Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(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...

Iowa Doctoral Student Escorted Out Of DEI Subcommittee Meeting (Des Moines, IA) -- House subcommittee members are saying an Iowa doctoral candidate attempted to assault House members on Monday. Abigai...

(Harlan) Atlantic used a strong fourth quarter surge to pull away from Harlan for a 49-38 victory in a Hawkeye Ten Conference girls basketball matchup Tuesday night in Harlan. Peyton McLaren paced Atl...

(Exira) The Exira City Council approved an application for the city's existing housing unit purchase program during its regular meeting Monday night. Exira City Clerk Megan Andersen says this is the t...

Jean Gearheart, age 98 of Atlantic, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Exira Care Center. Jean was born on August 5, 1927, in Atlantic, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Paulson) Br...

(Creston) A Creston man is in custody on an outside warrant. Police arrested 38-year-old Wesley Gene Keeler Jr. on Monday at the intersection of Division and Summit. Authorities transported Keeler to ...

(Atlantic) The Atlantic girls' basketball team faces Harlan in the final regular-season game tonight at Harlan. Harlan enters the contest with an 8-12 record. Atlantic is 11-8, and looking to secure a...

(Area) Firefighters spent Monday afternoon battling several large grass fires fueled by dry conditions. The grass fires broke out in Pottawattamie County near Stuart and in Union County near Afton. In...

(Creston) One person was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon following a single-vehicle accident in Creston. According to the Creston Police Department, 82-year-old Ronald Dale Brammer of Prescott ...

(Des Moines) This past week, the Education Committee at the Iowa Legislature passed six bills out of committee. Iowa House District #9 Representative Tom Moore of Griswold voted no on three bills, inc...