Poweshiek County sheriff’s office issues scam warning
The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office would like to make the public aware that there is an Internet scam that is currently going around email and Facebook. The scammer will contact you via a friend....
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – Week of Nov. 13, 2013
A Marengo teenager was injured after a single-vehicle accident Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the 1200 block of T Avenue, Amana. According to Iowa County sheriff’s deputies, Skylar Moessner, Marengo, was trying...
View ArticleMan dies near Malcom
At approximately 12:13 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a female caller about an accident on Barnes City Rd., near Montezuma. As officers...
View ArticleGrinnell College student injured while jogging
A Grinnell College student was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle early Friday, Nov. 15. According to the Grinnell Police Department, an 18-year-old college student was jogging soutbound...
View ArticleMARENGO POLICE REPORT – Nov. 21, 2013
INCIDENTS SUNDAY, Nov. 17 • 2:06 p.m.: A resident at 297 W. Washington St. reported a burglary from his garage. A camera with lens and flash attachment, a Northface coat and a car charger were missing....
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – Nov. 27, 2013
CAR-DEER Saturday, Sept. 21 • 9 p.m.: A vehicle driven by Jakob Knapp, Marengo, struck a deer in the 3200 block of Highway 6 Trail near Homestead. There was $1,500 damage to his 2001 Chrysler Town and...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Cedar County man for Marengo-area burglaries
A Clarence man has been arrested in Iowa County on a number of charges after authorities said he entered a barn at a vacant farm north of Marengo with the intent to commit a burglary. Vincent A. Rider,...
View ArticleFirst snowstorm of season results in several I-80 accidents
The first significant snowstorm of the winter of 2014 on Sunday led to numerous accidents on Interstate 80, including one where an Iowa State Patrol trooper and the motorist who struck his car were...
View ArticlePolice make arrest of man in stolen vehicle
STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com A Newton man was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 30, after Grinnell police were dispatched to a report of man leaning over the steering wheel of his vehicle. According to...
View ArticleI-80 accident
One fatality near Malcom By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com A two-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 near Malcom resulted in one fatality as traffic was moved to one lane on the eastbound lanes for several...
View ArticleOne fatality in three-vehicle accident in Jasper County December 12
STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com The Newton and Colfax fire departments responded to a three-vehicle fatal accident that included a school bus on Thursday, Dec. 12 on Highway F-48 in Jasper County, east...
View ArticleIcy search
Divers continue search on Monday for man who fell through ice on Lake Ponderosa Saturday night ——————— By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The search for a man who fell through the ice on Lake Pondersoa...
View ArticleBody recovered from Lake Ponderosa Tuesday night
By Dann Hayes dhayes1@dmreg.com The search for a man who fell through the ice on Lake Ponderosa near Montezuma ended successfully with his recovery Tuesday evening. According to Chris Widmer, chief,...
View ArticleBody recovered from Lake Ponderosa
Divers, area emergency personnel remove Ranger from icy water on Wednesday By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The search for a man who fell through the ice on Lake Ponderosa near Montezuma ended Tuesday,...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – Jan. 1, 2014
Both drivers were charged following a two-vehicle accident Sunday, Nov. 10, at U Avenue and a business driveway near Interstate 80 5 miles east of Williamsbrug The Iowa County Sheriff’s Department...
View ArticleMARENGO POLICE REPORT – Week of Jan. 1, 2014
ACCIDENTS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 • 8 a.m.: A two-vehicle accident was reported at Hilton Street and Wallace Avenue. Vehicles driven by Tela Garrett, 725 E. Hilton St., Marengo, and Andrew Schachtile, 444...
View ArticleGeorgia man arrested in stabbing incident
Grinnell Regional Medical Center put on ‘lock down’ mode while police searched for suspect By STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com Grinnell police have charged a Georgia man in connection to a stabbing at an...
View ArticleIf you don’t read anything else, read this!
Those 9-volt batteries you just toss into your junk drawer can be a fire hazard ———————— This is going to be short and sweet. Those 9-volt batteries you have stored loose in a junk drawer can be a fire...
View ArticleIcy rescue training
Area fire departments take to Lake Ponderosa for cold-water rescue By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The water was cold and there were chunks of ice floating nearby like miniature icebergs while a few...
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