Author Archives: Tom Robinson

Southwest Iowa Angler Catches "Super Fish" on Super Bowl Sunday
(Bedford) An Adair County resident skipped the Super Bowl and hauled in a trophy fish last Sunday at Lake of Three Fires in Taylor County. Micaiah Thompson of Greenfield caught a new state-record crap...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

Atlantic Ready to Compete at Class 2A District Wrestling Tournament at Glenwood
(Atlantic) The Atlantic boys' wrestling team travels to Glenwood for a Class 2A District wrestling tournament. The top two individuals in each weight class advance to the State Wrestling Tournament in...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

State News
Bill Would Revoke Teachers License for Celebrating Political Violence (Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would revoke a teacher's license for publicly celebrating assassina...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

Montgomery County Man arrested on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) A Red Oak, Iowa, man faces drug possession charges following a traffic stop. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit conducted the stop at 220th Street and Boxelder Avenue on Thursda...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

Firefighters Respond to Field Fire in Page County
(Red Oak) The Essex, Red Oak, and Stanton Fire Departments responded late Thursday afternoon to a field fire on 110th Street and K Avenue in rural Page County. Upon arrival, crews found approximately ...
Tom Robinson Feb 13, 2026

State Headlines
1 Dead, 32 Injured In Iowa Lakes Baseball Team Bus Crash (Calhoun County, IA) -- One person is dead after a rollover bus crash involving the Iowa Lakes College baseball team. The team was traveling to...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2026

Union County Man Arrested for Assault
(Creston) Creston Police arrested one person for assault and another for failure to appear. Police arrested 21-year-old Lucas Lynn Smith of Creston at 119 N. Elm Street. Smith was charged with Domesti...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2026

Red Oak Police Arrest an Emerson Woman
(Red Oak) Red Oak Police report the arrest of 35-year-old Bailie Anne Preston of Emerson for driving while barred, an aggravated misdemeanor. Officers were transported to the Montgomery County Jail an...
Tom Robinson Feb 12, 2026

Audubon Graduate Hannah Thygesen Joins Department of Public Safety in District Five
(Des Moines) Audubon native Hannah Thygesen is among 20 recruits who recently graduated from the 53rd Department of Public Safety (DPS) Basic Academy and has been assigned to District Five, headquarte...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2026

Union County Man Faces Burglary, Theft, and Drug Possession Charges
(Creston) Creston Police arrested one person for theft, another for Burglary, and drug possession on Tuesday. Police arrested 41-year-old Reynaldo Ramirez Bravo of Creston at Summit and Poplar for Pos...
Tom Robinson Feb 11, 2026







