Olds News

If you are stumped for a present for a loved one with a yen for all things automotive, here are some ideas ranging from stocking stuffers to big box items that would look good under the Christmas Tree.

With one incumbent seeking re-election in Mount Pleasant, the races were anyone's to win.

A Missouri State Highway patrolman and tow-truck driver tend to a passenger car that was traveling North on Interstate 29 and crossed the median, striking a tractor-trailer traveling southbound between the Faraon Street and Mitchell Avenue overpasses.

Sgt. Troy Bailey of the Iowa State Patrol on Wednesday said a trooper attempted to stop a car on Iowa 78 between Olds and Swedesburg shortly after 3 p.m., for speeding.

Cousins Jordan Voyles, 12, of Burlington and Cameron Watson,13, of Mount Pleasant sink their teeth into a caramel apple from Olds United Church of Christ at the Old Threshers Reunion Saturday in Mount Pleasant.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT LANGEL SAYS THE 24TH STREET RAILROAD CROSSING, BETWEEN BUSINESS HIGHWAY 75 AND LAKE AVENUE IS LOOKED UPON FAVORABLY BY TRUCKERS AND INDUSTRIES IN THE SOUTH INDUSTRIAL PARK.

Yes, you really can run off and join the circus - at least if you spend years training for it and can master the likes of the trapeze.

Country singer Jake McVey will perform in Colfax Sunday night. McVey, who grew up in the southeast Iowa town of Olds, will be releasing his second album “Anything Is Possible” in August and touring.

Emergency medical services are lacking for many small communities in Henry County.

A well that serves the town of Crawfordsville in Washington County is not in working order and all residents of the town must boil water immediately.

City officials in Crawfordsville say there is a hole in the casing of the city's well.