Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Updated: Emergency Personnel Respond to Single-Vehicle Accident at Highway 71 and 22nd Street in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Rescue crews responded to Highway 71 near 22nd Street on the southeast edge of Atlantic this morning for a single-vehicle accident. The initial call went out around 7:30 this (Wednesday) mo...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2026

Midwest Farmland Values Appear to Be Softening
(NAFB) Farmland values are softening in the Midwest, as agricultural economists say the market is moving in two different directions. The Chicago Fed reports values were flat in the second quarter of ...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2026

Adams County Road Construction Project Starts on Thursday, August 27
(Adams County) Motorists in Adams County should be aware of a road construction project beginning Thursday, August 27. The Adams County Road Department will replace a culvert on Juniper Avenue south o...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2026

State News: Student Debt, College Rankings, State Fair Impact and Cold Case Funding
Iowa Federal Student Loan Debt Totals $13.5 Billion (Des Moines, IA) -- As students head back to campus this week, we're learning student debt is growing. According to Department of Education data, ne...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2026

Fremont-Mills Hosts CAM in Non-District Season Opener
(Tabor) Fremont-Mills hosts CAM in a non-district Week One football game this Friday night. The Knights are coming off a deep run in the playoffs one year ago before falling short to Woodbine in the q...
Tom Robinson Aug 26, 2026

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Approves Part-time Veterans Affairs Clerk
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a temporary part-time Veterans Affairs Clerk Position at Tuesday morning's meeting. The Veterans Affairs Commission has id...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2026

U.S. Corn and Soybean Ratings Decline
(Washington D.C.) U.S. corn and soybean crop conditions declined last week, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Corn rated good to excellent fell 3 percentage points ...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2026
Avoca Man Pleads Guilty to Amended Charges Following 2025 Shooting
(Avoca) Court records show an Avoca man originally charged with attempted murder in October 2025 has accepted a plea agreement. Twenty-nine-year-old Shaun McCarthy pleaded guilty in July to amended ch...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2026

Atlantic's Cross County Team Holds Time Trials Today
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Cross Country Team will be holding time trials on Tuesday at the Nishna Hills Golf Course. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason says the first two weeks of preseason workouts have ...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2026

Taylor County Crash Claims the Life of a Missouri Man
(Taylor County) A Maryville, Missouri, man died in a single-vehicle crash in Taylor County on Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 3:55 p.m., in the 3100 Block of Colt Av...
Tom Robinson Aug 25, 2026








