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  • Cedar Falls native succumbs to 12-year-old brain injury
  • The Cedar Falls native, who played for the River City Rugby Club and helped coach Clear Lake High School's wrestlers, loved rugby, jet-skiing, golfing, fishing, cards - you name it, said ... Dwyer is an Iowa Hawkeyes fan. Hines, an Iowa State ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 2/8/2010 4:22:44 PM
  • 12 years after brain injury, former North Iowan dies
  • CLEAR LAKE — Eric Hines squeezed lots of life into a too-short lifetime. The Cedar Falls native, who played for the River City Rugby Club and helped coach Clear Lake High School’s wrestlers, loved rugby, jet-skiing, golfing, fishing, cards ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 2/8/2010 3:11:09 PM
  • Legislative panel OKs clean-water rules
  • DES MOINES — A legislative panel — with Gov. Chet Culver’s support — gave the initial green light Monday to federally required clean-water rules state officials hope will reduce future pollution of Iowa waterways. Iowa’s anti-degradation ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 2/8/2010 2:06:44 PM
  • Annual celebration in honor of Eagle Day set for March
  • Eagle lovers unite: It’s time for the 22nd annual Eagle Day. On Saturday, March 6, the public is invited to a day full of free, family friendly activities celebrating the country’s national symbol. Central College in Pella will host the indoor ...
  • Newton Daily News
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  • 2/8/2010 9:49:02 AM
  • Sports briefs
  • TEMPE, Ariz. - The No. 2-ranked Iowa State wrestling team posted the 1,000th dual win in program history Sunday afternoon with a 30-10 decision at Arizona State. Iowa State won seven of the nine contested matches to become the first collegiate ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 2/8/2010 8:01:39 AM
  • A literary lion roars no more
  • Knox Burger, whose long career made him a legend in the literary world, died in New York City on Jan. 4 at the age of 87. He was a colorful character who walked with a cane, a curmudgeon with a sharp sense of humor. Before the end, his worsening ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 2/8/2010 7:54:30 AM
  • have you heard? tidbits of news from the tri-states Dubuquer wins best ...
  • Louie Psihoyos was named best director of a documentary for "The Cove" at the 62nd annual Directors Guild of America awards, where he shared the spotlight with a man who gave the Dubuque native an early cinematic boost. Held Saturday, Jan. 30, at the ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 2/8/2010 7:54:30 AM
  • SE Iowa tourism continues to grow
  • As Iowans and people across America pack their children into the station wagon for the annual family trip, many are discovering the charms of a long-overlooked vacation spot -- Iowa. Domestic vacationers spent $6.4 billion in the Hawkeye state during ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 2/8/2010 7:25:52 AM
  • Robert Herman Handt
  • Robert Herman Handt, 87, of 508 7th Avenue in Charles City, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City. A memorial service will be held at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S. Main Street in ...
  • Charles City Press
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  • 2/8/2010 6:28:36 AM
  • Guest column: Iowans want progress, not finger-pointing, on water ...
  • When I was a boy, Sundays and fishing went together like cake and ice cream. The west branch of the Des Moines River, located just a few miles down the gravel road from our farm, was a treasured retreat. If I wasn't weeding the bean field, baling hay ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 2/8/2010 3:29:39 AM
  • Sports show wraps up early
  • The event drew many outdoor sports enthusiasts from all around North Iowa and Southern Minnesota, and featured a swap meet, a wild game chili/stew cookoff, as well as hunting and fishing seminars. The show wrapped up earlier than scheduled on Sunday ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 2/7/2010 6:04:08 PM
  • Iowa Scene: Items on Lolo Jones, Outdoors
  • The pioneering program, the oldest in North America, recognizes individual accomplishments of fishing enthusiasts who come to Manitoba to land trophy fish in the central Canadian province’s pristine wilderness areas.
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 2/7/2010 5:28:21 PM
  • Iowa & Illinois digest
  • Don Gabelhouse with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said because Nebraska shares the lake with Iowa, the two states' agencies have worked together to relax fishing regulations to safely remove as many fish from the lake as possible.
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 2/7/2010 6:15:28 AM
  • William Chalmers, 83
  • He loved spending time with his grandchildren, fishing, the Chicago Cubs and Iowa Hawkeyes as well as working on his small acreage and helping with the dog kennel. His family includes his wife of sixty years, Julia; daughter Sue Schaefer of ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 2/7/2010 1:14:49 AM
  • Festival gets people outdoors for winter activities
  • He already had caught a pretend fish in a shelter and ... sculptures from ice cubes, paint the snow, check out ice fishing equipment and learn winter survival skills. Jacquie Gorsh, special events supervisor with the Iowa City Recreation Division ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 2/7/2010 1:14:49 AM
  • Press-Citizen wins APME awards
  • Holst won first place for feature photo for "Eagle catches fish," for photo story for "The power of Princess Jenna," for ... Richard also won third place in spot news photo for "Iowa marriage no longer limited." The First Amendment honor was for a ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 2/7/2010 1:14:49 AM
  • Industry cares only for bottom line
  • I hope thousands of people will have read your Jan. 27 editorial (“Iowa rushes rapid response to lingering dilemma”) explaining with reasonable clarity the facts concerning not only the meatpacking industry, but every other business and job in ...
