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Temporary closure of Iowa 44 at BNSF Railway Crossing in Portsmouth begins August 15
(Atlantic) A joint Iowa DOT/BNSF railroad project to reconstruct Iowa 44 on the south side of Portsmouth will close the road at the at-grade railroad crossing beginning Monday, August 15 at 7 a.m., un...
Aug 04, 2022
RAGBRAI Was Golden Fundraising Opportunity For Small-Town Iowa
(Fonda, IA) Last week's statewide bicycle ride RAGBRAI was a chance for some small Iowa towns to raise money for community projects. The group Moms and Grandmas for Fonda used their stop along the rou...
Aug 04, 2022
Benjamin Heath Obituary
Benjamin Douglas Heath age 75, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Benjamin Douglas Heath was born April 5, 1947, in Cass County to Elmer and Janis (Conkl...
Aug 04, 2022
Autopsy: Family killed at Iowa park shot, stabbed, strangled
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - Autopsy results say three family members killed during a shooting last month at an eastern Iowa state park were shot, stabbed and/or strangled. The Iowa Department of Public Safety...
Aug 04, 2022
Farmers' Almanac Predicts Snow from October to March & Wintertime Lows Of -40
(Dublin, NH) -- As we survive the steamy, hot summer, some Iowans may find solace in pondering the cooler weather of the inevitable change in seasons, but the new edition of the Farmers' Almanac predi...
Aug 04, 2022
Page County Sheriff's Report
(Page Co.) The Page County Sheriff's Office arrested two men on warrants. Joseph William Michael Haughton, 28, of Hamburg, was taken into custody at the Fremont County Iowa Jail on Wednesday on a vali...
Aug 04, 2022
Moped rider dies after colliding with car in NW Iowa
(Sheldon, IA) -- A teenage moped driver has died after an accident in northwest Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol reports that about 12:30 P-M Wednesday, a 15-year-old boy was driving a moped westbound on a...
Aug 04, 2022
Doug and Joyce Bierbaum donate $5,000 toward improvements to Sunnyside Park bandstand
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department recently received a $5,000 donation from Doug and Joyce Bierbaum of Bierbaum Electric. Atlantic Parks and Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen s...
Aug 04, 2022
Omaha Woman Sentenced for a Methamphetamine Offense
(Council Bluffs) An Omaha, Nebraska woman was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison, following her plea to a charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's ...
Aug 04, 2022
Creston Police Report 3 Arrests
(Creston) Creston Police arrested two people on Wednesday and one person early this morning. Police arrested 57-year-old Jon Eric Hightshoe of Creston at Howard and Grand Street for OWI 1st offense an...
Aug 04, 2022
