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The State of Iowa is a state in the midwestern region of the United States of America. It is the 29th state of the United States, having joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The state is named for the Native American Ioway people. It is known as the "Hawkeye State" or the "Tall Corn State".

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CR Mayor Accused of Dozing Off

Sep 5, 2008 7:17 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Cedar Rapids Mayor Kay Halloran says complaints that she nods off at times during City Council meetings have prompted her to undergo a physical examination.

Brandhorst Passes AOW Test

Sep 5, 2008 7:17 pm

Central City - Sean Brandhorst if the first KCRG-TV9 High School Athlete of the Week for this school year. Brandhorst is the senior quarterback for Central City. In their first foray into 8 man footba...

Company Fined for Accident at Quaker Oats

Sep 5, 2008 7:02 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - A construction company has been fined $7,000 for an accident that injured four workers at a Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids this summer.

PETA Files Complaint Against Agriprocessors

Sep 5, 2008 7:02 pm

DES MOINES (AP) - The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals says in a federal complaint that workers in the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville were improperly slaughtering cows.

Parkersburg's 1st Home Game

Sep 5, 2008 4:17 pm

Falcon fans in Parkersburg and Aplington are gearing up for their team's first home football game. It's an exciting event every year, but this year it means much more.

Manhunt in Iowa City Ends, Suspect in Custody

Sep 5, 2008 5:23 am

IOWA CITY - An argument between an apartment complex employee and a tenant led to an evacuation and manhunt Thursday night in Iowa City. The incident happened just before 7:00 p.m. at the Dolphin Lake...

Theatre Cedar Rapids Works on Temporary Location

Sep 5, 2008 2:08 am

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Theatre Cedar Rapids has had to jump around to several different places to present its shows for the past two months. Crews are still cleaning up the mess from the flood at TCR's downt...

Small Town Asks For Flood Help

Sep 5, 2008 2:08 am

CHELSEA - A drive down the streets of Chelsea and you can see it's not very busy. People here like that, calling it not a big community, but instead a family.

County Attorney Wants Players Trials Held Together

Sep 4, 2008 11:53 pm

IOWA CITY (AP) - The Johnson County Attorney's office has filed a motion asking that two former University of Iowa football players be tried together in a sexual assault case.

Dubuque Planned Parenthood Supporters Pledge-a-Picket

Sep 4, 2008 11:23 pm

DUBUQUE - On Thursday, Planned Parenthood gave the media and supporters a peek inside its new clinic in Dubuque. The clinic on Central Avenue offers several forms of birth control and cancer screening...

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Bicycle accident under investigation

Sep 5, 2008 6:00 pm

On Friday, Sept. 5, at 8:50 a.m., Clarinda Regional Health Center Emergency Medical Services and the Clarinda Police Department were dispatched to the Clarinda Country Club concerning a serious bicycl...

Association invites public to celebrate decade of trail stewardship

Sep 5, 2008 5:30 pm

Des Moines - Central Iowa Trail Association is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a non-profit trail stewardship and advocacy organization by hosting 'Ales and Trails' -- a public event at the Whiter...

2008 School Board Candidates Question 3

Sep 5, 2008 4:30 pm

Question No. 3: Are current efforts to raise graduation rates and lower dropout rates sufficient? If not, what else could be done?

Homeowner removes black doll on cross

Sep 5, 2008 4:00 pm

A black doll strapped by wire to a homemade cross outside a Bluffs home wasn't meant to be racist or offensive, said a woman who lives there. Neighbors were offended, though, and called police several...

Troops, ordered to move, hopped on the rails

Sep 5, 2008 4:00 pm

Transportation from base-to-base, town-to-town and coast-to-coast for World War II veterans usually meant hopping on the rails. But each ride was different - some better, some worse - for most veteran...

McCain speech revs up Midlands delegates

Sep 5, 2008 3:45 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Iowa and Nebraska Republicans may have had their differences with maverick Sen. John McCain over the years, but they joined a cheering throng Thursday night that fully embraced the ...

Body may be missing Omahan

Sep 5, 2008 3:45 pm

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. -- Cass County authorities are seeking dental records for a missing Omaha man to see if they match a body found Sunday in the Missouri River.

Police Officer Paul Latschar was promoted to sergeant

Sep 5, 2008 3:45 pm

Two weeks ago, Officer Paul Latschar lay in a hospital bed, recovering from near-fatal gunshot wounds. But Thursday morning, Latschar stood ramrod straight as his wife pinned a shiny sergeant's badge ...

Meet: New Shen teachers

Sep 5, 2008 3:00 pm

Shenandoah Community Schools has welcomed 16 new staff members this year. Here are brief bios on four of the new faculty members. Growing up in Glenwood, Heather Hurst is no stranger to southwest Iowa...

Dop asking Essex voters to say 'yes'

Sep 5, 2008 3:00 pm

September 9 brings more than school board elections for Essex Community Schools. It also brings about a vote that will decide whether or not ECS can spend money generated from the state penny for scho...

News from the Sioux City Journal

Douglas Van Der Voort

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

Address: 30 Blackstone Ave. Occupation: Chemical engineer What are your reasons for wishing to serve on the Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors and what skills do you bring to thi...

Greg Grupp

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

Address: 4406 Cheyenne Blvd. Occupation: Banker What are your reasons for wishing to serve on the Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors and what skills do you bring to this position...

Jackie Warnstadt

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

Address: 4628 Central St. Occupation: Retired teacher What are your reasons for wishing to serve on the Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors and what skills do you bring to this po...

Jerrid Kruse

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

Address: 4411 Morningside Ave. Occupation: Teacher What are your reasons for wishing to serve on the Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors and what skills do you bring to this posit...

WIT to hold board election Sept. 9

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

SIOUX CITY -- Voters in four Western Iowa Tech Community College districts will be asked to mark their ballots for representatives to the WIT board of directors when they go to the polls for the Sept....

Eight candidates make fire chief selection list

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

SIOUX CITY -- The next firefighter to don the fire chief's helmet in Sioux City will hail from Arlington, Texas, Omaha or Sioux City.

School district's spending plan to go before voters

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

SIOUX CITY -- Sioux City Community School District voters will be asked in the Sept. 9 school board election to approve a revenue purpose statement similar to the one they voted for three years ago.

Bitten teen afraid to go outside, relative says

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

SIOUX CITY -- The grandfather of a 17-year-old bitten this week by a pit bull as he got off a school bus said city leaders should be proactive, not reactive, when dealing with dangerous dogs.

EXCLUSIVE: Hyperion lets some options on land expire

Sep 5, 2008 6:12 am

ELK POINT, S.D. -- Hyperion Refining has allowed an unspecified number of its land-purchase options in Union County to expire, a company spokesman confirmed Thursday.

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