Oakland News

A ramshackle structure sitting empty in the River Bend neighborhood once was home to a top Iowa political leader.

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SNOW PLOWS BASED IN ROCKWELL CITY, OAKLAND, SAC CITY, AND CARROLL HAVE NOW BEEN PULLED FROM THE ROADWAYS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Pottawattamie County authorities Wednesday identified the man who was struck and killed last week as he walked along Highway 59 in Oakland, Iowa.

A man was struck and killed in Oakland, Iowa Tuesday night. Pottawattamie County Sheriffa s investigators were talking to the driver at the scene.

Oakland, IA- Pottawattamie County deputies are working to identify a man killed Tuesday evening on Highway 59 south of Oakland Iowa.

Pottawattamie County authorities are trying to determine the identity of a man struck and killed along Highway 59 in Oakland.

Oakland, IA - A man has died, after being hit by a car in Oakland, Iowa. It happened around 9:30 on Tuesday night.

Pottawattamie County deputies were called to South Highway Street and Highway 59 in Oakland, Iowa, around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday.

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.