Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Atlantic City Council approves Grant Application for Food Pantry
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council approved the Food Pantry's application for the CDBG COVID-19 Program. The food pantry's request is $100,000 in grant funding from the Iowa Economic Development Ass...
Dec 20, 2021
Adair-Guthrie County Emergency Management Director Bob Kempf explains Disaster Assistance Program
(Guthrie Center) Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Director Bob Kempf says about 2/3 of Guthrie County received widespread damage from the December 15 tornadoes and derecho. Kempf reminds ...
Dec 20, 2021
DB Brendan Holmes Signs with Iowa Barnstormers
(Des Moines) The Iowa Barnstormers have signed defensive back Brendan Holmes to the 2022 roster, Head Coach Dave Mogensen announced today. Holmes (5-10, 195, Simpson College) joins the Iowa Barnstorme...
Dec 20, 2021
Creston Police report six Weekend Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police report six arrests over the weekend. Police arrested 36-year old Michael Scott Walton of Clearfield on Friday at the Creston/Union County Law Enforcement Center. The arrest st...
Dec 20, 2021
Cedar Rapids Police Officer Hurt When Hit By Fleeing Vehicle
(Cedar Rapids, IA) Authorities in the Cedar Rapids area searched for a suspect who got away after hitting a police officer with his vehicle. The incident started last Friday shortly after 8:30 p-m whe...
Dec 20, 2021
Council Bluffs Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Human Trafficking
(Des Moines, IA) -- A Council Bluffs man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on a human trafficking conviction. Seventy-one-year-old Hershel Ratliff was found guilty last July. Council Bl...
Dec 20, 2021
Linda Smith Obituary
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for 76-year old Linda Smith of Atlantic will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 23, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic. Burial will be in the Maple ...
Dec 19, 2021
Pottawattamie County Man arrested on Drug Possession Charges
(Red Oak) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested a Pottawattamie County man on drug-related charges. Deputies arrested 54-year-old David Michael Benkis of Council Bluffs following a traffic s...
Dec 19, 2021
Adams County Sheriff's Office arrest Report
(Corning) The Adams County Sheriff's Office reports three arrests from December 10 to December 17. Adams County Deputies arrested 23-year old Kimberly Granados, of Osceola, Iowa, on Sunday, December 5...
Dec 19, 2021
Atlantic City Council to Consider Order to fill Vacant At-Large Seat by Appointment
(Atlantic) On Monday evening, the Atlantic City Council will decide how they want to fill newly elected Mayor Grace Garrett's at-large City Council seat. According to the Iowa League of Cities, city c...
Dec 19, 2021
