Severe weather damages buildings in Oskaloosa
One killed in Keokuk County; roof at Oskaloosa Family Medical Center ripped off ——————— By KATHERINE KLINGSEIS kklingseis@dmreg.com Iowa authorities are tallying up the damage and injuries caused by...
View ArticleGrinnell police make arrest in suspected arson case
Barnes, 24, is charged with setting several fires on April 2 STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com The Grinnell Police Department arrested a homeless man for arson following an investigation of early morning...
View Article9-1-1 calls for Thursday, April 24 to Tuesday, April 29
The following information was provided by the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office: Calls for service • Grinnell Police Department, • Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office • Poweshiek County area fire...
View ArticleIowa trooper covering Poweshiek Co. honored
By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com An Iowa State Trooper assigned to Poweshiek County has been recognized for his commitment to traffic safety. Iowa State Patrol Trooper, Nate VanBriesen, was recently...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT – Marengo men sentenced in connection with October...
Two Marengo men were sentenced in connection with an Oct. 17, 2013, burglary at a farmstead in rural Belle Plaine. Matthew A. Ryan and Lucas J. High each pleaded guilty to third-degree burglary in Iowa...
View ArticleRural Williamsburg woman attacked, injured by dogs
MPC STAFF REPORT A rural Williamsburg resident was injured after the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office said she was attacked by several dogs on U Avenue. The incident happened Tuesday, April 15. Kristie Von...
View ArticleMore threats of violence
Montezuma student is expelled after threatening to bring gun on the last day of school; Officials with Grinnell Community Schools deal with fourth bomb threat, this time at the high school By DANN...
View ArticleWidow sues over accident
Brooklyn man fell to his death on Aug 16 By GRANT RODGERS rodgers@dmreg.com The widow of a Brooklyn man killed last year in an unlikely airplane accident has filed a lawsuit claiming that negligence by...
View ArticleMalcom’s emergency siren is in working order
The Malcom emergency siren is back in working order. According to Rick Puls, fire chief, Malcom Volunteer Fire Department, the siren, which had not been working for some time, was recently repaired and...
View ArticleA community remembers Kara
Montezuma and surrounding communities reach out to the Meyer family after their daughter, Kara, is killed By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com A light sprinkling of raindrops fell from the sky as more...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – Week of June 5, 2014
SINGLE-VEHICLE SUNDAY, MAY 4 * 1:30 p.m.: A vehicle’s undercarriage was damaged after it struck a pothole on D Avenue in southwestern Iowa County. The Iowa County Sheriff’s Department said that Carla...
View ArticleTwo arrested near Newton in drug bust
Two individuals have been arrested on a number of drug charges just west of Newton and face fines and prison. Matthew Harford, 35, and Tiffany Vandekrol, 42, both of Lambs Grove, were arrested on...
View ArticleU.S. 63 update
Road won’t close until around July 4 By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Construction has begun on U.S. Highway 63 between Montezuma and Malcom, but the paving of the road which will result in closing the...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – Week of June 12, 2014
SINGLE-VEHICLE THURSDAY, MAY 22 * 4:50 a.m.: A Marion man was hurt after a single vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 6; the exact location was not indicated in an accident report provied by the Iowa...
View ArticleIOWA STATE PATROL CRASH REPORTS – Week of June 12, 2014
FRIDAY, MAY 16 • 1:10 p.m.: A truck hauling a mattress lost its load, spilling onto the highway before an oncoming vehicle struck it near milepost 217 of Interstate 80, one mile east of the...
View ArticleBelle Plaine man dies in two-vehicle accident near Grinnell
By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com A Belle Plaine man was killed near Grinnell on Thursday, June 19, in a two-vehicle accident when his car was struck by a small pickup truck on U.S. Highway 6. Larry...
View ArticleIOWA COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT – Deer have a hand in several crashes in Iowa...
SINGLE-VEHICLE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 * 1:20 p.m.: A single-vehicle accident was reported on U.S. Highway 6, just west of the Bear Creek bridge one mile west of Marengo. Stacee Cooper, Belle Plaine, was...
View ArticleIOWA STATE PATROL CRASH REPORTS – Week of June 26, 2014
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 • 2:47 p.m.: A single-vehicle accident was reported on eastbound Interstate 80 near milepost 226, one mile east of the U.S. 151/Amana Colonies exit and six miles east of Williamsburg....
View ArticleSix Grinnell juveniles arrested on criminal mischief charges
By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Grinnell police arrested a number of juveniles in two separate criminal mischief incidents on July 1. According to Grinnell Police Sergeant Christopher Wray, Grinnell...
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