Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Law Changing Insurance Appraisals Raises Concern
(Des Moines, IA) -- Appraisers and the insurance industry disagree about a bill that would adjust some rules for the evaluation of damaged property in Iowa. The Iowa House has unanimously approved the...
Mar 08, 2022
Opioid and illicit Fentanyl Overdose on the Rise in Southwest Iowa
(Atlantic) Data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 28.5 percent during 2020-2021. The data stated that approximately 75-per...
Mar 08, 2022
Senator Shipley Comments on Bird Flu Cases
(Cumberland) On Monday, officials announced Iowa's second case of bird flu identified in a commercial turkey flock in northwest Iowa. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday the case in Bu...
Mar 08, 2022
Saturday's "Faith's Friend's Services Celebrity Waiter Dinner" Grosses over $30,000
(Atlantic) Following the loss of her child, an Atlantic woman vowed to help others going through the same devasting loss. Christina and Joe Bateman lost their daughter Faith an hour and a half after b...
Mar 08, 2022
Updated: 1 teen dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside Iowa high school
(Des Moines, AP) Des Moines, East High School is closed today after a shooting claimed one life, and injured two others on school grounds Monday afternoon. Authorities say one teenager has been killed...
Mar 08, 2022
Hawkeye Ten All-Conference Boy's Basketball Teams Released
First Team: Drew Brown, Clarinda, Senior, Forward Carson Seuntjens, Denison-Schleswig, Junior, Guard Caden Johnson, Glenwood, Junior, Guard Brad Curren, Harlan, Junior, Guard Dawson Gifford, Kuemper, ...
Mar 07, 2022
Atlantic Speech and Debate Team Wins Sweepstakes Trophy at Walnut Hills Invitational
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Speech and Debate Team brought home the Sweepstakes Trophy at Saturday's 51st Annual Walnut Hills Invitational held at CAM High School. "I had not taken students in my eight ye...
Mar 07, 2022
Creston Police Report
(Creston) Creston Police report three arrests and one incident from March 2 through March 6. On Friday, Creston Police arrested 20-year old Elyice Bolin Stow of Creston at the Creston/Union County Law...
Mar 07, 2022
Atlantic Archery Team Wins NASP Bullseye State Title
(Atlantic) The Atlantic High School Archery Team claimed the state title in the Bullseye competition at the NASP State Archery Tournament in Des Moines over the weekend. Cooper Jipsen and Connor Johns...
Mar 07, 2022
Snow Follows Tornadoes in Iowa
(Des Moines, IA) - Response to the tornadoes that struck Iowa over the weekend is being hampered by snowfall this morning. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for roughly...
Mar 07, 2022
