Stories from Sunday, July 27, 2014

An area man has been arrested and charged in the armed robbery of the United Bank of Iowa branch in Holstein bank on Thursday. Michael Aaron Dutcher was arrested Friday afternoon in Quimby. He is charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree theft and two counts of assault while participating in a felony. More charges are possible as the investigation continues. Evidence was reportedly confiscated after the arrest...

CHEROKEE - They're calling it "The Party in the Pasture: The Weekend the Cows Can't Come Home," August 8 and 9. Grandpa's pasture, however, has never looked quite like this. Creek Fest 2014 organizer Kurt Rasmus says ticket sales are going like gangbusters for the area's version of a country-music Woodstock - in fact, it looks like attendance for Friday night's show will have to be capped soon...