Author Archives: Tom Robinson
Flash Flood Watch
(Des Moines) The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch until 10:00 a.m. for Cass, Adams, Adair, Taylor, Ringgold, Union, and Dallas Counties. Heavy rainfall of two to four inches is poss...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2021
SWI Fisheries Biologist Talks Summer Fish Kills
(Lewis) The hot and dry weather this summer is setting up for fish kills in area farm ponds. Bryan Hayes, a Fisheries Biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the heat is pushing ...
Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2021

Updated Photos: Atlantic Schools Superintendent and Administration working on displaced Students
(Atlantic) Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber and school administrators are working through placing students following Tuesday's fire that caused extensive water damage to the Middle School....
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021

Storm Damage Reports
(Hancock) A line of severe thunderstorms swept through eastern Pottawattamie County at around 8:30 p.m., leaving behind down trees, powerlines, and ping pong-size hail. At 8:25 p.m., a trained weather...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021

Cass County Fair Rabbit and Dog Show Results
Rabbit Results: 4-H: Champion 6 Class 4-H Production: Stella Beattie, Benton-Franklin Reserve: Claire Schroeder, Grove H.O.T. Champion 6 Class 4-H Individual: Stella Beattie, Benton-Franklin Reserve: ...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021
Iowa Hawkeye Stars Wieskamp and Garza Selected in NBA Draft
(Brooklyn, NY) -- Two Iowa Hawkeyes will be playing for N-B-A teams next season. The San Antonio Spurs selected Joe Wieskamp with the 41st overall pick in the N-B-A Draft Thursday night. John Wooden P...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021
Marshalltown Convenience Store Sells $1.3M In Lottery Tickets
(Clive, IA) -- The top-selling retail outlet for the Iowa Lottery the last several years has been a Hy-Vee store in Cedar Rapids -- but this fiscal year that ended in June it was a convenience store i...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021
Governor Reynolds Joins Group Asking US Supreme Court To Overturn Roe-V-Wade
(Washington, DC) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has joined a group of a dozen governors asking the U-S Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 abortion decision, Roe-V-Wade. The action was started whe...
Tom Robinson Jul 30, 2021

Plagman and Becker crowned Cass County Fair Queen and King
(Atlantic) Emily Plagman and Craig Becker have been crowned the 2021 Cass County Fair Queen and King. The ceremony kicked off the evening activities at the Fair that runs through August 4. Plagman is ...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2021

2021 Hawkeye 10 All Conference Baseball Teams
FIRST TEAM 1 Cooper Neal** Clarinda 11 3B/P 2 Braiden Heiden** Denison Schleswig 12 SS/P 3 Blake Pottebaum** Kuemper 12 P/SS/Utility 4 Aron Harrington** Lewis Central 11 1B 5 Cy Patterson** St. Albert...
Tom Robinson Jul 29, 2021