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 2/6/2010 9:54:23 PM
  • Hearing set for man accused of vehicular homicide
  • Tsuruta was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City for his injuries ... Brighton, Alexander Mosby and Tsuruta, all of Lake Mills, were headed to Clear Lake to fish when the crash occurred at about 5 a.m. Tsuruta was southbound ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 2/6/2010 8:49:58 PM
  • Outdoors: Carter Lake regulations change
  • The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission relaxed fishing regulations at Carter Lake on Jan. 30. All size and bag limit restrictions were temporarily lifted before a renovation of the fishery in September ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 2/6/2010 7:45:32 PM
  • Fishing limits lifted at Carter Lake near Omaha
  • ... because Nebraska shares the lake with Iowa, the two states' agencies have worked together to relax fishing regulations to safely remove as many fish from the lake as possible. The two-pole restriction (five for ice fishing) has been rescinded.
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 2/6/2010 7:42:33 AM
  • Floyd Shearer Black
  • WASHINGTON, Iowa - Floyd Shearer Black, 91, of Washington, formerly of Burlington, died Thursday, Feb. 04, 2010 ... He enjoyed music, fishing, painting with watercolors and cooking. He is survived by his wife, Louvae Black of Washington; step ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 2/6/2010 7:28:14 AM
  • Elmer Lee Brewer Jr.
  • He was a member of the National Guard in both Iowa and Illinois. He worked at ADM for 39-1/2 years, achieving the leadership role of foreman. Elmer participated in baseball teams (sponsored by Walkers) and enjoyed fishing, reading, western books and ...
  • Clinton Herald
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  • 2/5/2010 8:51:09 PM
  • Nine projects in Johnston stormwater plan
  • ... designed to help city leaders gain a better understanding of the existing watershed conditions that can affect flooding, streambank stability, water quality, and habitat for fish and wildlife ... Johnston holds an Iowa Department of Natural ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 2/5/2010 1:31:31 AM
  • Pet adoptions nearly double
  • On Wednesday, for instance, volunteers transported a dozen animals to Rock Rapids, Iowa. In 2008, 2,206 animals had to be ... heavy snow in early January, Animal Control rescued the animals, including fish and reptiles, and gave them temporary refuge ...
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 2/4/2010 8:09:23 PM
  • State fines Cresco livestock farmer over manure pollution
  • A Cresco-area livestock hog and cattle farmer paid a $60,000 fine in a case involving manure pollution in a northeast Iowa trout stream. Kenneth Moellers paid the court-order fine after the state cited violations of manure-management regulations and ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 2/4/2010 11:55:28 AM
  • Hospice medical director concludes health care career
  • With an easy-going attitude, quick and hearty laugh and sporting his signature suspenders, Dr. Paul Fee admitted knowing he always wanted to work in health care. However, his first patients were unable to explain their ailments. "I helped the local ...
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 2/3/2010 9:57:57 PM
  • William L. ‘Bill’ Cleveland
  • Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at the United Methodist Church in Nashua with interment with military honors at the Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua with the Nashua VFW Post #6792 serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are the band ...
  • Charles City Press
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  • 2/3/2010 9:47:48 AM
  • Pit New Orleans' cuisine against Indy's on Sunday
  • I really wish that this week's column could include recipes for lefse and Jell-O. Heck, I might even write about lutefisk if it meant getting my beloved Minnesota Vikings a Super Bowl victory. Please note that I said "might." A few weeks ago, I ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 2/3/2010 8:14:45 AM
  • Larry Lee Jones
  • WEST LIBERTY, Iowa - Larry Lee Jones, 74, West Liberty, died Monday Feb. 1, 2010, at his home, West ... His passion was spending time with his family and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Jody Jones, West Liberty; children, Jeffrey Jones and wife ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 2/3/2010 7:53:16 AM
  • Melvin Morris, 75
  • Melvin was born in Stockport, Iowa on June 6, 1934 to Harold and Edna VanPatten Morris. Mel raced jalopy and late model stock cars from the early 1950's to the early 1980's in Iowa. He loved to deer and turkey hunt, fish, go on trail rides and play ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 2/3/2010 1:12:24 AM
  • FOOD FIGHT
  • I really wish that this week's column could include recipes for lefse and Jell-O. Heck, I might even write about lutefisk if it meant getting my beloved Minnesota Vikings a Super Bowl victory. Please note that I said "might." A few weeks ago, I ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 2/3/2010 1:12:24 AM
  • This Week's New TH Sports Coming Events
  • Hawkeye Fly Fishing Show Feb. 19-21 in Cedar Rapids — The Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association’s 36th annual Fly Fishing Show will hook Feb. 19-21 in the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, 525 33rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids. The show will feature a ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 2/2/2010 3:54:04 PM
  • Melvin Morris
  • He raced jalopy and late model stock cars from the early 1950s to the early 1980s in Iowa. He loved to deer and turkey hunt, fish and go on trail rides and play Texas Hold'em on Tuesday nights. He is survived by his wife Linda; two daughters, Linda ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 2/2/2010 10:46:15 AM
  • For this calendar girl, every day of life is worth savoring
  • Editor's note: "Where Are They Now" is a Muscatine Journal series written by former Muscatine Journal editor Gil Dietz, who welcomes comments and suggestions. You can contact him at 563-263-5499 or gvdietz@machlink . STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - Ann ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 2/1/2010 8:02:48 AM
  • Try Melon Tri Indoor Triathlon
  • Shari Stone/For the Muscatine Journal Muscatine's Ben Seaba swims in the Muscatine Community Y Try Melon Tri Indoor Triathlon on Sunday. The Seabas won the family division in 47 minutes, 48 seconds. Overall Winner - Jeff Paul (LeClaire, IA) 44:06. 30 ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 2/1/2010 7:12:42 AM
  • James P. Doran Sr.
