Heavy rain blamed for motorcycle wreck

Heavy rain caused a motorcyclist to strike a semi Tuesday night.

• Credit card offers: What you need to know

  Is there a brand new credit card out there waiting for your name? Before you say yes to the offer you just received by mail, online or by phone, be a smart consumer!

• 64 bow hunters are now certified

  The number of hunters who showed interest in participating in this year’s deer bow hunting season in Council Bluffs was excellent, according to Public Health Director Donn Dierks.

Fuller off to hot start

GLENWOOD – Tuesday’s weather gave Glenwood’s Johnny Fuller mixed feelings entering his cross country debut at the 36th annual Glenwood Ram co-ed meet.

• Krogman repeats as Glenwood champion

  GLENWOOD – It may have been a bizarre start to her season, but the finish was comfortably familiar for Atlantic’s Ali Krogman.

• Clarinda digs through St. Albert

  St. Albert was unable to overcome a slow start Tuesday, as Clarinda defeated the host Saintes 25-7, 25-23, 19-25, 25-18.

Artist gives signed print back to Husker legend's mother

ASHLAND, Neb. - The memory of a Husker football player lives on 14 years after his death.

• Potential Niobrara oil find brings need to plan ahead

  TORRINGTON, Wyo. - Parking spaces were hard to find around the Lincoln Community Complex in Torrington late Wednesday morning.

• Giant "Walking Tree Man" brings smiles to fairgoers

  GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - When asked about his act, Cliff Spenger of Oakland, Calif., simply says, "I dress up as a tree, and I go out amongst the people."

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Wednesday's Our View: Inadequate regulation

The bear that killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb on Aug. 19 was the just the latest example of animal violence in a state that has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them.

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• Wednesday's Your Views: Move sculptures in town

  It is becoming increasingly apparent that the citizenry of Council Bluffs and surrounding communities seem to have very strong opinions about the newly installed Albert Paley “Odyssey” work on Interstate 80. Mr. Paley is reputed to be a foremost artist who is most well known for his “Gateway” works; hence, he was commissioned and his work was placed on the 24th Street Bridge over I-80, on the Western gateway to the state of Iowa. Never having been very successful in art as a class in grade school or beyond, I may not be qualified to offer an expert opinion of this work. I do think I am qualified to say that it is a modernistic abstract work, and as such, is also designed to spark conversation and controversy. Given the facts that the work has been paid for (we own it), that it is very abstract and non-mainstream, and that it appears to be highly controversial, I wonder if such a work should be placed in such a mainstream, high traffic area where it is viewed by all: those that want to see it and those that do not want to see it? It seems like someone’s will is being forced upon the will of others.