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FEMA opens additional disaster recovery centers
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials opened disaster recovery centers in Shelby, Story and Union counties to provide one-on-one help to Iowans affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring. The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at 1901 Hawkeye Ave., Suite 101, in Harlan, will host a center through Monday...
FEMA Opening More Disaster Recovery Centers
(Undated) The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening more Disaster Recovery Centers in Iowa. A new center has opened in Creston—two more will open tomorrow in Nevada and Harlan. Shelby County officials estimate significant agricultural damage stretching across 30 square miles, potentially totaling 75 million to 100 million dollars.
LOCAL MOTORSPORTS: Shelby County Speedway hosts Relay For Life night
HARLAN – It was American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life night at Shelby County Speedway on Saturday, June 8. There were 50-50 tickets sold that raised $655 for the cause. Plus the large crowd was treated to some great racing action on the high banks. 103 cars were on hand and we were all wrapped up shortly after 10 p.m.
Elk Horn (IA) man arrested on a felony charge in Montgomery County Thursday evening
(Red Oak, Iowa) – Sheriff’s Deputies in Montgomery County, Thursday evening, responded to an altercation at a residence east of Villisca, and ended-up arresting a man from Shelby County. When deputies arrived at 3153 110th Street at around 5:30-p.m., they arrested 57-year-old Rex Dean McDermott, of Elk Horn, for Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree – a Class D Felony, and on three-counts of Aggravated Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon – which are aggravated misdemeanors.
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