Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Bomgaars to Become Second Largest Farm and Ranch Retailer
(Sioux City, IA) Iowa-based Bomgaars is set to become the nation's second-largest farm and ranch retailer. The Sioux City company announcing today it's buying 73 Orscheln Farm and Home stores. The Fed...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2022
UTV driver dies after crash with SUV near East 16th Street and Hull Avenue
(Des Moines, IA) -- A UTV driver dies after a collision with a SUV near east 16th Street and Hull Avenue in north Des Moines. The Des Moines police and fire departments responded to the scene yesterda...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2022
Montgomery County Woman arrested for OWI
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police arrested 23-year-old Shelby Ann Nelson of Villisca in the 900 block of N. Broadway Street for OWI, 1st offense. Police transported Nelson to the Montgomery County Jail and hel...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2022

Southwest Valley Squares off with Mt. Ayr in Key District Game
(Corning) Southwest Valley travels to Mt. Ayr for a critical game in Class A District #7. Both teams have one blemish on their respective records, with AHSTW, the league leader, at 7-0. Southwest Vall...
Tom Robinson Oct 13, 2022
Southwest Iowa is under Red Flag Warning For Thursday Afternoon and Evening
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning on Thursday from noon to 7:00 p.m. for southwest and west central Iowa. Northwest winds of 25 miles per hour with gusts over 40 mile...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2022

Atlantic Student Enrollment Increases Again
(Atlantic) Student enrollment at the Atlantic Community School District is up again this year. Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber reported an increase of 40.9 students served this school yea...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2022

Atlantic squares off against Saydel on Senior Night in Atlantic
(Atlantic) Atlantic remains in the Class 3A playoff hunt with two regular season games left on the schedule. The Trojans face Saydel on Friday night and end the season at Creston next week. The Iowa H...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2022
Two Florida Men in Custody following Pursuit in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) Two men are in custody following a pursuit that reached over 125 miles per hour on westbound Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #3 Public Re...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2022
Area Rain Totals
Atlantic-.35 Seven Miles West of Atlantic-.50 Lewis-1.45 Marne-.50 Massena-.41 Wiota-.20 Check back for more rain totals.
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2022

Trial Moved For Iowa Man Accused Of Killing Woman, Leaving Skull On Stick
(Cedar Rapids, IA) An Osage man accused of killing a woman and leaving her skull on a stick in a park has a new trial date. Nathan Gilmore, who could face life in prison if convicted for the murder of...
Tom Robinson Oct 12, 2022







