Wall Lake Seeks To Stabilize Revenue And Save Customers Money With Utility Update
The City of Wall Lake reviewed an ordinance update on Monday, Nov. 14, and the adjustment may even save some customers money in the long run. Wall Lake bills customers primarily on a variable usage rate currently,
Lake View Approves Massive City Street Project
Lake View has finalized and approved plans for a massive construction contract set to begin next year. The project is looking to improve the streets in the city and replace the surface for some of them. City
Capt. Mark Heino Looks Back On Nearly 40 Years In Law Enforcement
Photo to come… Captain Mark Heino started his law enforcement career in July of 1977 in the small eastern Iowa town of Ossian. It was only one year later that he made the move to Carroll, where
More BB Or Pellet Gun Vandalism Reported In Carroll
Just this past weekend, the Carroll Police Department received a report that the rear window of a pickup truck belonging to 21-year-old Blake Edward Gray was shot out while sitting in the driveway of his residence on
RAGBRAI Favorite, Mr. PorkChop, Dies At 88
For nearly 30 years, there has been one sound that bicycle riders on Iowa’s Annual RAGBRAI ride had become familiar with, as Paul Bernhard, aka “Mr. Pork Chop,” heralded the hungry to his bus. That nearly seven-second
Jefferson Police Department Seeking Warrants For Forgery And Theft
The Jefferson Police Department has requested two arrest warrants upon completion of two separate investigations into incidents that occurred in late October. The first warrant is for 44-year-old Jason Dale Charlet of Minburn for theft in the
Hy-Vee Presents Donation In Honor Of Slain Officers
There have been outpourings of kindness and generosity toward law enforcement across the state of Iowa since the tragic, ambush-style shootings of Urbandale Officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Department Sgt. Tony Beminio early in the
Area Leaders To Attend Iowa Rural Development Summit In Jefferson
This Friday, Nov. 18, Roseanne Nees, business development director for the Carroll Chamber of Commerce, and Carroll City Manager, Michel Pogge-Weaver, will join other area leaders at the Iowa Rural Development Summit at Wild Rose Jefferson. Over
Education Delegates Identify 2017 Legislative Priorities
Carroll Community School District board member, Duane Horsley, joined more than 200 other delegates from the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB), area education agencies and community colleges at the annual Delegate Assembly on Nov. 16. This
Go-Cart Confiscated During Traffic Stop In Scranton
A report of several off-road go-carts being operated on the city streets in Scranton last evening (Wednesday) was received by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 5:03 p.m. One of the go-carts, being operated by 23-year-old