Author Archives: Tom Robinson
DCI Assisting IDA County Sheriff's Office with the Death of 3-Year-Old
(Battle Creek, Iowa) The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation assists the Ida County Attorney's Office in a child death investigation. On May 4, 2023, first responders were dispatched to 500 Mapl...
May 11, 2023
Stabbing In Council Bluffs
(Council Bluffs) The Council Bluffs Police Department is applying for warrants for a suspect in an alleged stabbing in Council Bluffs. Chiann Jones, 39, stated her boyfriend identified as 55-year-old ...
May 11, 2023
Group Appears in front of Atlantic School Board Voicing Concerns About Student-Protest Event
(Atlantic) Atlantic resident Leann Pellett spoke on behalf of the thirty-concerned citizens attending Wednesday's School Board meeting and stated many other citizens that were upset about the School A...
May 10, 2023
Atlantic School Board Approves Interim School's Superintendent
(Atlantic) The Atlantic School Board on Wednesday approved the hiring of interim Superintendent Dr. Beth Johnsen. Atlantic School Board President Laura McLean stated, the board received nine applicati...
May 10, 2023
Dalton Franken Named as New Head Varsity Boys' Basketball Coach
(Atlantic) Dalton Franken has been hired as Atlantic's Head Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach. Franken has been a volunteer assistant for four years and became a paid assistant as the J.V. coach this pas...
May 10, 2023
Community Leaders Express Concern on Atlantic School Districts Notice to Vacate the Wickman Center's Infant Room
(Atlantic) Four community leaders appeared in front of the Atlantic School Board on Wednesday night, with concerns about a letter from the Atlantic School Administration sent to the Nishna Valley Fami...
May 10, 2023
Atlantic 6th at Boy's Sectional Golf Tournament
(Denison) The Atlantic Boy's Golf team finished sixth in a Class 3A Sectional Golf Tournament on Wednesday at Majestic Hills Golf Course in Denison. The Trojans shot 356. Hudson McLaren and Sam Brosam...
May 10, 2023
Lenox man arrested Assault Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 51-year-old Pedro Quintanilla-Flores of Lenox on Tuesday on assault charges. Officers cited and released him on a Promise to Appear.
May 10, 2023
Recent Large Hail from Thunderstorms Unusual, Not Unheard Of
(Des Moines) Recent thunderstorms that dropped golf ball, and in some cases, baseball-sized hail aren't unheard of for this time of year. The area is the "shoulder season" between spring and summer, w...
May 10, 2023
Iowa DOT, Attorney General Warn of Vehicle Sales Scam
(Des Moines) Iowa officials warn residents about a vehicle sale scam rising in popularity in the state. The Iowa Department of Transportation and Attorney General Brenna Bird says that scammers are im...
May 10, 2023
