Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Des Moines) Creighton University Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says the Midwest economy in February shows a mixed picture, with some good and bad news. He says a survey of Manufacturers and Supply Manager...

(Harlan) The Harlan School Board, on Tuesday, approved a three-percent package increase for the Harlan Education Association Schools Superintendent Jenny Barnett says the new contract includes the inc...

(Creston) Creston Police are investigating a missing trailer reported stolen at around 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Creston resident Leslie Anne Luther told authorities the trailer was taken from the back...

(NAFB) Russia's war in Ukraine, which started one year ago, has impacted food security and increased food inflation, according to U.S. National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby. That's John Ki...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School and 9th-grade speech teams competed this past weekend at the District Individual Speech contest at Dallas Center-Grimes. Twenty of the twenty-nine individual events...

(Creston) Creston Police report two arrests and one incident. Police arrested 21-year-old Jeremiah Lee Whitney of Creston on Monday for driving while barred. The officer cited Whitney and released him...

(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 22-year-old Jacob Christopher Cashatt, and 46-year-old Michael Lee LaFollette, both from Red Oak, in the 700 block of E. Washington Street. Police arrested Cashatt fo...

(Harlan) Harlan Schools Superintendent Jenny Barnett released a statement to Harlan School District Families today of an incident related to a district middle school teacher. The statement reads: "We ...

(Updated) High school organizers across Iowa are protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation this week with planned walkouts. One youth-led organization says students will leave their classrooms on Wednesday, ...

(Des Moines) The Iowa State Patrol says they still see too many drivers going over 100 miles per hour. I-S-P started noticing more speeders during pandemic lockdowns. Sergeant Alex Dinkla says, unfort...