  • SAVANNA, Ill. — James P. Doran Sr., age 64, of LeClaire, Iowa, formerly of Savanna, Illinois died on Friday, January 29, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon, Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at the United Methodist Church, Savanna, with ...
  • Clinton Herald
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  • 2/1/2010 6:36:54 AM
  • Thomas L. Barclay
  • com WILTON, Iowa - Thomas L. Barclay, 59, Wilton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Mercy Hospice ... He was an avid golfer and enjoyed bowling, fishing and watching movies. He is survived and lovingly remembered by his daughter, Amee Barclay ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 2/1/2010 5:25:19 AM
  • Coming events
  • Burlington hosting Mississippi Valley Calling Classic Feb. 6 -- The Mississippi Valley Callers Association will host the 12th annual Mississippi Valley Calling Classic Feb. 6 at the Pzazz Resort & Hotel in Burlington, Iowa. Contestants will dual for ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/31/2010 7:56:50 AM
  • Get your 'fish on'
  • Brian Odell and his grandson Blake Sendt, 6, both of Epworth, Iowa, reel in their catch Saturday at the Trout Fishing Pond at the Big Boy Toy Show at the Grand River Center in Dubuque. Riley Schmitt smiled as the trout hooked on the other end of the ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/31/2010 7:49:40 AM
  • Letters to the Editor for Jan. 31
  • CEDAR FALLS - On Jan. 19, I went to Black Hawk Park. There is a special corner of the park just down river from the boat launch. There is a wonderful sandbar beach and a heron rookery across the river. This is the spot where the lead poisoned eagle ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/31/2010 3:46:17 AM
  • Awesome views are the hallmark of first Q-C condo project
  • JEFF COOK The same architectural firm that designed what formerly was known as the Sears Tower in Chicago also designed the Steepmeadow Condominiums in Rock Island. The outside is white-painted concrete, glass and aluminum. Editor’s note: This is ...
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 1/31/2010 3:39:08 AM
  • Practical Farmers host farminar online Tuesday
  • Practical Farmers of Iowa will host an online webinar, or "farminar," on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Farmers have asked for more learning opportunities in the off-season, and farminars are a good vessel for sharing knowledge, the group said. Martin ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/31/2010 2:06:04 AM
  • New VP brings fresh face and ideas
  • Kendig is scheduled to start at the University of Iowa on Feb. 15 in a newly created position called vice president for strategic communication ... Rider was the small fish fighting for attention with Princeton University, and it helped Kendig ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/31/2010 1:15:58 AM
  • Shake off doldrums at Extreme Weather Days
  • STORM LAKE, Iowa -- In the spirit of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em," folks in Storm Lake offer up a cure for the winter blahs: Extreme Weather Days. In what organizers hope will become an annual observance, events and entertainment are planned ...
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 1/30/2010 10:02:42 PM
  • Sportshow is Feb. 5-7
  • MASON CITY — Bob Munden, billed as “the fastest gun who ever lived,” will headline the 2010 Iowa/Minnesota Sportshow Friday through Sunday, Feb. 5-7, at the North Iowa Fairgrounds. Munden has held 18 world records in speed shooting since 1960 ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/30/2010 8:01:00 PM
  • RAGBRAI 2010 route is one of shortest, flattest ever
  • RAGBRAI XXXVIII will treat riders to one of the shortest and flattest routes ever as it winds through northern Iowa from Sioux City to Dubuque. That combination means the 10,000 riders will navigate a 442-mile route that ranks as third-easiest ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/30/2010 7:10:54 PM
  • community calendar
  • Dubuque County Library will show film "Angels and Demons," 6 p.m., Asbury, Iowa, branch. Free admission, popcorn provided. Harper's Ferry Kids Ice Fisheree, noon-3 p.m., Harpers Ferry, Iowa. Signs will direct to the parking lot, where there will be ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/30/2010 7:50:51 AM
  • HELEN E. (NELSON) WESSEL
  • She was a member of the Moose Lodge and enjoyed sewing and going on fishing trips with Willard ... grandchildren and her brothers Duane (Kathy) Anderson, Bob (Pam) Anderson both of Iowa City, IA and George (Leanne) Anderson of Fremont, NE.
