Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Creston Police Report Three Arrests
(Creston) The Creston Police Department reports three arrests. Police arrested 20-year-old Lucas Lynn Smith on Thursday at his Creston residence. Police charged Smith with 2nd - Degree Harassment. Off...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2025

AFBF: USDA Announces Blueprint of fighting HPAI
(NAFB) Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins recently announced a blueprint intended to bring avian influenza under control. Bernt (BEAR-ent) Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says ...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2025

Iowa Secretary of Ag to Visit Audubon County Business
(Audubon County) Secretary Naig will visit Audubon County from 3:45 to 4:45 this afternoon as part of his annual visit to Iowa's counties. According to the Iowa Ag Secretaries Office, Naig will visit ...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2025

Critical Fire Weather Conditions for Iowa on Friday
(Des Moines) Strong winds and low relative humidity will increase the fire danger across the state today. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for central and southern Iowa from noon...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2025

Dog and Man Rescued from Central Iowa Lake
(Polk County) A nearby resident helped save a man who had fallen through the ice trying to rescue a dog at a Polk County Lake. The Polk County Communication Center received a 911 call late Thursday af...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2025

A Few Items Left for Completion of Atlantic's New Splash Pad Project, Grand Opening Set for May
(Atlantic) Ali Pieken, a member of the Atlantic Park Advisory Commission and former Splash Pad committee member, presented an update on the Splash Pad project at Wednesday's meeting. In April 2023, fu...
Tom Robinson Feb 28, 2025

Improvements Proposed for Sunnyside and Washington School Tennis Courts
(Atlantic) The Sunnyside Tennis Courts need some work. Mike McDermott, the Atlantic City Council Park Advisory Commission liaison, presented two proposals to the Commission on Wednesday afternoon: one...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2025

Update: One Person Injured in Atlantic Accident
(Atlantic) One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Atlantic this (Thursday) morning. The Atlantic Police Department says Sidney Petty, of Atlantic, was driving northbound on Locust Street,...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2025

Attorney General Bird Sues Crypto ATM Companies for Costing Iowans More than $20 Million
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced lawsuits against Bitcoin Depot and CoinFlip, Iowa's two largest cryptocurrency ATM operators, over their failures that allowed Iowans to ...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2025

Developing a Third Source of N Crops
(Washington D.C.) A new study could revolutionize nitrogen management for farmers. Researchers have found that gene-edited bacteria can supply nitrogen to crop roots during early corn growth. Dr. Loga...
Tom Robinson Feb 27, 2025