Belle Plaine News

Posted on Nov 06, 2009 by Dave Rasdal . Harley Ransom, 97, proved he was up to the challenge when the leader of his exercise group at Meth-Wick, a retirement community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, called in sick.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always established in a court of law.

According to search warrants returned in Iowa County District Court, Curtis Bailey's common-law wife and her son confessed to taking part in the struggle that killed the Marengo man.

According to search warrants returned in Iowa County District Court, Curtis Bailey's common-law wife and her son confessed to taking part in the struggle that killed the Marengo man.

Driving a car is something that most people take for granted. No group of people know this more than the visually impaired.

Keith Squires, 68, Chelsea, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, following a long illness.

Today Congressman Dave Loebsack spoke out as he gets ready for a series of town hall meetings on the issue.

Posted on Jul 30, 2009 by Admin . Denise Frei, Jacob Hilgendorf and Jessica Dayton.

Denise Frei and Curtis Bailey are shown at the opening of Bailey's Lincoln Cafe in Belle Plaine in 2006.

Three people charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Marengo man made their initial appearance at the Iowa County Jail in Marengo today.

A Marengo man was killed early today and three people have been charged with first-degree murder, according to the Iowa County sheriff's office.

A half-dozen tornadoes, flash-flooding and dime-sized hail hit Iowa tonight and kicked off a week of hot and humid weather - and the possibility of more severe storms.

Heavy storms are causing flash flooding in parts of Waterloo. Viewers are reporting flooding at Ridgeway near Kimball Ave., Lafayette Park and 18th and Commercial Street.

Summer arrived in restless fashion Sunday, with a hot, muggy afternoon giving way to funnel clouds, hail, and heavy rain.

Caleb Lee Cronbaugh, 19, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in a single-car accident near Ladora.

The Military Vehicle Preservation Association and Lincoln Highway Association invites you to witness history coming alive in a 90th anniversary celebration of the original 1919 U.S. Army's Transcontinental route by visiting the Convoy as it travels through your area.

Contracts which will allow for continued operation of the Country Living Care Center - the old Tama County Home e - north of Toledo - will be before the Board of Supervisors this morning Genesis Development, a Jefferson-based not-for-profit group, has announced it will run the facility.

We found ALOT of these the last few days. We live outside of Belle Plaine,IA and we just love looking for these.

A flood warning has been issued for parts of Eastern Iowa, and Highway 21 south of Belle Plaine has been reduced to one lane because of a rising Iowa River, authorities said.

A dog died but no one was injured in a fire that burned half a house at 403 11th St.