Brulé to play First Night 2010

The stars will come out on Dec. 31 to bring in the New Year in Council Bluffs as part of First Night. And one of the acts will feature a group of awarding-winning musicians.

• Neighbor: Grandma has extra mouths to feed this season

  A Council Bluffs woman raising five of her grandchildren needs some help this Christmas, according to a helpful neighbor.

• Stanton inn burglarized, money taken

  STANTON – A burglar took money and plenty to drink in an early-morning break-in at the White City Inn in Stanton Friday. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was called to 320 Broad Ave. regarding an incident that occurred between 12:30 and 10 a.m. Friday. An unknown suspect threw a rock through the window to gain entry and took a small amount of currency and numerous bottles of alcohol, a press release from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office stated. Anyone who may have information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at (712) 623-5107 or Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1 (800) 432-1001.

One more for Harlan

CEDAR FALLS – The odds seem to be stacked against Pella.

• Digging deep

  Alone or in pairs, they entered the Mid-America Center on Friday.

• Underdogs to play in finals

  Eight-time national champion College of Southern Idaho was the last team to qualify for the NJCAA Volleyball Championship. Now it’s trying to be the last team standing.

Omaha woman used a forged document to get about $13,000 from OHA

A 36-year-old Omaha woman is accused of stealing about $14,000 from the Omaha Housing Authority by submitting a forged document.

• Warrant issued for the 13-year-old involved in a robbery earlier this year

  The now 13-year-old boy involved in the robbery of the California Bar earlier this year has run away from the court-ordered group home in Lincoln where he was placed.

• Omaha man released from prison Thursday morning helps police apprehend a robbery suspect by Thursday night

  It was about 5:47 p.m. Thursday. Travis Hodge was fresh out of jail and eager for his first cigarette in more than two dozen days.

• Our View

Saturday’s Our View: Difference makers

In May, a couple of local women, both of whom happen to be employed by and teach in the Council Bluffs Community School District learned they had each received a stipend of $5,000 to go along with the trophy they got for being named winners of the H.H. “Red” and Ruth H. Nelson Family Foundation Excellence in Teaching award.

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• Friday's Your Views: Readers take issue with Grassley

  I’ve been suspicious of Senator Grassley’s alliances during this health care reform debate, worrying that he has been representing the insurance companies and not his constituents. Now there’s an amendment in the health care reform bill that is definitively anti-women, in which reproductive rights are jeopardized. Where will Grassley align himself on this one? I will be watching.