  • Fort Dodge Messenger
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  • 1/29/2010 8:30:49 PM
  • Forest ire: Critics angered by policy allowing logging in Black Hawk ...
  • Fish views his task as restorative timber-stand management. Humans were manipulating Iowa's landscape since they arrived thousands of years ago, he noted. Because early Americans set fires and created prairies, fire-resistant oak trees became so ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/29/2010 3:44:29 PM
  • weekend buzz
  • Fish will be released, but awards will be given to anglers who catch the longest fish. Call 563-586-2557.
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/29/2010 7:52:03 AM
  • Winter Iowa Games officially open
  • AMES — The Winter Iowa Games will officially kick off in Dubuque this weekend starting Friday evening with the opening ceremony. This year marks the 18th Winter Iowa Games, and the Iowa Sports Foundation has been gearing up for the event with a ...
  • Oskaloosa Herald
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  • 1/29/2010 6:18:59 AM
  • Fisherman teaches technique of tying flies
  • MOUNT PLEASANT -- Have a passion for fishing, yet looking for a winter hobby that doesn't require braving Iowa's freezing winter climate? Local fishing legend Dan Peterson once again will teach anglers the craft of tying their own flies. "It's a good ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 1/28/2010 8:57:39 AM
  • Ronald James Martin
  • Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, funeral home; 5 p.m. Masonic service. Burial: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilton. Online condolences: www.bentleyfuneralhome.com DAVENPORT, Iowa - Ronald ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/28/2010 6:41:39 AM
  • Robert L. ‘Roy’ Hume
  • Robert L. “Roy” Hume, 83, of Charles City, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, 2010, at the 9th St. Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City. Memorial services for Robert Hume will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Saint John Evangelical Lutheran ...
  • Charles City Press
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  • 1/28/2010 6:27:20 AM
  • Every School Every Thursday - West Des Moines, Clive, Waukee
  • Clive Elementary will hold its annual Family Fun Night on Feb. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Indian Hills Junior High. Students can play games, win prizes and enjoy food and time with family and friends. Thank you to the Clive PTO for organizing this ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/28/2010 1:41:00 AM
  • Iowa Fish and Wildlife Fund needs support
  • ... result, fewer Iowans are contributing to the Chickadee Checkoff on the 2009 Iowa income tax forms. As Iowans start wrestling with their 2009 returns, results from last year show the checkoff, formally the Fish ... everything from fishing poles ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/28/2010 1:12:22 AM
  • Fewer eagles soaring over area, count finds
  • 548: Number of eagles counted in the 80-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa, to Keithsburg, Ill. 6.8: The average number of the birds per river mile, compared with 42 birds in 2008 when the high-side total count was 3,358. If you ...
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 1/27/2010 11:53:37 PM
  • Trout stocking at Big Blue Pit
  • MASON CITY — Staffers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources released 1,500 rainbow trout Wednesday in Big Blue Pit. The rainbows range from 10 to 12 inches long. It was the last of three winter stockings for the pit in Lester Milligan Park ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/27/2010 10:10:25 AM
  • John W. Gordy
  • MUSCATINE, Iowa - John Wayne Gordy, 76, Muscatine, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at Trinity West in ... He enjoyed telling stories and jokes, hunting, fishing, pitching fast pitch softball, throwing horseshoe and darts, playing cards, cooking, hunting ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/27/2010 7:04:18 AM
  • Eugene David Johnson
  • Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 28, at the United Methodist Church, Nashua, with Pastor Okitakoyi Lundula officiating. Pallbearers will be Tracy Slocum, Chase Slocum, Anthony Nichols, Pat Weber, Shaylon Lahr, Chris Wagner ...
  • Charles City Press
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  • 1/27/2010 6:21:21 AM
  • EUGENIA M. LEE
  • Eugenia M. Lee, 83, of Fort Dodge, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at the Tompkins Memorial Health Center. Services will be 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stephen Peters officiating. Interment will ...
  • Fort Dodge Messenger
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  • 1/26/2010 9:03:01 PM
  • UI's Hygienic Laboratory first to confirm salmonella in nationwide ...
  • Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo. Testing conducted by the Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa confirmed on Monday, Jan. 25, that this strain of ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/26/2010 10:04:27 AM
  • Becky Strause
  • BURLINGTON, Iowa - Becky Strause, 44, Burlington, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, at the Great River Hospice House ... She enjoyed camping, fishing, playing the slot machines, and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include two ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/26/2010 8:52:52 AM
  • William C. ‘Bill' Lloyd Jr.
