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Iowa to continue quarterback platoon Saturday (Sports Illustrated)     (Cached page)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- It looks like Iowa's quarterback platoon will continue for at least another week.

Firm hunts for oil in southwest Iowa (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
The oil bug is biting again in southwest Iowa, spurred by crude oil prices that still top $100 per barrel.

Iowa Guard level swells for Gustav (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
An additional 220 soldiers and airmen from the Iowa National Guard have been sent to Louisiana to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, Guard officials said Tuesday.

Keeler: Iowa lineman takes a real shine to shoes (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa City, Ia. — This one’s for Joyce Bruggeman, bless her, who probably gave up counting the boxes a long time ago. "My mom wants me to stop buying ASAP, (stop) buying shoes," Rob Bruggeman explained. "So she’ll be real happy (if) you write this article."

Council kills Vision Iowa (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
MASON CITY — The Mason City Council voted Tuesday night not to proceed with Vision Iowa negotiations, thereby killing the project.

Motorcyclist dies in Friday crash in Iowa (La Crosse Tribune)     (Cached page)
WAUKON JUNCTION, Iowa — A 47-year-old motorcyclist from Minnesota was killed in a crash Friday afternoon in Allamakee County.

Iowa scene: Norwalk’s Hanrahan honored as Clemente recipient (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Norwalk native Joel Hanrahan was named the Washington Nationals’ recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award, in part for his disaster relief work with the American Red Cross after the June floods in Iowa.

McCain adviser: Iowa’s in play in November (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Bloomington, Minn. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s senior adviser said today that Iowa will remain in play through Election Day, despite polls showing the Midwestern battleground leaning toward Democrat Barack Obama.

Poll: Obama-Biden leads McCain-Palin in Minnesota, Iowa (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)     (Cached page)
Whew... I'm still proud to be a Minnesotan. A new poll shows the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden with a healthy lead over John McCain and Sarah Palin in the battleground states of Minnesota and Iowa.

Gustav may take spotlight from Iowa storms (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES --- State officials will have to stay on the offensive to make sure Iowa gets its fair share of federal disaster recovery dollars after Hurricane Gustav swept through the Gulf Coast this week, said Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge Tuesday.

Iowa Guard sent off to Gulf Coast (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES --- About 245 Iowa National Guard members have been sent to the Gulf Coast to help with hurricane recovery, said Maj. Gen. Ron Dardis, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, on Tuesday.

Man hurt in wrong-way accident on I-80 in eastern Iowa (Quad-City Times)     (Cached page)
CORALVILLE, Iowa — The driver of a car going the wrong way on Interstate 80 near Coralville has been injured in a head-on collision with a semitrailer.

Men’s basketball: Iowa’s Big Ten tip-off times more fan friendly (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa got its wish.

2 injured during N. Iowa chuckwagon races (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
Associated Press - September 3, 2008 4:04 PM ET NASHUA, Iowa (AP) - Two men have been seriously injured when they were thrown from their horses during chuckwagon races at the Big 4 Fair in...




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