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Oakville, Iowa, faces 'long, hard struggle' to recovery (USA Today) (Cached page) Oakville, a southeast Iowa town of more than 400 people before June's devastating flood, suffered the worst damage in the state proportionally. But many of its residents insist Oakville will bounce back. Sophomore QB Stanzi wins Iowa's starting job (ESPN) (Cached page) Iowa has finally settled on a quarterback -- and it's not the one most thought it would be in August. Vision Iowa Board gives Mason City 1 month (Quad-City Times) (Cached page) DES MOINES — The chairman of the Vision Iowa Board said Wednesday that he’ll wait about a month for Mason City officials to reconsider turning down a $9 million grant or offer a counterproposal for the money before the board finds another use for the funds. Celebrating taste of Iowa (The Iowa City Press-Citizen) (Cached page) Adding to the local food emphasis at several Iowa City restaurants, Blackstone on the city’s east side now is offering a month-long menu filled with Iowa ingredients. New record for Iowa fall enrollment (The Gazette) (Cached page) Enrollment at the University of Iowa this fall totals a record 30,561 students, up from 30,409 in fall 2007, UI officials announced today. The entering class includes more international students and is more diverse than last year's class, officials said. And despite the uncertainties presented by the June flood, which caused an estimated $231 million in campus damage, the UI enrolled 4,246 new, ... Vision Iowa gives Mason City a month (The Globe Gazette) (Cached page) DES MOINES — The chairman of the Vision Iowa Board said on Wednesday that he’ll wait about a month for Mason City officials to reconsider turning down a $9 million grant or offer a counterproposal. Then, other uses for the money will be considered. Voters approve equipment levy for Notheast Iowa Community College (The Gazette) (Cached page) Voters in Northeast Iowa Community College's district area approved the college's six-cent instructional equipment levy on Tuesday by more than 66 percent.Money collected by the levy supports the community college's instructional equipment purchases for career and technical programs. Those programs include nursing, Emergency Medical Technician, welding, heating and air conditioning, law ... Iowa town faces 'long, hard' recovery (USA Today) (Cached page) Oakville, a southeast Iowa town of more than 400 people before June's devastating flood, suffered the worst damage in the state proportionally. But many of its residents insist Oakville will bounce back. Jailed Chicago cop gets good news at Iowa appeal (Chicago Tribune) (Cached page) UPDATE: DES MOINES -- An Iowa appeals court panel in the case of Chicago cop Michael Mette on Thursday gave his family and some 30 Chicago police officers who came here for the proceedings a reason to smile. It was perhaps the best day they've had in years. Iowa governor lays out $85M flood relief spending (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Cached page) The bulk of an $85 million federal flood relief package allocated to Iowa will go for a variety of housing assistance programs, ranging from buying ruined homes to helping victims stay current with mortgage payments, Gov. Education officials propose writing test for Iowa students (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa would be one of the last states to judge how well students can put their thoughts onto paper under a new state proposal. Paralympics: Iowa native falls in singles, wins in doubles (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Iowa State alum and Lake City native Beth Arnoult lost her quarterfinal singles tennis match at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China. Jill Biden will visit Iowa (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) (Cached page) WATERLOO --- Jill Biden, wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, will campaign in northern Iowa this week. In her first visit to the state since the presidential caucuses, Biden is slated to visit Mason City, Iowa Falls, Marshalltown and Waterloo on Friday, according to Barack Obama's campaign. USS Iowa sailors converge on Des Moines (The Des Moines Register) (Cached page) Sailors from around the country converge on Des Moines, sharing their stories of explosions, tragedy and revelry aboard the USS Iowa. "It’s hard to explain how much that ship means to me," one veteran says. $13 million needed to get Iowa teacher salaries to national median (The Gazette) (Cached page) DES MOINES and#8212; Getting Iowa teachers' salaries to the national average may require another infusion of cash beyond the $150 million that Gov. Chet Culver and state legislators kicked in the last two years.Jeff Berger of the state Department of Education said it could take up to $13 million more in state funding to push Iowa's statewide average teacher salary to that No. 25 national ... Crystal on Iowa's Child (KWWL Iowa) (Cached page) "Crystal's a great kid. She has a wonderful sense of humor. She's very happy," says Iowa foster mom, Pam Mellott. Pam is foster mom to 15-year old, Crystal. Crystal is a very good student in school and loves to sing, dance and swim. What's missing in her life is a new family. News courtesy of 
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