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HB Weekend Update: Items needed for Auction
Here's a rarity that one will see at a market or second-hand shop: A framed tile painting of a horse and buggy crossing a double-leaf bascule bridge spanning a canal in a town in the Netherlands. Wh...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 4:32 AM
Happy New Year
Every year, as we say goodbye to one year and hello to another, it seems customary for people to look back and reflect on the happenings of the past 365 -- or 366 this year -- days. People often ma...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 4:50 PM
FFA pride shines through the next generation
I still remember my first trip to the Minnesota FFA Convention in St. Paul. I had packed my black pants, my freshly ironed white shirts and that blue corduroy jacket - the one with my name stitched in...
Posted on 4/26/12 at 10:10 PM
A Child's Senseless Death
Bullies have claimed another victim, this time in Iowa. The boy was just 14 years old. His name was Kenneth Weishuhn. I would encourage everyone to look to themselves, their children. Not just for v...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 10:00 AM
'Iowan' Bachmann back in Minnesota campaigning
Michele Bachmann spent the summer and fall in Iowa, hoping to gain traction as a presidential candidate. While in the state to the south, the Iowa natives favorite line seemed to be: Everything I nee...
Posted on 2/26/12 at 4:54 PM
Hair snarled in trombone is no snag for Sheldon band
SHELDON, Iowa — More than 10 percent of Cliff St. Clair’s marching band at Sheldon High School landed on the injured list this fall.By Associated Press , October 19, 2012
Letter: Support Iowa's King for re-election
To your Iowa readers, I hope they will vote for Steve King for U.S. Representative for Iowa’s 4th District.By Jim Pfeil, Armstrong, Iowa , October 03, 2012
Zebra mussel discovered in Iowa Great Lakes
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — Since this spring, sampling plates have been dangling from the bottom of navigation buoys throughout the Iowa Great Lakes so Department of Natural Resources staff can monitor for the appearance of zebra mussels, an invasive species that has plagued bodies of water not just in Iowa and Minnesota, but throughout at least 29 states across the U.S.
By Julie Buntjer , September 23, 2012
Iowa Great Lakes to get electric fish barrier
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will open bids on Wednesday for the first-ever electric fish barrier to be constructed in the Iowa Great Lakes. It will also be the first in the entire state.
By Julie Buntjer , September 23, 2012
Biden, Ryan both visit Iowa
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Just how competitive is Iowa in the presidential campaign? Enough so that both vice presidential candidates were vying for voters on Monday, just 140 miles apart.
September 17, 2012
Column: Drought underscores reason for new farm bill
By Sen. Chuck Grassley , September 12, 2012
As others see it: Deal hurts newspapers
A U.S. Postal Service struggling to compete against private shippers just cut a deal that undermines some of its best customers.By Quad-City Times , September 12, 2012
Data: Sept. 8, 2012
WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department responded to a report of a stolen mountain bike at 8:08 p.m. Thursday at the high school football field.By Daily Globe , September 08, 2012
Attempted abduction reports raise panic throughout area
Nobles County Sheriff's Office: No possible abduction took place in Round LakeBy Beth Rickers , September 07, 2012
Attempted abduction reported in Iowa
LITTLE ROCK, Iowa — The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an attempted abduction of a 61-year-old female from outside of her residence in Little Rock.September 06, 2012
Man drives lawn mower from Canada to Iowa to promote children’s hearing center
August 28, 2012
Corn show comes to Iowa
By Brian Korthals , August 23, 2012
Iowa inmate attempts suicide
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — An attempted suicide of an inmate occurred at the Dickinson County Jail Monday evening, according to a Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office news release.By Daily Globe , August 14, 2012
‘American Idol’ in Iowa
Program’s bus tour to hit Rock RapidsROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — Small town, big voice? “American Idol,” the television contest famous for producing artists like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Kris Allen, is on a nationwide search for talent — and this year it isn’t limited to the metro areas.
August 08, 2012
Lake Park to celebrate Farmers Appreciation Days this weekend
LAKE PARK, Iowa — This weekend marks the 28th annual Farmer Appreciation Days Celebration in Lake Park.August 02, 2012
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