Articles Tagged: Anamosa

Starlighters II staging original script by Shawn Carr of Cascade

Writer, researcher dig into history of short-lived line

Most of Iowa depends on volunteer fire departments to respond to fires and other emergencies, but available volunteers can be hard to find. More and more fire departments are partnering together to make sure they’re prepared.

This Friday marks five years since the fire that engulfed Thou Art Gallery on Main Street in Anamosa. The gallery has since been rebuilt and is running full swing again, and will commemorate the anniversary this Friday with an open house.

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has determined the Aug. 31 fatal shooting of a Jones County man by police was justified because the man would not put down a knife and charged officers. Family says police should have let Jeremy Berg run away.

Ten days after authorities shot and killed a man near Martelle they said had refused orders to drop a knife, investigators Friday released the names of five officers interviewed by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation as the agency reviews the shooting.

Jeremy Michael Berg would not put down a knife after being rescued from a fire inside his grandparents’ machine shop. “I think he pushed the limit to get the officers to shoot him,” his mother said.

A 25-foot statue inspired by Grant Wood will greet riders in the town’s fourth turn as a stop on the bike ride.

Iowa will hire an outside firm to conduct a review of its prisons, following the killings of two employees by …

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — One of two inmates accused of killing two prison workers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary last month has pleaded not guilty to charges in the case.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at Anamosa Public Library

Iowa House GOP proposes $20M increase, far more than Senate’s $4M