Olson inducted into RV Hall of Fame
FOREST CITY, IA, August 8, 2012 – Former Winnebago Industries Chairman Bob Olson was honored with induction into the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana in a ceremony held on Monday,
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FOREST CITY, IA, August 8, 2012 – Former Winnebago Industries Chairman Bob Olson was honored with induction into the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana in a ceremony held on Monday,
DAVENPORT, IA – On August 9, 2012, Cordell Lashell McDowell, age 24, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment, having previously pleaded guilty to arson and possession of a firearm
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) announces the first “EZ Registration Days.” Anyone who has not yet registered for classes at NIACC may come to the NIACC Pierce Administration
By Marisa Taylor, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A senior officer with the nation’s spy satellite agency is being investigated over criminal allegations related to contracting even as the agency’s No. 2
By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MANKATO, Minn. — The No. 1 rule for any NFL preseason game is never, under any circumstances, overreact and make sweeping generalizations about what happens,
By Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — An appellate court denied a request Monday that it order forensic testing on a piece of evidence that Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyers
By Anthony Lonetree, Joy Powell and Tim Harlow, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The daylight shooting death of a 19-year-old Hamline University student was the fourth instance in a week in
By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Training camp is often a game of chicken for safeties. When the ball’s in the air, they react, speed to the
By Laura Hautala, Los Angeles Times – Donating your car can benefit a charity — and your tax return. To maximize the benefit for the charity and for yourself, keep these things
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week announced that rural electric utilities in 18 states will receive loan guarantees to make improvements to electric lines, transmission facilities and to reduce peak
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – DURHAM, N.C. — A 32-year-old Army specialist pleaded guilty Monday to hazing and mistreating Pvt. Danny Chen, a 19-year-old Chinese-American who committed suicide in Afghanistan
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — LeBron James swung for the fences this year. He now has his grand slam. With the United States’ 107-100 victory Sunday over
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MANKATO, Minn. — Vikings defensive line coach Brendan Daly doesn’t need much time to begin rattling off the coaches who have had a major influence
Wayne E. Wolfe, 68, of Mason City, died Thursday morning August 2, 2012 at Hospice of North Iowa. Memorial services will be held 1:00 pm, Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Fourteenth Street
PITTSBURGH—A resident of Verona, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison, five years’ supervised release, $64,266.28 restitution, and forfeiture of four firearms on his conviction of assaulting
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 14, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by Butler County. Up to $303,496 will be
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers – CAIRO — For the first time since the toppling of then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak 18 months ago, Egypt is being governed by a person with
Justice Department announced today that it will monitor elections on Aug. 14, 2012, in the following jurisdictions to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights
By Alex Kane Rudansky, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Mahdis Keshavarz has the means and the motivation to help her friends and family in Iran who have been affected by the recent
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Cyclones, who advanced to their second NCAA Elite Eight in two years last season, open the 2012 season ranked 10th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association
By Rachel E. Stassen-Berger and Kevin Diaz, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – JANESVILLE, Wis. — In U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s blue-collar hometown, between talk of the closed General Motors plant and the award-winning
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 13, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is announcing the permanent closure of the southbound Interstate 35 rest area near Ankeny. The facility will close at 7