Articles Tagged: Jones County

At about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, James D. Minor, 35, drove off the roadway at Olin Access Wildlife Management Area and hit an obstruction.

Explore the ways clouds can predict weather this weekend at the Central Park Nature Center in Jones County. Discover the different types of clouds we see, then create fun cloud-themed arts and crafts.

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

Jones County Conservation invites families to the Central Park Nature Center for a winter open house and backyard bird count event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found nearly $86,000 in questionable spending of public money in the Iowa State University Extension Office in Jones County, including thousands spent for personal travel, alcohol, groceries and a video game console.

OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier) is hosting a snowshoe event Feb. 3 at White Water Canyon, the group’s first outing of the year. Registration for the free hike is required by Friday so enough snowshoes are available.

Authorities are investigating a fatality crash in rural Anamosa from Tuesday. One driver was killed and the other was injured in the nearly head-on crash on Iowa Highway 64.

The Jones County Central Park Nature Center is offering early out open house and holiday events on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. during the month of December. There is a different theme for each day.

The man and a Jones County deputy were taken to a hospital for their injuries

Sign up for this event and learn about different painted feather styles. Participants can then paint their own turkey feather to bring home.

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.

The 44-year-old driver from Anamosa was traveling south in a Ford Explorer on River Road near Monticello when the vehicle entered the west ditch and rolled several times before striking a utility pole.

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.

Two Jones County deputies and three Anamosa police officers are now on paid administrative leave.

Come learn about the magnificent monarch migration and find out why scientists and citizen volunteers across North America are tagging monarchs.