Shellsburg News

Police officers in West Union discovered a mobile meth lab during a traffic stop Saturday night.

Tracy Seaton of Shellsburg returns a 79 pound 4 ounce bighead carp back into a tank of water in his truck on Friday, June 26, 2009, after it was weighed at Nelson's Meat Market in Cedar Rapids.

Three-year-old Isabel Poggenklass and mother Megan Poggenklass, both of Cedar Rapids, peruse the candy at Simply Divine on Thursday.

William J. Reese, 58, of Newhall, was charged Monday with impersonating a police officer and two counts of disorderly conduct.

Firefighters from the Belle Plaine Fire department search for hot spots in a house fire located at 403 11th Street, Belle Plaine Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters fight a house fire in the 2700 block of 6st St. Lane near Vinton Tuesday.

Alma A. Balderston, 97, formerly of Alburnett and Marion, died at Rockridge Care Center in Shellsburg on Saturday, April 18, 2009.

A fire was reported at 6019 30th Ave. Dr. in Shellsburg shortly after 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Skylor Orr, 21, of rural Shellsburg, and Bradley Smith, 20, of Cedar Rapids, have been charged with theft and criminal mischief in connection with thefts from a Newhall carwash and an attempted theft from a Shellsburg carwash.

Two people have been arrested for car wash thefts in Newhall and Shellsburg. Skylor Orr of Shellsburg and Bradley Smith of Cedar Rapids have both been charged with criminal mischief and theft.

Liz Martin/The GazetteDomanic Chavez, 5, of Belen, New Mexico, eyes the zucchini at the Betty's Fresh Produce stand while his grandmother Sherri Baldonado of Cedar Rapids shops at the Downtown Farmers Market last August in Greene Square Park.

Springville sophomore Adam Lentz received a MP3 player from his school as a reward for having the most improved standardized test score among the 205 sixth through 11th graders at Springville High School.

Very few, if any, houses subject to the buy-out, which is what this tax is supposedly for, are worth more than $100k -- very few, if any, houses currently for sale will go for less than $100k. Where will the ...

Americans will spend less than a dime out of every earned dollar to feed their families this year, thanks to the efficiencies of today's farmers.

Evelyn Lorraine Hagan, 91, of The Meth-Wick Community for six years, previously a long time Atkins resident, died after a long illness on Wednesday, Feb.

A $56 million disaster recovery package signed by Gov. Chet Culver Monday sends a message to Iowa flood and tornado victims that "we care and we are committed to 24/7 to doing everything we can in our power." ...

Mary Marek of Hills speaks with President-elect Barack Obama. We asked you to share your stories and photos of President-Elect Barack Obama and here is what you gave us.

Jerome A. "Jerry" Quint, 75, of Dewar, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident in Arizona.

Sonjia Cornell drives back to her flooded home in the 400 block of G Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids once a week.

The Vinton-Shellsburg band will host its annual soup supper Friday from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at the high school commons.