Belle Plaine News

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.

Arnold James Beck 'Jim' passed away early Sunday, March 29th, 2009 due to heart failure.

The topic of dogs and cats came before the Toledo City Council once again at their regular meeting Monday, March 23.

A husband and wife injured in a two-vehicle collision Saturday remain hospitalized.

In response to some recent complaints from citizens about barking dogs and vicious dogs, the Toledo City Council is exploring ideas to draft an ordinance to address problems with pets and pet owners in Toledo.

University of Iowa police have arrested two people for allegedly burglarizing 50 to 70 vehicles last November and are investigating three more suspects.

Now the latest on the controversy over the local option sales tax vote -- and we mean the *second vote.

His heart flipped. His lungs danced. His guts went into spin cycle. It took six years, but the Saturday night butterflies finally caught up with Mack Reiter.

Americans will spend less than a dime out of every earned dollar to feed their families this year, thanks to the efficiencies of today's farmers.

Catherine I. 'Pat' Greenlee, 93, of Belle Plaine, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center following an extended illness.

From the time he was old enough to till the soil, Timothy Kornder seemed to have a green thumb.

A band of heavy snow surprised the region Friday night with accumulations exceeding forecasts by as much as 5 inches in the biggest snowfall of the season for Cedar Rapids.