Articles Tagged: Buchanan County

The owners of a downtown Independence hardware store received a $600,000 Downtown Housing Grant to help develop 10 apartments on its second floor.

This Friday, both Jones and Buchanan counties are hosting Earth Day-themed hikes. Registration is recommended for either event.

Families can try a new way of searching for eggs on April 16. Learn how to use a GPS unit, then go search in Fontana Park for hidden treasures and treats.

Landals was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger in the car was airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City with serious injuries.

March 4 is National Day of Unplugging from electronic devices. Join in the fun of unplugging that day by taking a night hike through Jakway Forest in Aurora.

Enjoy the winter weather and learn some new outdoor skills at the Winter Family Fun Day this Saturday at Fontana Park in Hazleton. Register in advance at the Buchanan County website.

Investigators said Ryan Thieman, 49, of Marble Rock lost control at about 4:25 a.m. Dec. 21 while driving on southbound I-380 near mile marker 51.

The body of an adult man was found Tuesday morning in the Wapsipinicon River, according to the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office.

A 12-year-old girl driving a Polaris Ranger UTV with a passenger lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over into a ditch, ejecting the driver and pinning her underneath, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The juvenile passenger was not injured in Sunday’s crash.

Two were killed and one person was injured following a head-on collision along Highway 150 in Buchanan County near Hazleton.

The owners of the Independence Starlight Cinema, which closed its doors Aug. 29, donated its theater building and land to Buchanan County Tourism.

A report released Wednesday by the state auditor’s office found the insufficient record-keeping practices at the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office resulted in some inmates serving more or less time in jail than required.

Cedar Rapids cyclist Mark Johnson sustained serious injuries while riding his bicycle in Quasqueton, Iowa, when he was struck by a van driven by Brent Meyers, of Denver, Iowa.