Henry County News

Consider these statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Nearly 85 percent of all cell phone customers talk on the phone while driving, and 6 percent of auto accidents each year are caused by drivers talking on their cell phones, which translates into 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries attributed to cell phone-related ...

Henry County Sheriff deputies have arrested a rural Salem man on charges of intent to manufacture methamphetamine trafficking stolen weapons and other related charges.

The Associated Press IOWA CITY -- The boyhood home of famed astrophysicist James A. Van Allen has been sold at an auction, and its new owner says she plans to knock it down because it needs too much work.

They stared at times, but gave their attention back to Oberly, who was being sentenced for assaulting two other women on three separate occasions -- his former wife, and his girlfriend.

Among the many events going on for Kingsley, Iowa's Quasquicentennial celebration is one miniature idea, that's become a big hit.

District Court Judge William Dowell described the 18-year-old as someone who had been given several chances by the legal system such as probation and suspended prison terms.

The childhood home of famed Iowa astronomer and scientist James Van Allen will be auctioned next month.

Attorney asks for delay in sentencing. By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzo@thehawkeye.com An assistant public defender got an earful from a district court judge when she asked for a delay in the sentencing of her client, who had recently pleaded guilty to escape.

An investigation has determined the shooting of a man by a police officer at hospital in Mount Pleasant was justified.

A Mount Pleasant police officer is on paid leave after authorities said he shot and killed a man who was choking him Monday at a local hospital.

Mercer. Looking for info on Hattie Bell Mercer born in Henry county,Iowa on March 12,1881. Her father was Israel Mercer and mother was Annebell Carvey Mercer.

Authorities said the crash occurred at 7:09 p.m., Saturday on Henry County Road X23, just south of U.S. 34.

Henry County Cattlemen's Association is offering scholarships of $750. These scholarships are given to up to three Henry County residents entering the second semester of his or her first year of continuing ...

The Henry County Heritage Trust is hosting an evening a family entertainment to raise money for the renovation of the former Saunders Elementary School.

Motorists along Iowa Highway 78 by Noble Road near the Wayland area may have noticed more than the roadways this past week.

A correctional officer at the Mount Pleasant state prison has been treated at a hospital after he was assaulted by a convict, an Iowa prison spokesman said today.

Sometime overnight, the front door of the business had been broken in, $631 in cigarettes had been stolen, several video games were broken into and the money from them taken, said Henry County Deputy Rich ...

State prison officials scrambled Monday to alert the victims of 15 convicted sex offenders who will be released without supervision by Wednesday following an Iowa Supreme Court ruling.

Saturday 5:04 a.m. 2000 block of Salem Road. A single vehicle accident occurred after Lorinda Murphy, 40, Salem, lost control of her 2000 Ford Ranger when she struck the safety cables that parallel the south ...

Monday 11:40 a.m. Ninth and Locust streets. Ryan Matthew Campbell, 24, Burlington was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Lumina north on Ninth Locust streets when a 2006 Toyota driven by Daniel M. Saenz, 20, of ...