  • WASHINGTON, Iowa - William "Bill" Lloyd Jr., 79, Washington died Thursday Jan. 21, 2010, at Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness. The Rev. Gene Carpenter will officiate. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington. Online ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/26/2010 8:17:05 AM
  • Prep wrestling: Locals claim titles at Lueders Invitational
  • CLINTON, Iowa — Muscatine’s Juan Coulter, Wilton’s Kyle Paulsen and Durant’s Wil Rathjen won wrestling championships Saturday at the Bob Lueders Invitational. Coulter knocked off Cedar Rapids Washington’s Jordan Cleepe in the finals at 103 ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/25/2010 7:13:50 AM
  • Mel Nowotny, 85
  • Funeral Services will be held at 1:30pm, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Lensing's Oak Hill, Coralville, where the family will greet friends after 12:30 pm. Burial will be at Ridgewood Cemetery, North Liberty. Memorials may be directed to the Johnson ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/25/2010 1:15:55 AM
  • Quiet and calming; now that’s ice fishing (Richard Johnson column)
  • ... finder/fish-detector. It’s a good thing when the little green blip turns to red, said Ken Ausborn of Garner, fishing four holes from his portable shelter. Ausborn, on a week’s furlough from his job as installation coordinator for Iowa Mold ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/24/2010 10:16:58 PM
  • Ventura Marsh restoration work to begin in spring
  • VENTURA — Work on the restoration of the Ventura Marsh will begin this spring. The Natural Resource Commission of Iowa Department of Natural Resources approved a contract last week with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for restoration of the marsh.
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/24/2010 12:01:21 PM
  • Organized Fishing hooks market
  • Burlington's newest international company is trolling the same waters as some of retail's biggest fish. Organized Fishing is the dream of president and Burlington native John Friday, who graduated from Iowa State University with a marketing degree ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 1/24/2010 8:40:55 AM
  • Champion duck caller dies in crash
  • MONTROSE, Iowa -- The world of duck calling in southeast Iowa will never be the same again. Bernard "Bernie" Boyle, a nationally known duck caller, died Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Fort Madison, the Lee County Sheriff's Office ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/24/2010 7:57:58 AM
  • Turtle draws crowd at boat show
  • But that wasn't what caught the attention of attendees at the Iowa Boat, RV and Vacation Show Saturday at the UNI-Dome ... In the wild, the turtles will use a worm-like appendage to lure fish or other aquatic life to them, Reed said. "
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/24/2010 4:01:45 AM
  • Brave the cold to see bald eagles
  • The colder it is outside, the better. That's not the case for most activities, but for bald eagle viewing in the Iowa City area, that's the perfect time to see bald eagles congregate for fishing on open water. Kate Soska, park ranger at Coralville ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/24/2010 1:17:07 AM
  • MERLE J. MCMAHON
  • ... Tuesday at the funeral home, where there will be a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. Merle is survived by his children, daughter, Molly McMahon of Chicago, IL; sons, Peter McMahon of White Fish, MT ... established in 1975 in Independence, Iowa and was ...
  • Fort Dodge Messenger
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  • 1/23/2010 8:52:15 PM
  • Outdoors: Three questions with Outdoors Dan
  • Where can a person fish for good trophy smallmouth bass that does not cost a fortune and is in the United States? Smallmouth bass are a great species to fish. I grew up catching them in Missouri on the Current and Huzzah rivers. If I were looking for ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/23/2010 3:51:36 PM
  • Daryl D. Beeghly, 64
  • Beeghly, 64, of Conrad, IA, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA ... He enjoyed golfing, fishing, camping, playing cards, family activities, and time spent with friends.
  • Times-Republican
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  • 1/23/2010 2:25:42 PM
  • Ask the TH: Part of Central Avenue will be repaved this year
  • Answer: Yes. The city of Dubuque Engineering Department is working with the Iowa Department of Transportation on a joint resurfacing project of Central Avenue from 21st to 32nd streets that should begin in mid-summer. Jon Dienst, with the Engineering ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/23/2010 7:52:00 AM
  • 'Fifty Works for Fifty States'
  • He worked for the U.S. Post Office. She was a librarian. He loved art, and she loved him, so when he wanted to buy a painting here or a drawing there, she gave him the go-ahead. In the process, Herb and Dorothy Vogel filled their modest New York ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/23/2010 2:08:24 AM
  • Jerry Karr, 67
  • Jerry was a master carpenter and enjoyed watching football, western movies and NASCAR and fishing. A celebration of Jerry's life and memorial potluck dinner will be held at the Iowa City Eagle's Club, date pending at this time.
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/23/2010 1:18:18 AM
  • Children's health issues to keep an eye on this year
  • Josephine Mock, 5, of Coal Valley, Ill., gets her H1N1 flu mist from nurse Karrie Williams in November. Health officials believe the influenza may hit hard again late this month or in February. To date, this strain of the flu has affected kids and ...
