Oakland News

Vaccinations were given Wednesday afternoon at another H1N1 flu clinic for residents of Pottawattamie County, though the line started forming in the morning.

The recent "balloon boy" incident caught the country's attention, leading some to wonder how a real balloon accident near Omaha would have been covered if cable TV were around.

Thousands lined up for a chance to get the H1N1 flu vaccine Wednesday. It's the second time Pottawattamie County Emergency Management officials have hosted a free clinic this week.

In Oakland, Iowa on Monday, hundreds waited in line, some since 8:00 AM. That's where the first H1N1 vaccination clinic was held for children, caregivers, and healthcare workers who live in Pottawattamie county.

High-risk groups will be eligible for a Pottawattamie County flu vaccination clinic in Oakland, Iowa, Monday night.

Pottawattamie County and Council Bluffs health officials announced Thursday they will be offering two H1N1 vaccination clinics next week.

An Omaha woman critically injured in an accident in Pottawattamie County has died.

Friday a special day of rememberance, making the anniversary of September 11th, 2001.

A former high school teacher arrested in the prostitution sting that ensnared a Council Bluffs city councilman was convicted Friday and sentenced to one year of probation.

OLENA OBSERVATIONS: Rev. Rollen of Abingdon spoke to a very small congregation in the village Sabbath afternoon in the interest of the Anti-Saloon League.

A Nebraska man has been arrested on charges he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman who was found walking along a southwest Iowa highway near Oakland.

The suspect sought in the kidnapping and assault of a woman left nearly naked by an Iowa highway earlier this week is now in custody.

Police are looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a Lincoln woman and abandoned her on Highway 6 in rural Pottawatamie County.

Authorities are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a Lincoln teenager and left her nearly naked on a highway near Oakland, Iowa.

Council Bluffs area fruit and vegetable growers and representatives of metro area supermarkets met this week to talk about how they can bring more local items to shopping aisles and other venues.

Some small towns are re-evaluating their mechanisms for survival as automakers are being forced to cut ties to the towns' usual lifelines -- local dealerships.

Authorities are looking for a 37-year-old man they want to question about recent burglaries, including at least one that occurred while Pottawattamie County residents attended a funeral.

A big break in a string of burglaries Channel 6 News reported about last week. The common thread is the victims were attending funerals when someone broke into their homes.