Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Cass County District #5 Constituents to Decide on Race for Supervisor
(Atlantic) Democrat Phyllis Stakey and Republican incumbent Bernard Pettinger will square off in the November General Election for the District #5 Board of Supervisor seat in Cass County. Stakey ran u...
Nov 05, 2024
Voters to Decide on Iowa House District #18 Race
(Griswold) Incumbent Iowa House District #18 Representative Tom Moore is seeking his sixth term in the upcoming election. This time, he faces a challenge from Tripp Narup, a current Villisca City Coun...
Nov 05, 2024
CAM Community School District Measure for Major High School Renovations
(Anita) The CAM Community School District Board of Directors is asking for community support in a significant proposal to enhance educational facilities. A measure that would authorize the district to...
Nov 05, 2024
Iowa Western Community College Proposes $55 Million Bond Measure for Campus Improvements
(Council Bluffs) A significant public measure is on the ballot for residents of the counties served by Iowa Western Community College (IWCC). Public Measure SB seeks approval for the Board of Director...
Nov 05, 2024
"Vital Decision: Cass County Votes on Making EMS an Essential Service"
(Atlantic) The vote on emergency medical services (EMS) departments as essential county services will be decided tonight. In 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 615, allowing counties ...
Nov 05, 2024
Chance for Food Price Deflation?
(USDA) USDA Economist Megan Sweitzer estimates that grocery prices will increase by 1.2 percent in 2024. She is forecasting another 1.5-percent rise in grocery prices in 2025. Sweitzer says, typically...
Nov 04, 2024
Highway 34 Road Construction Project Continues in Montgomery County
(Red Oak) The Highway 34 road construction project, which extends from the Nishnabotna River to the old Highway 34 east of Red Oak, began in late summer. The main focus of this project is to pave both...
Nov 04, 2024
October's Rural Mainstreet Index Short on Good News
(NAFB) The October Rural Mainstreet Index didn't contain a lot of good news for the farm economy. Dr. Ernie Goss (GAHS) of Creighton University conducts the survey and talks about the results. ...
Nov 04, 2024
Iowa Department of Education Gets 24 million Dollars for Literacy Grant
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Education has been awarded over $24 million in federal grants. The grant, announced by Governor Kim Reynolds, aims to enhance literacy across the state. The funding...
Nov 04, 2024
Federal Judge Upholds Secretary of State's Voter Challenge
(Des Moines) A federal judge has ruled against a request to stop Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's challenge. Pate's challenge was over two thousand people suspected to be noncitizens. The ACLU of I...
Nov 04, 2024
