Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Gertrude Ann Bowman Madsen Obituary
A Mass of Christian Burial for 94-year-old Gertrude Ann Bowman Madsen will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Audubon, IA, with Fr. Wayne Gubbels a...
Nov 03, 2024
Be On The Lookout For Scams Against Seniors, Especially in Rural Areas
(NAFB) Senior citizens, especially in rural areas, are some of the top targets for scammers. Michelle Reinen administrator of the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection at the Wisconsin Agriculture...
Nov 03, 2024
Atlantic Elks Collecting Deer Hides
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Elks Club will collect deer hides again this year for its' veterans hide program. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appeared o...
Nov 03, 2024
Safely Gather in the Fall and Avoid Respiratory Diseases
(NAFB) With colder weather ahead, we'll be spending more time indoors. That increases the opportunity for sharing respiratory diseases that regularly pop up during the indoor seasons. Julia Lothrop ac...
Nov 03, 2024
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday Morning
(Undated) The end of daylight-saving time goes into effect at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. Iowans will set their clocks back one hour. Under the current daylight-saving period, most Americans lose an hour of ...
Nov 02, 2024
Iowa's Furbearer Season Begins Today
(Lewis) Trapping season starts today and runs through February 28th. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, appears on the weekly DNR Show and says the Bea...
Nov 02, 2024
Audubon Rolls into the Quarterfinals with a Win over Woodbine in the Round of Sixteen
(Audubon) Audubon achieved an impressive victory over Woodbine, winning 42-18 in an 8-player round of sixteen playoff game on Friday. With this win, the Wheelers maintained their perfect record, impro...
Nov 02, 2024
Friday's Round of Sixteen Iowa High School Football Scores
CLASS 5A POD A POD C Iowa City, Liberty 31, Waukee 14 Iowa City, West 21, Bettendorf 16 Ankeny 47, Linn-Mar 21 Southeast Polk 24, Pleasant Valley 21 POD B POD D Dowling Catholic 41, Cedar Falls 21 Val...
Nov 01, 2024
Farmland Values Holding Steady Despite Drop in Grain Markets
(NAFB) Despite market headwinds, land values continue to be strong, particularly in the Midwest. Paul Schadegg is Senior Vice President of Farm and Ranch Management and Real Estate for the Farmers Nat...
Nov 01, 2024
Man Gets Less Than a Year For Assaulting Former U.S. Senator In Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The man convicted of assaulting a former U.S. Arizona Senator in Council Bluffs is set to spend 360 days in jail. Martha McSally says she was running along the Missouri River when a m...
Nov 01, 2024
