West Union News

Nine NICC Calmar non-traditional students are being recognized for their achievements Posted: Monday, November 9th, 2099 Nine non-traditional students at NICC Calmar will have lunch with NICC president Penny Wills on Monday, November 9th, in recognition of their achievements as adult learners.

Authorities in Fayette County are investigating a string of break-ins that occurred in Clermont.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is investigating a string of robberies in the towns of Hawkeye and West Union.

Posted on Oct 12, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . A driver searching for a can of pop rear-ended a flatbed truck near West Union Thursday, resulting in about $15,000 in property damage, authorities said today.

Submitted by sfiecke on October 5, 2009 - 1:19pm. A Shakopee man is accused of stabbing a man in the head several times last week in West Union, Iowa.

Authorities say a man riding an all-terrain-vehicle on a trail in northeast Iowa died after the four-wheeler rolled and landed in a river.

A West Union man has died after an ATV crash on a trail near Eldorado. Fayette County Sheriff's deputies say 38-year-old Arthur Rios died when the ATV he was driving rolled off a trail and crashed into the river.

A West Union man is dead after being involved in an ATV crash. Just after four o'clock on Thursday afternoon,The Fayette County Sheriff's office responded to a report of an ATV that had rolled off a trail into a river just south of Eldorado.

By MATTHEW WILDE Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier WEST UNION -- Oh, say can you see the Steinlages' barn? When half the roof is a giant American flag complete with 50 twinkling stars -- at least at night -- it's hard to miss.

A Fayette County family has given their barn a patriotic flair. When it was time to re-roof, they decided to give the roof a sparkle and it's attracting attention.

At least two tornadoes touched down in northeast Iowa, but officials say only minor damage is being reported.

Posted on Aug 11, 2009 by orlanlove . Robert Shaffer of rural West Union disks a hail-destroyed cornfield Thursday in preparation for seeding the field with alfalfa.

Posted on Aug 11, 2009 by Admin . Samantha Marie Petersen Samantha M. Petersen, 19, of Wadena, has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing an 18-year-old girl during an argument.

A 69-year-old woman hit a cow with her car in Fayette County. It happened Thursday, July 30th, just after 9:00 p.m. on Highway 18 east of Diamond Road.

Fayette County in northeast Iowa could soon be considered a disaster area. County officials say almost 330-thousand acres were damaged in last Friday's hail storm.

Well, it is almost here! The 2009 version of the Guitar Ted Death Ride Invitational is Saturday, July 18th.

Police officers in West Union discovered a mobile meth lab during a traffic stop Saturday night.

Police have arrested an Independence man accused of pushing his girlfriend out of a car traveling about 40 mph in northeast Iowa.

Bad weather is to blame for an early morning motorcycle accident in Fayette County.

Joshua Martin, 33, of Cedar Rapids, remains hospitalized with injuries he suffered when he lost control of his motorcycle along a Fayette County road Sunday night.