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One Person Killed Another Injured in Mills County CAR/Motorcycle Crash
(Mills County) A car/motorcycle crash in Mills County on Friday claimed the life of a Bellevue, Nebraska man. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at 11:09 p.m. on East Highway 34 at the one-mile marker. Authorities say 39-year-old Jacob Otto died in the accident. Leeva Unique Kitchens of Sidney, Iowa, suffered injuries.
Nebraska tornadoes: City of Plattsmouth repairs broken outdoor warning sirens
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (WOWT) - The City of Plattsmouth is taking action after some of its outdoor warning sirens reportedly failed to sound during last Friday’s tornado outbreak. City Administrator Emily Bausch says they received reports of malfunctioning sirens. Bausch said, “We did have some reports that folks couldn’t hear...
AHSTW Boy’s Tie for First While Fremont-Mills Girl’s Earn First at Southwest Valley Coed Meet
(Corning, IA) – At the Southwest Valley Coed meet on Thursday, the Fremont-Mills girls were able to take first with 129 points while the AHSTW and Bedford boy’s teams tied for first with a total of 75 points each. Starting with the girl’s side, CAM finished second with...
Processing planned for Midwest
In January 2023, Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company announced it had finalized the purchase of a 132-acre site for its planned 2,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in Mills County, Iowa. The project is being led by developer Chad Tentinger, founder and owner of Ten Corp Inc. and an Iowa cattle producer....
Offutt Air Force Base holds groundbreaking for new nuclear command facility destroyed in 2019 floods
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The Offutt Air Force Base's flood rebuild program management office broke ground on its new nuclear command, control and communications center. The facility is used to protect the U.S. in the event of a conflict involving nuclear weapons. The prior facility was destroyed...
Malvern woman sentenced to federal prison for bank embezzlement
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A Malvern, Iowa woman will serve time in federal prison after being convicted of embezzlement. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Iowa reports that per court documents, Mackenzie Ann Meggison, 37, was sentenced Thursday to six months behind bars for embezzlement by a bank employee.
Glenwood Wins Team Title and Two Records Fall at Boy’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Track Meet
(Shenandoah) Glenwood won the team title on Thursday, and two new records were inked at the Hawkeye Ten Conference Track Meet at Mustang Field and Ray Graves Track. The Rams won the meet, topping the 11-team field with 148.0 points; Shenandoah finished second with 102, Lewis Central third with 95, Harlan fourth with 92, and Atlantic fifth with 90 points.
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