Author Archives: Tom Robinson
One Person Hurt in 2 Vehicle Crash in Creston
(Creston) A Ringgold County woman suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Creston on Monday afternoon. Creston Police say the accident happened at 3:30 p.m. at Patriotic Parkway and Highway 34. Au...
Jan 31, 2023
Several States Pass Laws Banning Foreign Entities From Buying Farmland
(Washington, DC) More than a dozen states have passed laws that ban foreign entities from buying farmland, including Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Now, the U.S. Congress may cons...
Jan 31, 2023
Iowa Lawmakers' Property Tax Calculation Error Could Force City Governments To Redo Budgets
(Des Moines, IA) Iowa's lawmakers are looking to fix an error in the formula that calculates property tax rates. Due to a miswritten bill in the 2021 session, property owners could pay hundreds of dol...
Jan 31, 2023
Montgomery County Man arrested on Felony Theft Charges
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 36-year-old Jesse Ray Nelson on Monday in the 1500 Block of Forest Avenue for theft of a motor vehicle. Officers transported Nelson to the Montgomery County Jail on t...
Jan 31, 2023
UPDATED (5:35 p.m.) Fire Destroys Atlantic Home
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department responded to a house fire at 901 Birch Street in Atlantic just before 10:00 a.m. on Monday. C.J. Adams owns the home. Adams tells KSOM/KS95 News three adults an...
Jan 30, 2023
Atlantic Squares Off Against Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley in Regional Semifinal Duals on 95.7 F.M. and Live Video Streamed on westerniowatoday.com.
(Sergeant Bluff) #16 rated Atlantic matches up against #20 ranked Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley in a Regional Dual semifinal on Tuesday night at Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School. The winner takes on Sergean...
Jan 30, 2023
Adair County Sheriff's Report
(Greenfield) The Adair County Sheriff's Office arrested 28-year-old Sebastian D. Borkowski of Glenview, Illinois, on January 25, for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st offense. Borkowski's arres...
Jan 30, 2023
Machine Shed Fire North of Massena
(Massena) Fire Fighters from Anita, Massena, and Cumberland were called to a Machine Shed Fire on Oxford Road north of Massena. The call went out just after 11:30 a.m. this morning. The Cumberland Fir...
Jan 30, 2023
Mills County Sheriff's Report
(Glenwood) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. On Wednesday, the Page County Sheriff's Office arrested 27-year-old Jayme Illene Rowe of Council Bluffs on a warrant for probation vi...
Jan 30, 2023
Cumberland and Massena Fire Departments Respond to House Fire
(Cumberland) Cumberland Assistant Fire Chief Sean South tells KSOM/KS95 News the Cumberland and Massena Fire Departments responded to a residential fire for smoke in the home at around 6:00 p.m. at 70...
Jan 30, 2023
