Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Powerful El Nino to Impact Fall and Winter U.S. Weather
(NAFB) The El Nino pattern that is influencing weather currently in North and South America will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. In fact, meteorologists are predicting El Nino will conti...
Aug 18, 2026
Bridgewater, Iowa Fire Department Receives $10,000 Grant from State Farm® to Purchase Needed Equipment
(Bridgewater) The Bridgewater, Iowa Fire Department is one of 150 volunteer fire departments nationwide to receive a $10,000 grant through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. In c...
Aug 18, 2026
Atlantic Football Team Developing New Defensive Backs, Kicker Depth
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team is in its second week of official practice. The only starter returning for the Trojans in the defensive backfield is Grant Petty. Petty had 33 tackles; 26 of them...
Aug 18, 2026
Atlantic FFA Exhibitor Hayden Kleen Wins Grand Champion FFA Maine Angus Breeding Heifer at the Iowa State Fair
(Des Moines) Atlantic senior Hayden Kleen went out in style Thursday at the Iowa State Fair, exhibiting the Grand Champion FFA Maine Angus Breeding Heifer. Kleen arrived Wednesday with his breeding he...
Aug 18, 2026
State News: Officer Shooting Suspect Arrested, Measles Outbreak Confirmed, Fair Sets Attendance Record
Officer Shooting Suspect Mark Lee Jackson Found In Muscatine (Muscatine, IA) -- The man accused of shooting a Muscatine police officer on Friday has been found. Police say 59-year-old Mark Lee Jackson...
Aug 18, 2026
Atlantic Girl's Tennis Player Hope Hammontree is KS95.7's Armour Insurance Trojan Athlete of the Week
(Atlantic) One year ago, Hope Hammontree was competing for the Atlantic girls' tennis team at the J.V. level. This season, the sophomore has climbed the ladder to the varsity level and is off to a str...
Aug 17, 2026
Atlantic Football Team Auditioning Several Players to Fill Two Linebacker Positions
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer is looking at several prospects to fill the defensive line positions this season. The Trojans lost all four positions to graduation one year ago. Co...
Aug 17, 2026
Wanted Man Suspected in South Dakota Homicide Found Dead After Stand-off in Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) Council Bluffs police say a wanted man suspected in a South Dakota homicide was found dead Sunday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff at a Madison Avenue home...
Aug 16, 2026
18th Annual Red Neck Poker Run Raises $2,930 for Lucy Cohrs Memorial Fund
(Lewis) This year's 18th Annual Red Neck Poker Run on Saturday featured an outpouring of support for the Ryan and Sarah Archibald family from Lewis, Iowa. Rob Stamp, secretary and treasurer for the gr...
Aug 16, 2026
DNR Tackles Rapidly Spreading Vegetation at Lake Anita and Lake Manawa
(Anita) Anglers should notice significant improvements at Lake Anita and Lake Manawa following the Iowa DNR's efforts to control rapidly spreading vegetation. DNR Fisheries Biologist John Lorenzen say...
Aug 16, 2026
