La Porte City News

The Super Shooters Girls Basketball Camp will be held at Union High School on August 3, 4, and 5 for girls entering grades 4-12. Girls entering grades 4-6 will attend camp from 9-11 AM, grades 7 and 8 from 11 AM-1 PM and grades 9-12 from 5-8 PM.

Emergency crews were called out to a farm accident around 3 p.m. near La Porte City in Black Hawk County.

A Waterloo man has told a judge he's guilty of robbing a bank and would rather go to prison than await trial in jail.

A suspect has been taken into custody in the robbery Tuesday afternoon of the Cedar Valley Bank and Trust Co., of La Porte City.

A Waterloo man confessed to robbing a La Porte City bank Tuesday, following interviews by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and local authorities, police said.

Police are investigating a bank robbery at Cedar Valley Bank & Trust in La Porte City.

Due to the Fourth of July falling on a Saturday this year, the offices of the City of La Porte City and La Porte City Utilities will be closed Friday, July 3, 2009.

The La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum is hosting a night out for women to pamper themselves with a girls night out on, Thursday August 6th, 6:30-8:30 pm.

Volunteers are asked to meet at West View cemetery at 6 PM on Friday, July 3 to help La Porte City American Legion and VFW members raise the Avenue of Flags, for the final time this year.

The La Porte City Women's Club Woman of the Year in 2009 is Vi Neil. Kathy Norris presented the award to her on behalf of the club, citing several reasons for her selection.

In addition to the beautiful monuments that grace the Tribute, a walkway of specially engraved bricks serve as a personal memorial to the service men and women with a special connection to the community.

Friday, June 19 turned out to be a pretty special day for La Porte City's Dave Zea.

La Porte City's Union Station is now open for business. Formerly Family Tastee Treats, Union Station will have soft-serve ice cream products and a variety of beverages for sale through the Festival of Trails weekend, with a full menu to debut sometime next week.

The La Porte City American Legion and VFW are seeking help to raise the 'Avenue of Flags' at West View Cemetery before the Festival of Trails weekend.

Anyone can hunt for the beautiful 2009 medallion in La Porte City, so gather your friends and family and get ready to think about how well you know La Porte City's history and landmarks.

In May, about 2 dozen Iowa Army National Guard soldiers returned home after a year in Iraq.

The 2nd Annual La Porte City Chamber of Commerce Great Medallion Hunt will take place later this month.

Once again it is almost time for the La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum Garden Walk.

Matthew and Nikki Allers of Davenport announce the birth of their son, Jack Lloyd, who arrived on May 14, 2009 at Trinity Hospital in Bettendorf, at 4:13 p.m. Jack weighed 9 pounds and measured 20 inches long.

In January the City submitted an application to the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management and to FEMA for $1,165,326.00 for the buyout of 13 properties in different areas across La Porte City that were Substantially Damaged during last years flood.