Eldora News

A 16-year-old charged with two robbery counts will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.

The courts usually take some time to deal with alleged crimes. Even an immediate confession can take a while to turn into a conviction.

A Marshalltown man is dead after a motorcycle crash Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says the motorcycle went into a ditch on County Road S-62 south of Eldora.

Father Neal K. Stull, 52, of Easton, Kansas, formerly of Grundy Center, Iowa, died on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at the home of his sister, Melody and Tim Hoy while under the care of Iowa River Hospice.

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the verdict against a former Eldora man convicted in June 2008 of killing his estranged wife.

Three male juveniles are being held at the Central Iowa Detention Center in Eldora after being apprehended in connection with break-ins at Miguela s Store on East 5th Street and El Gallito Store on 3rd Street downtown.

ELDORA, Iowa - Recreational facilities at Pine Lake State Park are reopening after being shut down since the weekend because of damage caused by a hailstorm.

ELDORA The cleanup continues in Eldora - six days after hail and wind storms caused more than a million dollars in damage.

Farmers began assessing the damage of a hailstorm that struck Sunday morning along U.S. Highway 20 from Webster and Calhoun counties east to Hardin and Grundy counties.

Governor Chet Culver has issued a disaster proclamation for Hardin County after heavy damage after a Sunday morning storm brought heavy winds and hail.

Crews are clearing trees and debris after thunderstorms downed power lines and caused damage across Iowa Sunday evening as a strong storm system pummeled much of the state.

Wicked weather cuts a swath across the middle of Iowa along Highway 20 on Sunday.

State environmental officials are checking a fish kill in an area pounded by a hailstorm in northern Iowa last weekend.

Today, Governor Chet Culver is touring the damage to the thousands of acres of crops, destroyed by the hail.

Thunderstorms caused extensive damage to homes, toppled trees, ripped apart branches and downed power lines across much of Central Iowa Sunday.

Kirkwood community college is planning ahead for more students this fall. Unemployment rates this year have been record high and many people are choosing to go back to school to gain more experience.

Governor Chet Culver issued an emergency disaster proclamation for Hardin County on Sunday, just hours after destructive storms moved through Eastern Iowa.

Glass and downed limbs lined nearly every street here this morning, as officials called for more volunteers and federal aid to clean up the damage from a high-powered Sunday morning storm.

Residents of Eldora are cleaning up after storms ripped through the area earlier today, which appears to be the hardest hit area of the state.

Jasper County Pet Pantry was created by Animal Rescue Alliance and is being sponsored by Family-Tyes of Newton, Iowa and others. Our pantry for pets in need is staffed strictly by volunteers and we have no paid staff or administration. This program provides pet food and supplies to low/fixed income pet parents. For more information on operation hours and sponsor information visit site at www.the-pet-pantry.webs.com