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 1/22/2010 10:55:08 PM
  • Jon E. Ball
  • He was born Dec. 28, 1935 in Davenport, Iowa, a son of Elbert and Jean Beresford Ball. He graduated as class president from Reynolds High School in 1954 and was a graduate of Iowa State University. Jon was employed at Lafferty Elevator in Indianola ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/22/2010 7:49:01 PM
  • A healther UNI's Jordan Eglseder is reaching NEW HEIGHTS
  • Jordan Eglseder, a UNI basketball player from Bellevue, Iowa. DES MOINES -- Northern Iowa senior center Jordan Eglseder used to live by what he dubbed the "just whatever" approach to eating. Much like other college students, Eglseder ate anything he ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/22/2010 8:00:21 AM
  • Good Morning Cedar Valley - Things to do today
  • Today's forecast: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 39. Windy, with a southeast wind between 18 and 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/22/2010 8:00:21 AM
  • Falaniko Rocky Senio
  • SPRINGDALE, Iowa — Falaniko Rocky Senio, 57, died peacefully at his home in Springdale on Tuesday, Jan. 19 ... He also spent time spear fishing and diving in the South Pacific. He learned to play the Samoan slack-key guitar at a young age by ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/22/2010 4:54:14 AM
  • AGWSR girls roll to victory
  • In prep basketball action at Ackley Thursday, the host Cougar girls took care of West Marshall in business-like fashion, 35-29. Kelsey Enslin produced 17 points for AGWSR, and post Megan Pieters added 10 rebounds. The Cougars improved to 12-3 overall ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/22/2010 3:35:29 AM
  • Area state park visits rise
  • State parks in southeast Iowa and ... the lake, we had no fishing or boating. Just about everything revolves around the lake. ” Moore said the lake will be at normal levels this year and will be completly back to normal in 2011. Fish have been ...
  • Ottumwa Courier
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  • 1/22/2010 2:45:23 AM
  • Eglseder grows into starring role
  • DES MOINES — Northern Iowa senior center Jordan Eglseder used to live by what he dubbed the “just whatever ... In were smaller meals of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken. “The kid loves to train. He’s an animal. He loves it.
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/21/2010 10:06:12 PM
  • BERNARD P. HOOD
  • Bernard was born in Clare, Iowa to Ireaneus and Hattie (Donnelly) Hood ... He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, fishing, camping, boating, gambling, tinkering on the computer and sending lots of e-mails to his family ...
  • Fort Dodge Messenger
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  • 1/21/2010 9:01:47 PM
  • Illinois: Asian carp good for business?
  • ST. LOUIS -- The Asian carp many fear could destroy the Great Lakes' $7 billion-per-year fishing industry make up half of Mike Schafer's business, which in just over a year has turned 12 million pounds of the invasive fish into everything from ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/21/2010 7:54:22 AM
  • Walden Arthur Askren
  • He attended Williamson Country schools, and graduated from Chariton High School in 1947; Northwestern Bible College ... was a loving husband, father, and pastor, serving congregations in Minnesota, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona and Iowa for more than 60 ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/21/2010 6:42:47 AM
  • Every School Every Thursday - Urbandale, Dallas Center-Grimes ...
  • Next month students will be voting for their favorite book from the 2009-2010 Iowa Children's Choice reading list ... The quote chosen for the painting is: "Give a man a fish, he is fed for a day. Teach a man to fish, he is fed for a lifetime."
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/21/2010 1:49:18 AM
  • Every School Every Thursday - West Des Moines, Clive and Waukee
  • Students performed the pieces they had prepared for the Iowa High School Speech Association competition ... students participated in five different stations: making a Christmas tree, making ornaments, fishing for holiday words, holiday bingo, and a ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/21/2010 1:49:18 AM
  • Asian carp offer opportunity for entrepreneurs
  • The Asian carp many fear could destroy the Great Lakes' $7 billion-a-year fishing industry make up half of Mike Schafer's business, which in just over a year has turned 12 million pounds of the invasive fish into everything from fillets to fertilizer ...
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 1/20/2010 2:00:38 PM
  • DMACC'S French quarter century
  • A couple of French chefs began a yearly trek to Iowa at a time when grocery store shelves here were filling up with Hamburger Helper Taco Bake and Tuna Helper Tetrazzini. Des Moines Area Community College invited them as part of a cultural exchange ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/20/2010 1:24:50 PM
  • Randy L. Klein
  • SAVANNA, Ill. — Randy L. Klein, age 47, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at his home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 22, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna, with Reverend Mike Wey ...
  • Clinton Herald
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  • 1/20/2010 11:30:18 AM
  • Champion duck caller dies in crash
  • MONTROSE -- The world of duck calling in southeast Iowa will never be the same again. Bernard "Bernie" Boyle, a nationally known duck caller, died Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Fort Madison, the Lee County Sheriff's Office reported ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 1/20/2010 8:45:40 AM
  • Iowa/Wisconsin briefs
  • NEENAH, Wis. -- A man has died after the truck he was driving went through the ice on Lake Winnebago near Neenah. The accident happened Tuesday morning. According to The Post-Crescent of Appleton, authorities say the man was working with a fishing ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/20/2010 7:55:33 AM
  • Zerschling: How cold is cold? That depends on where you live
  • Mary and I have corresponded since we met in 2003 when she visited Iowa during her tenure as international president of Quota International, a world service organization ... water, food, blankets and a charged cell phone. "If anyone is stuck by the ...
