Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Scarville, Iowa) A Minnesota man died in a single-vehicle accident in Winnebago County. The Iowa State Patrol says it happened at 10:41 a.m. on 485th Street and 200th Avenue in Scarville, Iowa. Autho...

(Washington, DC) The U-S is responding to the mpox outbreak in Africa. The World Health Organization has declared mpox to be a global public health emergency. Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokespers...

(Des Moines) A 13-thousand-year-old mastodon skull has been found in an Iowa creek. Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist said in a social media post that they found the well-preserved skull on the...

(NAFB) A study from the Alliance for Lifetime Income revealed that half of Americans ages 61 to 65 have retired and many have mixed emotions about the decision. After a lifetime of working, rural Amer...

A visitation for 90-year-old Harry Warren Kemp will be held at the Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold on Monday, August 19, 2024, from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM. A private family interment will take pla...

A memorial service for 79-year-old Ann Marie Elliott will be held on Friday, August 23, 2024, at 11:00 AM, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Carson Cemetery at a later d...

(Red Oak) Earlier this morning, Red Oak police arrested Adriana Rose Monreal, 21, on an active Montgomery County warrant for failure to appear. Additionally, Red Oak police arrested Deven Anthony Hatf...

(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Cross Country Coach Dan Vargason welcomed 19 boys and eleven girls to preseason practice last week. Coach Vargason says the low number of girls on the roster presents some cha...

(Atlantic) On Thursday, August 15th, 2024, the Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors celebrated the opening of The Moviehouse & Event Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new business is located abov...

(Des Moines) Last year, during the final weeks of summer, there were 54 traffic fatalities in Iowa, with 44% involving impairment. To prevent future tragedies, the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GT...