Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Iowa High School Speech Association Individual All-State Speech Nominations Released
(Area) Area School Districts competed at Saturday's Iowa High School Speech Association Individual State Speech Contest. The area school's All- State nominations are posted below. ATLANTIC Performing ...
Mar 18, 2025
Jirak named Mr. Iowa Basketball; IPSWA Boys Basketball All-State teams announced
(Des Moines) Trevin Jirak of West Des Moines Valley has been named Mr. Iowa Basketball 2025 by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association and the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. Jirak led Valley (...
Mar 18, 2025
IA House Advances Tanning Bed Bill
(Des Moines) Iowans may soon need parental consent to use tanning services. The state House has approved a bill that mandates tanning salons to inform parents about the risks of skin cancer associated...
Mar 18, 2025
Blizzard Conditions Expected on Wednesday
(Des Moines) Moderate to heavy snow and strong and gusty winds may produce blizzard conditions on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters say two-inch-per-hour snowfall rates...
Mar 18, 2025
Atlantic Girl's Track Media Day Features 14 Returning Letter Winners
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Track Matt Mullenix unveiled the 2025 girls' track team to the media last week. Twenty-nine athletes reported to preseason practice three weeks ago. This year's team includes ...
Mar 17, 2025
Storm System Number 2 to Impact Western Iowa on Wednesday
(Des Moines) The second blizzard of the month will sweep through Iowa early Wednesday morning. Brad Small with the National Weather Service in Des Moines says the system will start as rain and change ...
Mar 17, 2025
Award Winners Announced at Annual Atlantic Boy's wrestling Banquet
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Wrestling Coach Tim Duff and his staff awarded 17 letters and numerous other awards at the annual awards banquet on Sunday night at the Atlantic High School Auditorium. The li...
Mar 17, 2025
ISU Women in First Four Game Against Princeton In Women's NCAA Tourney
(Ames) The (22-11) Iowa State Women's basketball team matches up against Princeton in a First Four game in South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday. Princeton earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after...
Mar 17, 2025
Iowa Women Draw Third Seed, Face Murray State in First Round
(Iowa City) The sixth-seeded Hawkeyes will face 11th-seed Murray State on Saturday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The winner will face the winner of the Oklahoma vs Florida Gulf Co...
Mar 17, 2025
Iowa State Men's Basketball Team Selected as #3 Seed in NCAA Tournament
(Ames) The Iowa State Cyclones have secured a No. 3 seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament and will face Lipscomb in the first round. The Cyclones are headed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a first...
Mar 17, 2025
