Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Iowa State Fair Attendance Already Showing More Visitors Than Last Year
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa State Fair attendance through the first three days of this year's event is up slightly from 2022. The fair says just under 307-thousand people have gone through the gates through...
Aug 14, 2023
Farmland Sales Beginning to Slow
(NAFB) Farmland sales are generally starting to slow down late this summer. Randy Dickhut a farmland sales expert with Agricultural Economic Insights, says there are two reasons activity is slowing do...
Aug 14, 2023
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report four arrests and three incident reports. *On August 11, Creston Police arrested 30-year-old Zachery Allen Chumbley of Creston at his residence for Possession of Drug Pa...
Aug 14, 2023
Fundraising for the Atlantic Splash Pad Project Continues to Gain Momentum
(Atlantic) Fundraising for the Atlantic Splash Pad continues, and businesses are stepping up. Splash Pad Committee Co-Chair Jeremy Butler and committee members appeared at AtlanticFest on Saturday. Th...
Aug 14, 2023
Red Oak Police Report 3 Arrests
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested three people following an incident on Sunday in the 800 block of E. Nuckols Street. Police arrested 18-year-old Lillianne Marie Pafford, 27-year-old Austin Lee Jones,...
Aug 14, 2023
2 Hurt in Montgomery County Crash
(Red Oak) Two people suffered injuries in a single-vehicle accident in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened around 3:28 a.m. on Sunday at 100th Street a...
Aug 14, 2023
No One Hurt in Fiery Car Versus Train Accident
(Missouri Valley) The Missouri Valley and Modale Fire Departments responded to a car versus train (hauling coal) accident on County Road K-45 in Harrison County. According to the Missouri Valley Fire ...
Aug 14, 2023
2 Hurt in Union County Crash
(Arispe) The driver and his passenger suffered injuries in a single-vehicle accident in Union County. The Union County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday on Highway 1...
Aug 13, 2023
Landon Tibken and Heifer "Roxanne" Win Another Championship
(Des Moines) Landon Tibken and "Roxanne" won the Grand Champion Maine Anjou Heifer Show at the Iowa State Fair over the Weekend. The ten-year-old from Wiota, Championed the Supreme Breeding Show at Ca...
Aug 13, 2023
Ross Martens Wins 65th Annual Tournament of Champions
(Atlantic) Ross Martens captured the open division title at the 65th Annual Tournament of Champions at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club over the weekend. Martens shot a three-day total (201), 68-64-...
Aug 13, 2023
