Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Cantaloupe Illness Spreads
(Updated) Iowa is one of 38 states reporting salmonella cases from cantaloupe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 230 cases nationally. There have been nearly 100 hospitalizations ...
Dec 08, 2023
Council Bluffs Police Searching For Robbery Suspect
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is investigating a robbery. On Thursday, at around 2:34 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Casey's General Store at 15 North 16th Street for a ...
Dec 08, 2023
S.W.A.T. Girls Sweep Field at Atlantic
(Atlantic) The S.W.A.T. girls' wrestling team downed Red Oak 72-12 and topped Creston 54-30. S.W.A.T. won nine of the 14 matches by forfeit against Red Oak. Mia South (145) won by fall, Stella Beattie...
Dec 07, 2023
Creston Wins Two at Atlantic Triangular: Atlantic, 1-1
(Atlantic) Creston downed Red Oak 68-11 and Atlantic 48-27 in a triangular at Atlantic on Thursday. Atlantic topped Red Oak in the final dual of the night, 42-39. In the Red Oak match, Creston won fou...
Dec 07, 2023
Two Atlantic Residents Speak Out Against Business Permit Application in Residential Zone
(Atlantic) Two Atlantic residents appeared at Wednesday's City Council meeting, voicing concern regarding a business that has applied for a permit to build in a lot zoned residential. Shawn Macha live...
Dec 07, 2023
Glenwood Police Report One Arrest
(Glenwood) Glenwood Police arrested 44-year-old Melinda Johnson of Glenwood for OWI, 1st offense. Officers transported Johnson to Mills County, and she was released after posting the $1,000 bond.
Dec 07, 2023
AMU Ranks 2ND Lowest in the State for Overall Average Electric Rate Charged to Customers
(Atlantic) Atlantic Municipal Utilities General Manager Steve Tjepkes presented AMU's 2024 budget to the City Council on Wednesday. AMU was recently awarded the National Excellence in Reliability for ...
Dec 07, 2023
Atlantic Hosts Double-Dual Boys and Girls Wrestling Meet Tonight
(Atlantic) Atlantic hosts Red Oak and Creston in a boy's double-dual tonight, the S.W.A.T. Valkyrie take on Highway 34, and Red Oak in high school girls wrestling at Atlantic. The meet features eleven...
Dec 07, 2023
Cass County's Iowa United First Aid Pilot Program is Up and Running
(Atlantic) Cass County is one of three Iowa counties testing a new program to cut emergency response times in rural areas. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg is sponsoring this program to send whoeve...
Dec 06, 2023
Splash Park Project Fundraising Effort Nears $400,000
(Atlantic) The Splash Park Project received a financial boost from the Atlantic City Council on Wednesday. The Council approved Snyder and Associates to proceed with the designing and bidding process ...
Dec 06, 2023
