Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Iowa Doctoral Student Escorted Out Of DEI Subcommittee Meeting (Des Moines, IA) -- House subcommittee members are saying an Iowa doctoral candidate attempted to assault House members on Monday. Abigai...

(Press release from Ciara Hoegh, Produce in the Park Market Manager) (Atlantic) Sweet potatoes will take center stage at Produce in the Park's Sweetheart Farmers Market on Saturday, February 14, from ...

(Harlan) Atlantic used a strong fourth quarter surge to pull away from Harlan for a 49-38 victory in a Hawkeye Ten Conference girls basketball matchup Tuesday night in Harlan. Peyton McLaren paced Atl...

(Harlan) Harlan jumped out to a fast start and defeated Atlantic 72-58 in a Hawkeye Ten Conference boys basketball game Tuesday night in Harlan. Four Cyclones scored in double figures. Kobe Klaasen le...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 40-year-old Aaron Lucas Allen of Red Oak on Tuesday on a police department warrant for driving while suspended. Officers transported Allen to the Montgomery County Ja...

(Exira) The Exira City Council approved an application for the city's existing housing unit purchase program during its regular meeting Monday night. Exira City Clerk Megan Andersen says this is the t...

Jean Gearheart, age 98 of Atlantic, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Exira Care Center. Jean was born on August 5, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Paulson) Br...

(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution at Tuesday's regular meeting to add a monthly fee for the safekeeping of firearms taken into custody by court order. Pursuant...

(Creston) A Creston man is in custody on an outside warrant. Police arrested 38-year-old Wesley Gene Keeler Jr. on Monday at the intersection of Division and Summit. Authorities transported Keeler to ...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic girls' basketball team faces Harlan in the final regular-season game tonight at Harlan. Harlan enters the contest with an 8-12 record. Atlantic is 11-8, and looking to secure a...