RED OAK – Two southwest Iowa men were arrested Thursday on a litany of drug charges.

DES MOINES – A Council Bluffs woman was shocked to learn her Iowa’s $100,000 Cash Game ticket was a winner; she was even more shocked to learn just how much she’d won.

Boots is truly a “soft-pawed” cat – all of his claws have been surgically removed. He’s a 1- to 2-year-old shorthaired fellow that has already been neutered. Boots is all decked out in a shiny suit of basic black and white with a very distinctively marked face. He has a black face with a white tip on his nose, a white streak that runs up from the tip, a black triangle under his nose and a little white “bow” under the triangle. Boots has a white neck, chest and tummy with black legs and white feet. He needs to be an “only child” because he doesn’t get along with other cats or dogs, but he loves people.

SEWARD, Neb. – The Nebraska Archaeological Society invites the public to attend the sixth-annual Nebraska Artifact Show Saturday at the Seward County Fairgrounds in Seward, Neb.

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A new doctor in town has a familiar face. Ann Narmi, M.D., daughter of Jon and Candy Narmi of Council Bluffs, is now an interventional cardiologist for Alegent Health. She practices with AHC Heart & Vascular Specialists at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital at 800 Mercy Drive; Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Immanuel Medical Center and Lakeside Hospital in Omaha; and Midlands Hospital in Papillion.

After more than two months of high water and disappointed boaters, Narrows River County Park on the Missouri River has opened its boat ramp.

Kristy Hansen has joined the Council Bluffs Community School District as the director of financial services, and on Tuesday she was sworn in as secretary-treasurer for the school board.

OMAHA – Two Iowa men were arrested on multiple charges after allegedly stealing a truck from an Omaha car lot.

Four Fremont County residents were arrested Monday on drug charges, culminating a three-month investigation by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.

Carson and Henny, found together in Carson, are growing quickly. Carson is a chocolate lab and Henny is a black lab about 4 to 6 months old. They seem to be brothers and have the usual competitive behaviors. They are very playful puppies and would do best in a large fenced yard. They can be adopted together or separately.

The public is invited to participate in the third annual Walk for VODEC on Sept. 11 to raise funds for continued programs and services for its clients.

MANILLA – A Manilla man died after a head-on collision in Crawford County Wednesday night.

Eric Cooper, the Libertarian Party candidate for Iowa governor, will visit with Council Bluffs residents Friday at the Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave.

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Officials at Iowa Western Community College and the University of Iowa will sign an agreement Thursday that will allow IWCC students to complete associate’s degrees at Iowa Western, and then take University of Iowa distance-education course work to earn a bachelor’s degree.