SLOAN, Iowa (AP) — Five people have been killed and three others taken to a hospital in serious condition after a head-on crash east of Sloan, in northwest Iowa. Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew told the Sioux City Journal that the crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Highway 141 and Eastland Avenue. Drew says a white Chevy Trailblazer was westbound on Highway 141 when the driver veered onto the gravel and overcorrected, causing them to lose control and crash into an eastbound black Ford truck. There were four occupants in each vehicle.

Authorities are not releasing the names of the victims. Drew said road conditions were not a factor in the crash. An investigation is ongoing.

Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, Saturday evening, issued a Boil Advisory for the City of Dunlap, in Harrison County, following a water main break. The broken water line had not yet been located Saturday afternoon, but the boil advisory will remain into effect even after water pressure has been restored and until two sets of bacteria samples have been completed to determine the water is safe.

Water pressure has been retained at the nursing home in Dunlap so the facility is not currently under the boil advisory that has been issued for the rest of the city.

Due to the potential for bacterial contamination, it is being recommended that the water be boiled before being used for drinking or cooking or that an alternative source such as bottled water be used until further notice.

Residents of Dunlap are advised to bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. The water may be used for bathing and other similar purposes.

General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.

The Atlantic City Council will get a jump on the next mowing season during their next regular meeting, when they act on the first reading of a new “Mowing of Properties” Ordinance. The ordinance requires “Any property in the City of Atlantic, whether vacated or non-vacated….to be mowed when the vegetation reaches a height of more than 12 inches by the first and the fifteenth day of the month in May, June, July, August, September, and October.”

If the property owner fails to comply, the City, or its agents, may mow any property, by the aforementioned dates, and charge $75-per hour to do so. In addition, a surcharge of $100 will be charged to the property owner. The Ordinance says “Any property owners who fail to mow their properties, thus allowing the same to be mowed by the City or their agents, and who do not provide payment for the mowing as required, will be assessed by the City for such costs, which will be collected in the same manner as general property taxes.”

Any billings for mowing done by the City or its agents will be sent by regular mail and are payable within 30 days of the billing date. The ordinance will go into effect from and after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.

AKRON, Iowa (AP) – Police have arrested a 37-year-old Akron man after they say he twice threatened to blow up the White House. The Sioux City Journal report that the man called the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon and asked to speak with sheriff. Authorities say that when the man was told he would have to leave a message for the sheriff, he told the dispatcher he was going to blow up the White House.

Federal and local authorities went to the man’s home Thursday evening to investigate the threat. Investigators say after the man again threatened to blow up the White House and to kill the investigators, he was arrested.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Crews were busy cleaning up a 100-gallon diesel spill in western Iowa’s Council Bluffs following a collision between a pickup and semitrailer. Authorities tell the Daily Nonpareil  that the crash happened Friday afternoon on the westbound Interstate 80 ramp going into Omaha, Nebraska from the South Expressway. Investigators say the pickup hit the semi’s fuel tank.

Assistant Council Bluffs Fire Chief Matt Thomas says the fire department assisted until a cleanup crew out of Omaha was hired by the company that employed the semi driver. Thomas says neither driver was injured.

An accident early this (Saturday) morning in Audubon County, has claimed the life of an Audubon man. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department says authorities received a report at around 1:30-a.m., about an accident in the 200 block of 190th Street, about 3-miles northeast of Audubon. When deputies arrived, they found a wrecked pickup truck and the driver, 19-year old Matthew Terry Sunberg, of Audubon, deceased.

The accident remains under investigation. The sheriff’s department was assisted by Audubon Fire and Rescue, officers with the Audubon Police Department, and Audubon County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Congressman-elect David Young says President Obama’s plans for immigration reform do not address what he says is the most important issue. The Republican who is preparing to represent the third district, was asked his definition of securing the border. Some Republicans say they may have to shut down the government to stop the president’s actions on immigration, Young is not ready to do that and says he has talked with the Latino community in his district about the issue. On other issues, Young says he wants to see spending and tax bills come forward, and he wants to see the Keystone pipeline approved. He also expects with the House and Senate both now controlled by Republicans, that they will try to repeal Obamacare. Young says there are some things he would like to keep in the federal health care law, such as making sure that people with pre-existing conditions can stay on insurance, and allowing kids to stay on their parent’s health care plan up to the age of 26.

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Supporters of renewable fuels in Iowa say they are pleased with the announcement by the U-S Environmental Protection Agency that they delaying their decision on a proposal that would have dramatically cut the amount of renewable fuels required to be used in the country. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director, Monte Shaw, has been fighting the decision on the federal Renewable Fuel Standard or R-F-S since it was announced and says he was at a rally with the governor and members of the congressional delegation to defend the R-F-S in Nevada at this time last year. The E-P-A proposal would cut the amount of ethanol required in the R-F-S by three BILLION gallons. Shaw says there is some good news in the decision to take more time and ethanol has continued to show its importance. Shaw isn’t ready to say the R-F-S fight is over, but he is happy with the E-P-A’s latest move. Governor Terry Branstad, Iowa’s ag secretary, Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley, all issued statements praising the decision to delay the action on the E-P-A renewable fuels proposal.

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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The director of the Iowa Department of Corrections says he still doesn’t know when a long-delayed new Iowa State Penitentiary will open. Director John Baldwin said Friday that the Fort Madison prison — which has been held up by construction problems — is waiting for a certification that will help determine if fixes are needed to the smoke detection system.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa family has begun a program that provides food for students on Fridays to ensure they have something to eat over the weekend. The Hawk Eye reports Josh and J.J. Caston started Homeplate Iowa, a nonprofit, to feed elementary students at several schools. They are Corse, North Hill, Sunnyside, Grimes and West Burlington elementary schools.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Council Bluffs officials are planning a nearly $1 million restoration of the historic Fairmount Park with the help of $100,000 from a Rotary club. Mayor Matt Walsh announced the project on Thursday. The Daily Nonpareil the 90-acre park features a greenhouse, ice skating, sledding, a petting zoo and an old bell tower.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Ankeny High School teacher has been sentenced after pleading guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old student. KCCI-TV reports Mandy Davenport was sentenced Friday to two years of probation. She also will be listed on the state’s sex offender registry.