POCAHONTAS, Iowa — A statewide ranking on teen driving put the community of Pocahontas third on the list of teen-caused traffic accidents. The Iowa State Patrol and other law enforcement officers came for a high school assembly Tuesday on the topic of making good choices while driving.To make the point of good choices more real, a chunk of mangled steel which somewhat resembles the flashy Camero it used to be, was brought to the assembly. The car was involved in an accident where three teenagers lost their lives when the car went airborne and crashed at 100 miles an hour.“When you look in...…POCAHONTAS, Iowa — A statewide ranking on teen driving put the community of Pocahontas third on the list of teen-caused traffic accidents. The Iowa State Patrol and other law enforcement officers came for a high school assembly Tuesday on the topic of making good choices while driving.To make the point of good choices more real, a chunk of mangled steel which somewhat resembles the flashy Camero it used to be, was brought to the assembly. The car was involved in an accident where three teenagers lost their lives when the car went airborne and crashed at 100 miles an hour.“When you look in...WW…

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — While dancing is a fun activity for some, and for others, it means a lot more.“It’s more like my safe haven,” said Aleyna, a dancer at the Remix Dance Academy in Marshalltown.Remix is owned by Dani Gavagan and Angie Torres, two self-described dance moms. Both no longer have children dancing in the academy, but they wanted to provide the community with this outlet. So, they bought the studio after the previous owner stepped down.Remix accepts all dancers, looking over their ability and finances. They currently have 80 dancers, ranging from 18 months old in their...…MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — While dancing is a fun activity for some, and for others, it means a lot more.“It’s more like my safe haven,” said Aleyna, a dancer at the Remix Dance Academy in Marshalltown.Remix is owned by Dani Gavagan and Angie Torres, two self-described dance moms. Both no longer have children dancing in the academy, but they wanted to provide the community with this outlet. So, they bought the studio after the previous owner stepped down.Remix accepts all dancers, looking over their ability and finances. They currently have 80 dancers, ranging from 18 months old in their...WW…

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — A Pleasant Hill woman knows all to well the devastation a tornado can inflict.“People says it sounds like a freight train,” Jody Bowers said. “It really does sound like a freight train.”It’s hard to forget what happened to her neighborhood just outside Pleasant Hill on March 5, 2022.“We had some people with some really devastating losses around here.”On Friday she took shelter in her basement as a tornado touched down just west of her home in Pleasant Hill.“And it got a little too close for comfort for me, at least got a little too close for comfort,” she said. “I did...…PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — A Pleasant Hill woman knows all to well the devastation a tornado can inflict.“People says it sounds like a freight train,” Jody Bowers said. “It really does sound like a freight train.”It’s hard to forget what happened to her neighborhood just outside Pleasant Hill on March 5, 2022.“We had some people with some really devastating losses around here.”On Friday she took shelter in her basement as a tornado touched down just west of her home in Pleasant Hill.“And it got a little too close for comfort for me, at least got a little too close for comfort,” she said. “I did...WW…