Banquet, held Saturday night at the Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston, Iowa. Comp...

(Denison) About 500 gallons of wastewater spilled into the Boyer River early Sunday morning after a valve malfunction at Smithfield Fresh Meats Corporation in Denison. The company reported the inciden...

Mass of Christian Burial for 80-year-old Connie Pettinger of Anita will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Timothy's Catholic Church, in rural Cumberland with burial in the St....

(Elliott) Firefighters from Elliott, Red Oak, Grant, and Griswold responded to a pole barn fire Sunday afternoon in Elliott. According to Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce, crews were dispatched at 12:40 ...

(Atlantic) Shenandoah scored 31 points and captured the team title at the boys' Trojans Tennis Tournament on Saturday in Atlantic. The Trojans, and Newton tied for second with 23, Glenwood finished fo...