Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Iowa Attorney General Joins Coalition Advocating for SCOTUS Review of Girls' Sports Laws
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird supports efforts led by 26 states to restrict girls' sports to athletes assigned female at birth. Bird has joined two coalitions pushing for the U.S. Sup...
Aug 21, 2024
Griswold School District Discuss Virtual Classrooms and Changes in Sports Seasons
(Griswold) Starting last year, Iowa School Districts could have up to five days or 30 hours of virtual instruction. Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs explained to the school board on Monda...
Aug 21, 2024
Council Bluffs, Jefferson Head Coach Looking Forward to the Matchup with Atlantic
(Atlantic) Council Bluffs Jefferson Head Coach Jeremiah Watters is happy Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer accepted the week zero matchup with Atlantic. The Yellowjackets played Omaha South one year ago...
Aug 21, 2024
USDA Accepts More Than 2.2 million Acres Through 2024 Grassland, General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Offers
(Washington D.C.) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year's Grassland, General, a...
Aug 20, 2024
Griswold School District Still Looking to Fill a Few Teaching Positions Permanently
(Griswold) Griswold Schools Superintendent Dave Henrichs says the school will start with a handful of unfilled staff positions. Henrichs says they are still searching for a Middle School English Readi...
Aug 20, 2024
Iowa Auditor Urged to Investigate $10.7M in Unpaid Nursing Home Fees
(Des Moines) Advocates are calling for an investigation into the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services' failure to collect over ten-point-seven-million dollars in Quality Assurance Assessment f...
Aug 20, 2024
COVID-19 Positive Tests Increasing In Iowa
(Undated) COVID-19 numbers have surged in Iowa and across the country in recent weeks. Over 20 percent of tests in Iowa are coming back positive, the highest in over a year. Inpatient and emergency ro...
Aug 20, 2024
Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says the U.S. Economy is "Not Doing Well."
(Omaha) Creighton University Economics Professor Dr. Ernie Goss says the economy is treading water and moving down. He says the employment index was below growth neutral for the month. Overall, manufa...
Aug 20, 2024
Alumni Banquet Raises over $13,000 for Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation
(Atlantic) Atlantic High School Alumni opened their pockets over the weekend for the Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation. Billie Hoover, Board Member for the Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation, tel...
Aug 19, 2024
Calhoun County Woman Dies in Webster County Crash
(Webster County) A Rockwell City woman died in a two-vehicle accident in Webster County. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened on Sunday on D-20 near Hayes Avenue. Authorities say 30-year-o...
Aug 19, 2024
