Buchanan County News

Anita Fay Blaisdell, 72, died November 22, 2009, at her home, Black Mountain, from the effects of cancer.

Posted on Nov 02, 2009 by orlanlove . Water stands in a harvested Buchanan County cornfield last month.

Posted on Nov 05, 2009 by Trish Mehaffey . Michelle Kehoe reacts as guilty verdicts are read on the charges against her of first-degree murder, attempted murder and child endangerment at the Grundy County Courthouse in Grundy Center, Iowa on Thursday, November 5, 2009.

Testimony continued on Friday in the murder and attempted murder trial of a Coralville woman.

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Dave Rasdal . Is the Capt. D.S. Lee Mansion in Independence haunted? Members of the Buchanan County Historical Society, including Tony Bengston, were curious enough to know that they allowed paranormal investigators access to the mansion earlier this month.

During testimony Friday in the trial of Michelle Kehoe, prosecutors continued to hammer home the point that they think she planned killing her children for about two months.

For much of her interview with an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent, Michelle Kehoe of Coralville said a mysterious abductor had hurt her and her sons, jurors in her murder trial were told Friday.

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Trish Mehaffey . Grisly details were revealed Thursday during Michelle Kehoes murder trial of what happened last year when 2-year-old son Seths neck was slashed and he died.

The case of a Coralville woman accused of killing one of her sons and trying to kill another goes to court Wednesday.

One year later, she staggered into a home near a remote Littleton pond and said her two children were in danger.

A Special Election for a 1 percent local option sales and services tax in Black Hawk County is being held in conjunction with local Municipal Elections on Tuesday, Nov.

A high speed chase ends with federal drug charges. The chase happened last week on Interstate 380, ending in Buchanan County.

Posted on Oct 14, 2009 by Admin . Cedar Rapids police have two suspects in custody after a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 380 Wednesday afternoon.

It should be great news. Tyson Foods could soon move back into the same Independence plant it shut down three years ago.

Buchanan County authorities say they've pulled a body from a grain bin at the Aurora Elevator.

Posted on Sep 22, 2009 by David DeWitte . A former Buchanan County sheriff's deputy convicted of defrauding investors in Eastern Iowa was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday after testimony by victims that lost their life savings.

A judge could issue a ruling soon on whether the trial of an Iowa woman accused of killing one son and trying to kill another will be moved.

Laura J. Davis, 87, of Independence, Iowa and formerly of the Gilmore City and Dakota City, Iowa area died Thursday morning, September 17, 2009 at the Buchanan County Health Center in Independence following a long illness.

A mock jury will be assembled in the case of an Iowa woman accused of killing one son and trying to kill another.

BUCHANAN COUNTY Around August and September monarch butterflies begin leaving Iowa for Mexico.