Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Guthrie County) - One person and a canine were killed in a shed fire early Saturday morning in rural Guthrie County. According to a press release, Guthrie Center and Panora EMS were dispatched at 5:1...

Tommy Watters, 49, of Orient Celebration of Life Services: Will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Macksburg with a luncheon immediately following...

Fred Berge, 77, of Atlantic, Iowa, died Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Frederick Allen was born at home north of Atlantic, Iowa on January 1, 1948, the son of Frank George and D...

(Red Oak) Firefighters responded to a fire in the basement of a home in rural Montgomery County on Sunday afternoon. Villisca Fire Chief John Bruce says the call went out at 12:47 p.m. for a reported ...

(Des Moines) Drivers across Iowa welcomed the news that regular unleaded gasoline had slipped another 10 cents, settling at an average of $2.65 per gallon, across the Hawkeye State, according to AAA. ...

(NAFB) The International Fresh Produce Association is a trade group with a mission to help businesses at every step of our food supply chain. Not surprisingly, IFPA Vice President of Nutrition and Hea...

(Boone) The Atlantic boys' swim team traveled to Boone on Saturday and competed in the Toreador Relays. This is an all-relay event. The Trojans had five third-place finishes, one fourth-place finish, ...

Karla Caltrider, 87, of Casey, Iowa, died Friday, December 5, 2025, at Heritage House in Atlantic. Karla Jane was born on May 7, 1938, at the Larson Hospital in Adair, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Mi...

(Des Moines) Roadways are clear in southwest Iowa this morning; however, that is not the case in the rest of the state. The roadways in northcentral, northeastern, and eastern Iowa are entirely covere...

(Lewis) The Shotgun deer season is underway this weekend, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters of a deer donation program named "The Iowa Deer Exchange." The Iowa Deer Exchange...