Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Morgan Will Brings Home Top Prize in Cass County Fair Sheep Show
(Atlantic) Top honors in the sheep show at the Cass County Fair were awarded Saturday to Morgan Will of the CAM FFA and Benton Franklin 4-H Club. Morgan Will exhibited both the Cass County Overall Mar...
Jul 26, 2026
Cass County Fair Board Earns Double S Bull Company's 2025 Event of the Year Award
(Atlantic) The Double S Bull Company LLC-Extreme Bull Riding Tour presented the Cass County Fair Board with its 2025 Event of the Year award during Friday night's 2026 Bull, Barrel Racing, and Bull Ri...
Jul 25, 2026
Vicki and the Late Dale Retallic Inducted into the Iowa 4H Hall of Fame
(Atlantic) Vicki and the Late Dale Retallic were honored at the Cass County Fair on Thursday evening as the 2026 inductees into the Iowa 4H Hall of Fame. Dale Retallic's roots in Cass County 4-H began...
Jul 24, 2026
Atlantic's Wiederstein Set for IGCA All-Star Softball Games
(Atlantic) Lila Wiederstein is one of 39 elite senior softball players selected to compete in today's 2026 Iowa Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Games. Wiederstein will suit up for the Blue...
Jul 24, 2026
Registration Still Open for 2026 Atlantic SmackDown Golf Tournament
(Atlantic) The 2026 Atlantic Annual Smackdown Golf Tournament is set for August 14 and 15th. The Golf Tournament began in 2014 with a simple goal: to bring Atlantic High School alumni back together. W...
Jul 24, 2026
SBA Approves Disaster Loans for Eight Iowa Counties Following July Storms
(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved her request to provide low-interest disaster loans for eight Iowa counties affected by severe stor...
Jul 24, 2026
Four Injured After Vehicle Rolls in Worth County Work Zone Crash
(Worth County) Four people from Kearney, Nebraska, were injured Thursday afternoon after a crash in a work zone along Interstate 35 in Worth County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash happe...
Jul 24, 2026
Dry Conditions Worsen in Portions of Southwest and Southeast Iowa
(Undated) - Dry conditions are expanding across Iowa as the state experiences another week of worsening drought. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map, areas of western Iowa have seen an in...
Jul 24, 2026
Rain Totals
Anita-.10 Atlantic-.10 (Studios in Downtown Atlantic) Darrin Petty Southwest of Atlantic-.15 Alan Zellmer West of Atlantic-.20 Audubon-.10 Lewis-.11 Logan-.13 Marne-.10 Missouri Valley-.13 New Market-...
Jul 24, 2026
State News: Business Optimism, Corn Disease and Major Court Cases
Survey: Iowa Employers Remain Optimistic About Q3 Sales (Des Moines, IA) -- Despite higher inflation and rising costs, a new study shows a majority of Iowa employers remain optimistic. In a survey by ...
Jul 24, 2026
