Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Red Oak) Firefighters from Red Oak, Elliott, and Stanton responded to 2049 Fernwood Ave (Bunge Corp) in Red Oak at 5:15 a.m. today for a report of a fire inside the building extending into the east c...

(NAFB) Oklahoma State University's Agricultural Economics Department recently hosted the Rural Economic Outlook Conference. John Michael Riley, an associate professor in the Economics Department, talk...

(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests on Tuesday. Police arrested 19-year-old Aileen Ixschel Villalpando of Creston at 708 Lakeshore Drive for having an animal at large. Officers cited and relea...

(Pierre, South Dakota) There's been a critical court ruling concerning plans for a carbon pipeline in several states, including Iowa (& NE Nebraska). The South Dakota Supreme Court has rejected Su...

(Des Moines) Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced illegal voting in recent elections. There have been 87 noncitizens illegally voted, with another 67 registered unlawfully. These actions are cl...

(Atlantic) In 2021, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 615, allowing counties to designate emergency medical service (EMS) departments as essential county services, placing them equally wit...

(Villisca) Villisca City Councilman Tripp Narup running on the Democratic ticket for Iowa House District #18. He is challenging incumbent Tom Moore of Griswold, seeking a sixth term in the Iowa House....

(Undated) -- McDonald's Quarter Pounders are linked to an E. Coli outbreak across multiple states. On Tuesday, the CDC announced that it was working with McDonald's to determine what burger ingredient...

(Atlantic) SHIFT ATL, a 501(c)(3) community development non-profit in Atlantic, has donated $50,000 to Vision Atlantic's transformative project. The project will bring a housing development, a new chi...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Firefighters responded to a structure fire early this morning at 101 W. Reed Street. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 12:46 a.m. A resident woke up to the smel...