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 1/19/2010 8:06:53 PM
  • Darrell E. Woolison
  • OLIN — Darrell E. Woolison, 69, of Olin, Iowa, died Saturday, January 16, 2010, at his home. Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 21, 2010, at Lahey Funeral Home in Olin. There will be no funeral service. The family has ...
  • Clinton Herald
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  • 1/19/2010 10:05:36 AM
  • Leroy 'Bub' Forbes
  • ... Keeler, in Iowa City, Sept.29, 1951. He was a farmer and also worked at Rath Packing for 13 years and was a member of the Lone Tree American Legion Post 457 and the Riverside V.F.W. Post 6414. He was a master at BS and enjoyed hunting, fishing ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/19/2010 6:30:51 AM
  • Leroy Forbes, 82
  • Leroy "Bub" Forbes, 82, of Conesville died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City. A celebration of Bub's life and a visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lone Tree American Legion. A ...
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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  • 1/19/2010 1:15:53 AM
  • Lake Mills man charged with vehicular homicide in deaths of two men
  • GARNER — A Lake Mills man will stand trial on Feb. 24 on charges of vehicular homicide in connection with a June 2009 Hancock County accident which took the lives of two men. Koh Evan Tsuruta, 20, Lake Mills, is accused of two counts of vehicular ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/18/2010 11:32:41 AM
  • Lake Mills man charged with vehicular homicide in deaths of
  • GARNER — A Lake Mills man will stand trial on Feb. 24 on charges of vehicular homicide in connection with a June 2009 Hancock County accident which took the lives of two men. Koh Evan Tsuruta, 20, Lake Mills, is accused of two counts of vehicular ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/18/2010 11:32:41 AM
  • Iowa parks drew big crowds in 2009
  • Officials say more campers are visiting Iowa state parks and newly restored lakes for fishing and boating are part of the draw. The state is working on 26 lakes, and has six more projects planned _ if money is available. According to new figures, all ...
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 1/18/2010 7:57:56 AM
  • Iowa parks drew big crowds in 2009
  • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Officials say more campers are visiting Iowa state parks and newly restored lakes for fishing and boating are part of the draw. The state is working on 26 lakes, and has six more projects planned - if money is available ...
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 1/18/2010 7:36:27 AM
  • The coldest tricks in the book: Firefighters get ice rescue training
  • Pilgrim pointed out an ice-fishing hole as an example of winter activities that can involve people falling through the ice. Walking, skating or snowmobiling ... volunteers who donate their time to learn how to give professional service. “
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/18/2010 7:36:27 AM
  • The coldest tricks in the book: Firefighters get ice rescue
  • MONTPELIER, Iowa — Below freezing temperatures didn’t give Brandon Schadt pause for thought as he deliberately submerged himself in the icy cold waters of a frozen pond Saturday morning. The emergency medical technician with the Blue Grass ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/18/2010 7:36:27 AM
  • Iowa parks drew big crowds in 2009
  • Officials say more campers are visiting Iowa state parks and newly restored lakes for fishing and boating are part of the draw. The state is working on 26 lakes, and has six more projects planned _ if money is available. According to new figures, all ...
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/18/2010 7:36:27 AM
  • Louis L. 'Lou Logel
  • lew LETTS, Iowa — Louis L. "Lou" Logel, 67, Letts, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at the University ... He enjoyed going to his cabin, fishing, hunting, fixing cars and tractors, stock car racing, and spending time with his family.
  • Muscatine Journal
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  • 1/18/2010 4:58:58 AM
  • State parks, lakes a big draw
  • Iowa's state parks drew brisker business last year, and newly restored lakes proved to be a strong draw, according to newly released data. The number of camper days rose to 714,592 in 2009, up 5.3 percent from flood-plagued 2008. Last year's ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/18/2010 2:00:01 AM
  • Beast Feast: Dine on game for charity
  • Beast Feast is a fundraising buffet for anyone eager to think outside the food court. Scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, the dinner will feature dishes made of bear, venison, pheasant, elk and wild-caught halibut along with other fish and game ...
  • Des Moines Register
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  • 1/18/2010 2:00:01 AM
  • Aar! Meet the pirates of Pegtown Road.
  • But fear not, landlubbers, for they be friendly pirates. In fact, a friendlier pair of pirates you're unlikely to meet in all the seven seas -- or at least in southeast Iowa, where their numbers are surely quite small -- than Wayne and Donna ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 1/17/2010 1:35:33 PM
  • Tri-state week in review: Police still sorting out shooting
  • Investigators are sorting out a shooting case they say involved an assault and ongoing threats, and ended with a man who was shot several times in the back. Geromey Gilliand, 20, of 2651 Owen Court, was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/17/2010 7:59:07 AM
  • Good catch: Trout stocking lures kids to North Prairie Lake
  • ... the Iowa DNR, Cedar Falls Parks Department and City Council, was set to pump 1,650 trout through a hole carved into 15 inches of ice sealing North Prairie Lake. The walleye club was hosting its sixth annual fishing day at the lake. "The fish ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/17/2010 6:26:04 AM
  • Triton women win big again
  • Iowa Central - Hannah Redenius 15, Kristen Twait 13, Nyakor Duop 13, Kelsey ... We have six games now in the next two weeks, so there will clearly be much bigger fish to fry down the line." The Tritons will put their eight-game victory streak on the ...
