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Photo of Ryan Sweeney caught stealing second base

Former head coach Dick Vermeil on Kurt Warner, Hall of Fame; Kurt’s comments

Bickley: Without Vermeil, there’s no Warner
“Now, what bothers me is people not giving Kurt credit for being in the league among other Hall of Famers. I’ve done all the studies. Kurt’s better than most of ‘em. I’ve studied 12 top guys in the Hall of Fame . His numbers are better.” …

F-35 two years behind schedule? In 2001 Rockwell Collins expected >$2 billion in contracts for JSF program

F-35 Fighter Two Years Behind Schedule: Pentagon Panel (CQ Politics)

Rockwell Collins expects windfall; Fighter jet contracts to be worth $2 billion (2001 Gazette archives)

Iowa State Penitentiary inmates help build Habitat house in Keokuk

Inmates help build 20th Habitat house
The yellow letters left no doubt that despite their smiles and lack of chains, the men were residents of the Iowa State Penitentiary.  “We call them habitat workers,” project manager the Rev. Terry Lovell said. “They are our partners in humanity. They put their hearts and their hands into [...]

Woman crashes in Council Bluffs cemetery after blood sugar level dipped

Woman crashes in Bluffs cemetery
A Council Bluffs woman crashed in a cemetery after her blood sugar level dipped. Witnesses said a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis, driven by Michelle Calmer, 38, was traveling eastbound on Pierce Street and veered off the road straight onto the Cedar Lawn business drive. …

US Atty’s Release: Red Oak man sentenced to 10 years for weapons charge involved in attempted jail break

RED OAK MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR WEAPONS CHARGE INVOLVED IN ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK
Stewart James Sellers, 34, was sentenced to ten (10) years in federal prison for the unlawful possession of an unregistered weapon … Sellers possessed this weapon, a sawed-off shotgun, during an attempted jail break in Montgomery County, Iowa, on January 7, [...]

USER-SUBMITTED LINK: Jasper County Pet Pantry (Animal Rescue Alliance)

Jasper County Pet Pantry
Creating a Pet food pantry for Jasper county. Low/fixed income people with pets in need of pet food and supplies.
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Thanks for the link, Debi!

More than 4,500 get shots after hepatitis A outbreak; Crossed from Illinois into Iowa

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say more than 4,500 people received preventive shots following a hepatitis A outbreak that crossed the state line from Illinois into Iowa.
Rock Island County Health Department spokeswoman Theresa Foes says about 200 people came in for shots Wednesday. And a vaccine clinic at Rock Island High School drew more [...]

Is Iowa the only state without laws against video voyeurism?

Expert: States taking video voyeurism seriously
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A national victims advocacy group says nearly every state has a law against video voyeurism, such as a video that an attorney says was secretly taken of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was naked and alone in a hotel room.
The National Center for Victims of [...]

CNN: Police confident they’ll find Evelyn Miller’s killer; Suspect list narrowed to 3

Police are confident they’ll find girl’s killer
Investigators have narrowed their suspect list to three people, Lynch said, but police are not ready to publicly name them. “I’m sure the general public is not going to be surprised,” Lynch said, adding, “I feel confident that we will make an arrest soon.” …