Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Gas Prices Higher This Week
(Des Moines) According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose three cents last week, averaging $2.85 across Iowa. Prices rose 3 cents from last week's price and are steady from a y...
Dec 23, 2023
Update: State Agencies to Enhance Existing Childhood Nutrition Programs, Decline Summer EBT Participation
(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Iowa Department of Education today announced they will continue to support Iowa children eligible for food assistance year-round...
Dec 22, 2023
Iowa High School Athletic Association Boy's Basketball Ratings Released
CLASS 4A Rank School W L 1 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 5 0 2 Valley, W.D.M. 6 1 3 Dubuque, Senior 6 0 4 Linn-Mar, Marion 5 1 5 North Scott 6 1 6 Cedar Falls 5 1 7 Waukee 7 2 8 Ankeny Centennial 6 2 9...
Dec 22, 2023
Iowa Schools Preparing to Remove Restricted Books According to New Law
(Griswold) Iowa schools are still prepping to remove books off shelves according to the new law restricting books containing sexual material. The deadline is a week away, and Griswold and Lenox School...
Dec 22, 2023
Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings Released on Thursday, December 21
Class 1A No. School Record LW 1 North Linn 8-1 1 2 Newell-Fonda 8-1 2 3 Martensdale-St. Marys 7-2 3 4 Remsen St, Mary's 8-0 4 5 Riceville 9-0 5 6 Council Bluffs St. Albert 8-1 6 7 Calamus-Wheatland 10...
Dec 22, 2023
Iowa Drought Continues to Set Records
(Des Moines) The current drought is the longest in Iowa since the 1950s, with abnormally dry and drought conditions extending into the 188th week in a row, according to the latest data available. Foll...
Dec 22, 2023
Union County Man Arrested on Drug Possession Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 49-year-old Robert James Reed of Creston on Thursday on drug possession charges. Officers arrested Reed at 102 W. Taylor Street at around 1:00 p.m. for Intent to Manu...
Dec 22, 2023
Atlantic Holds Off Audubon's Fourth Quarter Rally in Boy's Basketball Game
(Atlantic) Atlantic held off Audubon's fourth-quarter rally to win 66-60 at Audubon on Thursday night. The game played out as a tale of two halves. The Wheelers started with a box-in-defense on Atlant...
Dec 21, 2023
Thursday's Area Boy's High School Basketball Scores
Hawkeye Ten Conference Atlantic 66 Audubon, 60 (NC) Western Iowa Conference: Logan-Magnolia 55 IKM/Manning, 48 Underwood 69 Missouri Valley, 41 Treynor 71 AHSTW, 53 Riverside 60 Tri-Center 51 Rolling ...
Dec 21, 2023
Thursday's Area High School Girl's Basketball Scores
Hawkeye Ten Conference: St. Albert 59 Atlantic, 32 Denison-Schleswig 48 East Sac County, 41 (NC) Creston 31 Odessa, 30 (NC) Western Iowa Conference: Treynor 45 AHSTW, 26 Logan-Magnolia 48 IKM/Manning,...
Dec 21, 2023
