Corning News

AMES Towing firm owner charged with fraud The former owner of an Ames towing company has been arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent insurance claims.

A former police officer has sued the city of Corning, its mayor and former police chief, accusing them of discrimination and wrongful termination.

Natural disasters did a "number" on at least a half dozen Iowa school districts this spring, forcing districts to scramble to make repairs before August.

A demonstration study and field day will begin at 5 p.m. Monday with a pasture walk at the Conservation Reserve Program Research and Demonstration Farm north of Corning.

It's a bad sign when the calendar hits July and a race track hasn't run two weekly shows in a row yet.

School may be out for summer but there's no excuse for boredom in Corning. After a five-year hiatus, the Corning Department of Recreation is offering 19 summer activities that target everyone from age 6 to ...

CORNING As the heat increases, the time until the next Miss Corning competition decreases.

Cindy Armstrong holds tightly to her cat after rescuing it from the rapidly rising flood waters rolling into her home on the east side of Corning, Iowa, Thursday morning, June 5, 2008.

A Saturday night fixture in this southwestern Iowa city will again be rained out this weekend.

By JULI PROBASCO-SOWERS and PERRY BEEMAN * jprobasco@dmreg.com * June 7, 2008 Corning residents tally damage Waters and worries receded Friday in the flood-stricken Adams County town of Corning, where a number ...

To learn more For more information regarding the new warning siren policy, call Tony Jorgensen, coordinator for the Webster County Emergency Management Agency, at 573-1403. A new tornado siren activation policy ...

Multiple tornadoes touched down Wednesday night in southwest Iowa, causing isolated damage as heavy rain and hail moved into the area and prompted flooding concerns.

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- Floodwaters spread across Iowa Thursday as the storm-ravaged state braced for another round of heavy rain that could last into the weekend.

A tornado touched down Wednesday in southwest Iowa, causing isolated damage near Corning as heavy rain and hail moved into the area.

One person was killed in a three-vehicle crash in an Iowa construction zone on Monday night on Highway 34 between Corning and Villisca. via KCCI-TV Des Moines

“I have been in this business 20 years and it's not even close”

Mick Trier did the math and turned up wince-worthy numbers. "I'm one-of-10," said the longtime promoter, who oversees races at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines, the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola and ... via Des Moines Register

Corning school districts are supporting an agreement that would allow the Corning Recreation Department to use their facilities without a fee. via Red Bluff Daily News

The Iowa Water Conference will be held Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. via Des Moines Register

Playing golf was a way to enjoy a nice summer day for Lucille Straight of Atlantic, until health issues developed. via Atlantic News-Telegraph

Max H. Henryson was born to Martin and Luttie Henryson on six-six-eleven, as he liked to say, in Story City, Iowa. via Iowa City Press-Citizen