  • Fort Dodge Messenger
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  • 1/16/2010 11:02:15 PM
  • Recreation News
  • Iowa River Congress set for Jan. 23 in Ames AMES — Iowa Rivers Revival will host the second River Congress ... Wetlands provide habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species, improve water quality by filtering sediments ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/16/2010 9:00:33 PM
  • DENNIS BERGER
  • and Hazel (King) Berger in Pisgah, Iowa. He grew up in the Primghar area ... Dennis enjoyed camping, fishing, playing pool, and watching football, especially his San Diego Chargers. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents George and Hazel ...
  • Fort Dodge Messenger
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  • 1/16/2010 9:00:33 PM
  • Former NIACC, Iowa standout Yanda battles back from injury
  • ... the first five games at right guard before a devastating knee injury required reconstructive surgery on three major ligaments. “I was hurt pretty bad ... It was pretty serious,” Yanda said. Just as he was elevating his play ... fishing. “
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/15/2010 10:13:19 PM
  • Hunters can lessen lead problem
  • Hunting and fishing in Iowa are time-honored pastimes. Those activities, often passed down in families from generation to generation, have helped put food on the table and have provided a recreational outlet for many Iowans. Hunting also helps in ...
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/15/2010 9:48:52 AM
  • EDUCATION ON EAGLES
  • KEOKUK -- It looks like southeast Iowa may be blessed with the perfect weather for watching bald eagles soar over the waters of the Mighty Mississippi River during the 26th Annual Bald Eagle Appreciation Days. The National Weather Service in the Quad ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 1/14/2010 8:45:37 AM
  • On a roll
  • The sushi is prepared by Iowa City chef Andy Diep, who owns three sushi restaurants in the Iowa City and Coralville area ... I love fish." But it wasn't until later in his life that Diep decided to make a career out of sushi. He graduated from the ...
  • Hawk Eye
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  • 1/14/2010 8:45:37 AM
  • Vision Iowa aids river museum again
  • Vision Iowa has done it again. The state program has awarded $1.23 million to the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium to help complete an outdoor plaza between the river museum and the Great River Center, which will be located at the former ...
  • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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  • 1/14/2010 7:55:31 AM
  • EVENTS: What's happening across North Iowa, Southern Minnesota
  • North Iowa Fairgrounds: North Iowa Fair Flea Market will be Jan. 15-17 in the All Seasons building. Hours are 4-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For fairgrounds information, visit www.northiowafair.org . Southbridge ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/13/2010 8:49:48 PM
  • ATTRACTIONS: Places to go in North Iowa
  • Lime Creek Nature Center, 3501 Lime Creek Road, open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Features North Iowa’s natural resources; mounted and live animals, and wildlife-watching opportunities on over eight ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/13/2010 8:49:48 PM
  • EVENTS: What's happening across North Iowa, Southern Minneso
  • North Iowa Fairgrounds: North Iowa Fair Flea Market will be Jan. 15-17 in the All Seasons building. Hours are 4-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For fairgrounds information, visit www.northiowafair.org . Southbridge ...
  • Globe Gazette
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  • 1/13/2010 8:49:48 PM
  • Dr. David Collison, 92
  • Dr. David Smith Collison, 92, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 at his residence under the care of his loving family and the Iowa River Hospice. His body has been donated to the University of Iowa School of Medicine. Mass of Christian ...
  • Times-Republican
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  • 1/13/2010 8:28:19 PM
  • Bald eagle dies of lead poisoning in Iowa
  • Bald eagles ingest lead when they feed on mammals shot with lead ammunition or on fish that have swallowed lead tackle. Kay Neumann of Saving Our Avian Resources in Dedham has been tracking bald eagles brought to state care centers since 2004.
  • Quad-Cities Times
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  • 1/13/2010 6:59:26 AM
  • Bald eagle dies of lead poisoning in Iowa
  • Bald eagles ingest lead when they feed on mammals shot with lead ammunition or on fish that have swallowed lead tackle. Kay Neumann of Saving Our Avian Resources in Dedham has been tracking bald eagles brought to state care centers since 2004.
  • Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
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  • 1/13/2010 6:45:07 AM
  • Bald eagle dies of lead poisoning in eastern Iowa
  • CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a bald eagle found last month died days ... Bald eagles ingest lead when they feed on mammals shot with lead ammunition or on fish that have swallowed lead tackle. Kay Neumann of Saving Our Avian Resources in ...
  • Sioux City Journal
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  • 1/13/2010 6:37:58 AM
  • Leader in school, community
  • She also has been a section leader as a trumpet player in the school's marching and jazz bands, winning outstanding performance recognition last year at the Iowa State Jazz Competition ... I am afraid of swimming in water with fish in it.
  • Iowa City Press-Citizen
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