Traffic accident

One injured in Putnam County accident on Route U

Drivers from Seymour, Iowa were involved in a two-vehicle accident early Tuesday evening when one made a turn into the path of another. The accident occurred on Putnam County Route U, more than 12 miles northwest of Unionville. 31-year-old Lindsey Brittain received minor injuries and was to seek her own treatment. The van she was […]

House Fire

House destroyed by fire at Medicine Creek in Newtown

The Medicine Creek Fire Department responded to a house fire in the southeast corner of Newtown Thursday afternoon around 3:30. Spokesman Mike Abernathy reports the house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived and the fire had jumped the railroad track and caught railroad ties on fire. The railroad was closed for awhile, but they allowed […]

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2 injured in crash north of Unionville

Two drivers were injured when one vehicle hit a pickup truck Thursday night four miles north of Unionville. The highway patrol described injuries as minor for 64-year-old Douglas Hill of Unionville and for 61-year-old Timothy Patterson of Dexter, Iowa. The report noted Hill was taken by private auto to Putnam County Memorial Hospital. Patterson was […]

Accident

Unionville woman hurt in Thursday morning crash

A Unionville woman sustained minor injuries when her vehicle overturned this morning. The Highway Patrol reports 27-year-old Heather Spurling traveled west on U. S. 136 west of Unionville when ice on the road caused her to lose control of her sports utility vehicle. The vehicle crossed the center line, ran off the left side of […]

Casey's General Store

Third Unionville man faces multiple charges involving Casey’s robbery

A third Unionville man now faces charges for his alleged role in a mid-October robbery of Casey’s General Store at Unionville. The Putnam County Sheriff’s department reports that 24-year-old Michael Summers will face charges of receiving stolen property, armed criminal action, and first-degree robbery. Bond has been set at $50,000 cash. Two other Unionville men, 32-year-old Christopher Chester […]

I-35 closed almost 3 hours due to tractor-trailer accident Tuesday morning

Teen driver of big rig hurt in Putnam County crash

The highway patrol said a truck driver was injured when the tractor-trailer he was driving ran off Putnam County Route U and overturned Monday afternoon. The patrol said 18-year-old Gustin Valentine of Powersville was ejected and transported to Wayne County Community Hospital in Corydon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The big rig was demolished in the accident […]

Unionville man hurt in Saturday crash

A Unionville resident was hurt Saturday night when the car he was driving ran off Highway 129 northeast of Unionville and hit a ditch. 20-year old Jamison Craig was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, Iowa with moderate injuries. The accident happened six miles northeast of Unionville on Highway 129 when the southbound car […]