Police in Red Oak are investigating the theft of a Brooklyn twin-size bed/mattress. Authorities say a female resident on west Hammond Street reported to police Friday evening that a pink bed/mattress was delivered to her home earlier in the day. Sometime between Noon and 2:30-p.m., a person or persons unknown took the bed set from the home’s front porch. The loss was estimated at $105.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the Red Oak Police Department at 712-623-6500.

Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Brian Hamman reports firefighters  from Elliott, Griswold, and Red Oak battled a barn fire on Wednesday afternoon in rural southeast Pott County. The call from 11717 480th Street came in at around 2:50-p.m.

The blaze started in the barn that was being torn down, and extended to the field as well as two grain bins. Several area farmers assisted with removal of grain from the bins as well as providing tractors in the field to contain the field fire. No injuries were reported.

A survey released this week shows Iowa employers are predicting a robust job market between April and June. Karen Miller, a spokesperson for Manpower, Incorporated, says “We found 71-percent of the employers that we surveyed are going to maintain their current staffing levels, while another 24-percent said they’re going to be adding to their staff for this coming quarter.”

The results of the second quarter survey are similar to those from a year ago, but mark an improvement over the first quarter of this year when 18-percent of Iowa employers anticipated adding to their workforce.

(Radio Iowa)