Oakland NewsLocal news for Oakland, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Iowa West names two new board members- January 29, 2008 "It's an honor for me to follow Lynn in this position" The new board members are Theresa Barron-McKeagney of Council Bluffs and Robert Schlott of Council Bluffs. via Daily Nonpareilhttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-ia/2008/01/iowa-west-names-two-new-board-members?fromrss... ISU Extension preaches 'Buy Iowa'- January 27, 2008 "Lots of the child obesity cases are because of processed food. The kids don't know where the food comes from" Iowa has a lot of farmland and cornfields, there is no doubt about that, but even with all the farming and corn, some local officials say Iowa needs more local foods. via Daily Nonpareilhttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-ia/2008/01/isu-extension-preaches-buy-iowa?fromrss=1 County hammers out 911 systems design- January 25, 2008 "We are still going to need to assess the existing towers to see if we can retrofit them for the new equipment" Nine Pottawattamie County representatives and six Motorola employees sat down Wednesday to start the process of hammering out the final design of the 800-megahertz communications system. via Daily Nonpareilhttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-ia/2008/01/county-hammers-out-911-systems-design?fromrss... Oakland teenager injured in crash- January 23, 2008 A 16-year-old Oakland girl was in serious condition Monday following a two-vehicle crash a quarter mile west of Hastings on Highway 34 one-fourth mile west of 360th Street. via Daily Nonpareilhttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-ia/2008/01/oakland-teenager-injured-in-crash?fromrss=1 One killed in crash Tuesday- January 17, 2008 A fatal accident occurred near Avoca at approximately 6:33 p.m. Tuesday. According to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, a 1998 Cadillac driven by 85-year-old Wayne Ranniger of Manning, was on the ... via Daily Nonpareilhttp://www.topix.net/city/oakland-ia/2008/01/one-killed-in-crash-tuesday?fromrss=1 |