Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Creston Woman Arrested on Theft Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 20-year-old Molly Nichole Bagby of Corning on Friday on Theft charges. Police transported Bagby to the Union County Jail for 2nd-degree theft over $1,500 and under e$...
Tom Robinson Feb 18, 2024

Audubon County Supervisors Approves Recommendation Board Pay Increase
(Audubon) Last week, the Audubon County Board of Supervisors accepted the Compensation Board'sB'3.2 percent increase for County Employees. Additionally, the Sheriff receives a $2,000 salary increase t...
Tom Robinson Feb 18, 2024

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau Anniversary
(Lewis) The Fisheries Bureau is celebrating 150 years in existence this year. On March 19, 1874, the legislature gave the Governor the authority to appoint a board of fish commissioners to advance the...
Tom Robinson Feb 18, 2024
Temperatures for the First Half of February is One for the Record Books
(Des Moines) Temperatures in the first half of February are the highest on record, according to State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan. He says temperatures across Iowa averaged 17 degrees above normal...
Tom Robinson Feb 18, 2024
John Philip "Jack" Bell Obituary
John Philip "Jack" Bell, son of Henry and Mary Bell, was born January 1, 1933, in Atlantic, Iowa, and was baptized Easter Sunday morning, April 12, 1933. He passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024...
Tom Robinson Feb 17, 2024

Angela Faga Obituary
Angela Faga, age 90, of Adair, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at St. John's Catholic Church in Adair, IA, ...
Tom Robinson Feb 17, 2024

Whole Milk in School Meals Gaining Momentum
(NAFB) For more than a decade, Congress has prevented U.S. public schools from serving whole and 2% milk to students. Now, parents, physicians, dieticians, and the dairy community are pushing back, an...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024
Funding Needed for Rural Internet Program
(NAFB) A rural internet subsidy program could be phased out. Tom Perez, Senior Advisor to the President, says the Biden Administration requested six billion dollars to extend funding for the Affordabl...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024

Union County Man Arrested for Going Armed with Intent and Other Charges
(Creston) A Creston man faces assault and other charges, including Going Armed with Intent. Creston Police arrested 38-year-old Manuel Luke Richardson of Creston on Thursday at Howard and Spruce for P...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024

Representative Tom Moore on Iowa House Three-Percent State Supplemental Aid Proposal
(Des Moines) It was a busy week in the Iowa State House as they approached the first funnel deadline, which is today. This is when most bills proposed in the House or Senate must be voted out by their...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2024







