Author Archives: Tom Robinson
KSOM/KS95 News Receives Five Awards at IBNA Awards Banquet
(Atlantic) The KSOM/KS95 News and Sports team received five awards in small market radio at the annual Iowa Broadcast News Association Awards Banquet, which the IBNA Board of Directors hosted at the S...
Apr 21, 2024
Record Home Prices In Month of March
(New York, NY) -- Rising home prices coupled with mortgage rates stuck at elevated levels mean Americans are still dealing with a tough housing market. According to the National Association of Realtor...
Apr 20, 2024
Sine Die---The End Is Here
(Des Moines) Tuesday, April 16th, was the 100th day of the legislative session and the last day for Clerks, Pages, and per diem. Iowa House District #18 Representative Tom Moore says that at 4:23 AM t...
Apr 20, 2024
Bennett Whetstone Signs on to Run at Simpson College
(Atlantic) Atlantic senior Bennett Whetstone appears to have found a home at Simpson College in Indianola. The senior, a three-time state qualifier in track and one-time state qualifier in cross count...
Apr 19, 2024
Drake University Faculty Senate Promotes Votes On Programs Cuts
(Des Moines) Drake University is currently facing budget constraints and is considering cutting some of its programs. The Faculty Senate recently voted on recommendations, and some undergraduate and g...
Apr 19, 2024
Iowans May Experience State Income Tax Decrease To 3.8 Percent By 2025
(Des Moines) A Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill to reduce state income taxes, potentially establishing a 3.8 percent flat tax rate by 2025. If enacted, this legislation would accelerate the cur...
Apr 19, 2024
State Record-Breaking Fish Caught in Southwest Iowa
(Lewis) A Yellow Bullhead caught in Adair County is now in the record books. John Lorenzen, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in southwest Iowa, says the fish caught ...
Apr 19, 2024
Atlantic Girl's Put Together Solid Performance at Tiger Relays
(Carroll) After running with a limited squad at Lewis Central, the Atlantic girl's track team bounced back with a full squad at the Tigers relays in Carroll on Thursday night. The Trojans scored 109 p...
Apr 18, 2024
Atlantic Defeats Clarinda in Hawkeye Ten Girls Golf
(Atlantic) Belle Berg medaled, and Makenna Schroeder finished runner-up medalist to lead Atlantic over Clarinda 190 to 243 in a girls' golf dual on Thursday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. Berg...
Apr 18, 2024
Clarinda Edges Atlantic in Boys Golf
(Clarinda) Clarinda topped Atlantic 155-156 in a boy's Hawkeye Ten Conference Golf Dual on Thursday at Clarinda. Hudson McLaren led the Trojans with a 38, Tristan Hayes carded a 39, Brady Wood, 39, Ro...
Apr 18, 2024
