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An Illinois woman was arrested on several charges this morning after leading Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office deputies on a high-speed pursuit that reached speeds in excess of 130 mph.

Alan Bladt pitched a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts on Thursday night to lead the A-H-S-T Vikings over Walnut, 7-0, in a Class 1-A district semifinal baseball game at Avoca.

Father driving tractor accidentally kills boy Authorities say an 8-year-old boy died after he was accidentally hit by a tractor driven by his father at the family's farm near Cresco in northeast Iowa.

An autopsy shows a man found inside a car that was upside down in a creek near Council Bluffs died of head injuries.

An autopsy has determined that an Avoca, Iowa man found dead inside a partially submerged car in Mosquito Creek last Friday died from a skull fracture.

A man was found dead Friday inside a car found in a creek outside of Weston, Iowa.

The Scoular Co. has acquired the assets of Hancock Elevator Inc., including grain-handling facilities in Avoca, Elliott, Elk Horn, Emerson, Griswold, Hancock, Hastings, Neola, Oakland, Persia, Portsmouth, ...

Updated at 11:01 p.m. * * * Dustin Maaseen Dustin Maaseen, 15, of Avoca, Iowa, was one of the Scouts at camp when the tornado hit.

Pottawattamie County's skyline soon could be dotted with up to 67 wind turbines, as a MidAmerican Energy project on the drawing table inches closer to fruition.

COUNCIL BLUFFS Man shot by police can't renew lawsuit The Iowa Court of Appeals on Thursday denied a request to renew a lawsuit filed by a man who was shot by Council Bluffs police officers after another man ...

A Shelby man has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Tyrone Gillison entered his plea Tuesday in Pottawattamie County District Court.

Posted: Sunday, April 6, 2008 ; Updated: 10:06 AM on Sunday, April 6, 2008 Lightner Museum was the setting at 2 p.m. March 22 for the marriage of Cherie Maria Bywater and Michael Emery Porter. via St. Augustine Record

The man who died Saturday after a rollover accident south of Shelby, Iowa, was identified today as Robert Nowicki, 29, of rural Avoca, Iowa, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office reported. via Omaha World-Herald

An Avoca man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck Saturday, and a Shelby man was arrested in the incident 12 hours later. via Daily Nonpareil

“He is an outstanding individual. Very intense, very capable”

Copyright 2008, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company A northeast Iowa native who graduated from Iowa State University is the commander of the U.S. Navy cruiser that blasted a disabled spy satellite above ... via Des Moines Register

An 85-year-old Manning man was killed Tuesday evening, Jan. 15 in a two-vehicle accident along Highway 59 at its intersection with Interstate 80 near Avoca. via The Harlan Tribune

A fatal accident occurred near Avoca at approximately 6:33 p.m. Tuesday. According to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, a 1998 Cadillac driven by 85-year-old Wayne Ranniger of Manning, was on the ... via Daily Nonpareil

One person was killed tonight in a two-vehicle crash on the north side of Avoca, Iowa. via Omaha World-Herald

“And the chances of finding someone to put in a building of that size in downtown”

By Laura Bacon NT Staff Writer AVOCA - The Avoca Community Betterment Association, a private, non-profit group made up of business people, community members and city council members, has purchased the old Avoca ... via Atlantic News-Telegraph

“This causes us multiple problems.”

Rural residents in Hardin, Lewis, Garner and Keg Creek townships may have access to Council Bluffs water by the end of 2009. via Daily Nonpareil