Made with Love
Malcom church youth program makes blankets for emergency responders Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com They were made with great care – with a little help now and then – and given away with even more...
View ArticleSheriff’s office warns citizens about scams
Financial scams are on rise both locally and nationally Financial scams are on the rise locally and nationally, and the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind area citizens to be wary...
View ArticleBrooklyn man dies in single-vehicle accident
Rollover cause of wreck on Interstate 80 early Sunday morning A Brooklyn man was killed in an automobile accident early Sunday morning in Iowa County on May 3, 2015. In a report filed by the Iowa State...
View ArticleMore than 30 hurt in multiple I-80 crashes
One person had to be airlifted for treatment Staff Reports Interstate 80 through Iowa County was a dangerous place to be Friday afternoon. Proof lay in a fiery crash 2½ miles west of the Marengo-North...
View ArticleBrooklyn man arrested on sexual abuse charges
Poweshiek County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Brooklyn man on sexual abuse charges on Friday, May 15. Deputies arrested Christopher Allen Losh, 37, and charged him with Sexual Abuse 2nd, a class B...
View ArticleChelsea man dies following two-car accident
A Chelsea man was killed in a two-vehicle accident early Wednesday morning, May 20, near the Poweshiek/Tama county line. According to the Iowa State Patrol, both Thor William Curtis Osterholt, 19, and...
View ArticleMarkers for vets taken at Goldenrod Cemetery
Theft just before Memorial Day as grave robbers take $2,000 worth of markers J.O. PARKER joparker@registermedia.com The theft of 21 American Legion markers and 13 Auxiliary markers from Goldenrod...
View ArticleAndrea remembered as always ‘smiling’
She always had a ‘bright personality’ and loved children J.O. Parker joparker@registermedia.com Jeff Charis-Carlson jcharisc@press-citizen.com Family and friends cherish the memory of Andrea Farrington...
View ArticleMontezuma graduate fatally shot at Coral Ridge Mall
Andrea Farrington killed staffing Iowa Children’s Museum kiosk Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com J.O. Parker joparker@registermedia.com Jeff Charis-Carlson jcharisc@press-citizen.com A Montezuma...
View ArticleOttumwa man charged in Malcom Lumber theft
Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com An Ottumwa man has been charged in connection with a burglary of Malcom Lumber on May 24 in Grinnell. According to Sergeant Christopher Wray, Grinnell police have...
View ArticleSedlock arrested after hit-and-run accident
Grinnell man charged with theft and OWI after incident Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Grinnell police officers arrested a Grinnell man for a number of charges, including theft, after they...
View ArticleGrinnell man arrested for burglary
Nathan also charged with assault after break-in Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Grinnell police arrested a Grinnell man for burglary and assault on July 17 after a struggle. According to Dennis...
View ArticlePoweshiek County now on Iowa Alert system
Residents can receive emergency messages on cell phones Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Poweshiek County residents can now sign up for an emergency notification system that will come right to your...
View ArticleCold Case Unit
Jeff Reinitz Waterloo Courier In its three years in operation, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Cold Case Unit brought to close two unsolved homicide cases dating as far back as the 1970s....
View ArticleWoman crusades to publicize Iowa’s unsolved murders
Jody Ewing’s passion for victim’s families, for justice led her to create Iowa Cold Cases Mike Kilen mkilen@dmreg.com She was writing book reviews for a Sioux City newspaper, which even 10 years ago...
View ArticleTammy Zywicki cold case investigation nears 23 years
Investigator says the case is still a priority for police Stephen Gruber-Miller Iowa City Press-Citizen Twenty-three years after Tammy Jo Zywicki’s death, her mother is trying to stay optimistic that...
View ArticleGone Cold: Exploring Iowa’s unsolved murders … a statewide newspaper project
Gone Cold: Exploring Iowa’s unsolved murders is a year-long collaborative effort by Iowa news organizations to revisit some of the most brutal and mystifying homicides in Iowa’s history. Beginning...
View ArticleIowa Cold Cases on burner
Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com On Aug. 23, 1992, Tammy Jo Zywicki set off for Grinnell College. A senior, she was looking forward to graduation. But she never made it back to Grinnell. She had...
View ArticleGetting away with murder
Midwest killers identified only about half the time; public interest a key in resolution Roughly a third of homicides in the U.S. go unsolved. In the Midwest, it’s even less likely a killer will be...
View ArticleNew Sharon mourns 3 brothers killed in crash
Kim Norvell powcr@registermedia.com A family grieving the loss of three New Sharon brothers has received an outpouring of support from an online fundraising campaign. Within three days, donations on a...
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