Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Atlantic City Council to Hold Public Hearing On 41 Acres of City-Owned Property
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council is ready to proceed with a housing development on the 41.54 acres it purchased from the Comes Family Trust. The Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Ma...
May 13, 2024
Fort Dodge Teen Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charges In Deadly Shooting Case
(Fort Dodge) An 18-year-old from Fort Dodge has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in downtown Fort Dodge last May. DJ Pettigrew was initially charged ...
May 13, 2024
Police Increase Security At Des Moines Schools Following Threat
(Des Moines) Des Moines Police announced heightened security measures at Des Moines schools on Monday following a threat against East High School. The threat circulated on social media late Friday, pr...
May 13, 2024
Red Oak Police Arrest Two Men for Harassment
(Red Oak) Two men are in custody in Montgomery County on harassment charges. Red Oak Police arrested 48-year-old Markus Eugene Johnson of Red Oak on Sunday in the 300 block of 4th Avenue in Red Oak fo...
May 13, 2024
Charlotte Boudle Obituary
Charlotte Boudle, 77, of Atlantic, died, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa. Charlotte Ann (Weaver) Boudle was born on July 15, 1946, the daughter of Ralph and Erma Weaver, in...
May 12, 2024
Union County Man Arrested After Crashing His Pickup in a Yard
(Creston) A Union County man faces alcohol-related charges after crashing his pickup in a yard in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, the accident happened at 4:12 this morning at Che...
May 12, 2024
Frost Dates: Time to Plant Your Garden
(Lewis) The cold and wet weather conditions have not been conducive to garden planting. John Lorenzen, fisheries biologist, discussed gardening on Saturday's DNR Report on KSOM Radio. Lorenzen says th...
May 12, 2024
Iowa High School Boy's List of State Track and Field Qualifiers Released
(Des Moines) The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its 2024 State Track and Field qualifiers list on Friday afternoon. The Class 2A and 3A athletes will compete at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday a...
May 10, 2024
Iowa Girl's High School Athletic Union Releases Tentative List of State Track and Field Qualifiers
(Des Moines) The Iowa Girl's Athletic Association released its 2024 State Track and Field qualifiers list on Friday afternoon. The Class 2A and 3A athletes will compete at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday and Fr...
May 10, 2024
Gratt Reed Receives Exclusive Award
(Iowa City) Atlantic native and University of Iowa Track and Field All-American Gratt Reed received the Big Ten Medal of Honor Award at an awards ceremony on Friday afternoon at the 2024 UI Athletics ...
May 10, 2024
