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North Iowa Today for Saturday, Dec. 26 (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
CLEAR LAKE — Clear Lake Arts Center, 17 S. Fourth St., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Northwest Iowa Artisans exhibit is on display in the Hanson Gallery. Free admission.

Iowa firms push Christmas light recycling program (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
WALFORD, Iowa (AP) — Wonder what to do with those old Christmas lights? Some Iowa companies say don't toss them in the trash, recycle them.

Iowa women’s basketball: Printy provides spark again (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa held a 67-66 edge when Printy scored seven straight points to ignite a 15-1 run in the final three minutes before a crowd of 2,440 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Insight Bowl: A-to-Z about Iowa vs. Minnesota (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Phoenix, Ariz. — The first wave of Iowa State’s Insight Bowl contingent is expected to land in Phoenix today.

Iowa football: Adrian Clayborn will come back for senior year (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
“I love Iowa,” Iowa’s junior all-Big Ten defensive end told reporters who gathered at the Hawkeyes’ indoor practice bubble today. “And I think the decision can wait a year.”

Suspended Iowa basketball player Tucker: ’Back in Iowa in a few days’ (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Anthony Tucker’s status on the online social media site Facebook changed today. “Appreciates the support,’’ it reads. “Back in Iowa in a few days.’’

Top Iowa City news stories of the past decade (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)     (Cached page)
A look back at some of the news stories that have had the most lasting impact on the Iowa City area in the past 10 years.

Iowa man dies after truck gets stuck in snowbank (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
ROCK VALLEY, Iowa — An 81-year-old northwest Iowa man has died after his pickup truck became stuck in a snowbank.

Top Iowa sports stories of 2009 (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES — The shooting death of Aplington-Parkersburg High football coach Ed Thomas was the tragic end of an extraordinary life. Thomas spent 34 years shaping the lives of the young men who played for him, using a 100-by-58 yard patch of grass tucked between the corn fields of northeast Iowa to teach lessons that transcended his “Sacred Acre.”

Iowa Dept. of Education hopes to 'Race to the Top' (Boone News Republican)     (Cached page)
"Iowa has an exciting and important opportunity to develop and fund innovative efforts to improve education throughout our state," Iowa Department of Education spokeswoman Elaine Watkins-Miller said. "That is why Iowa is leading an aggressive effort to apply for the highly competitive Race to the Top funds."

Iowa man dies in holiday storms (KHQA Tri-States)     (Cached page)
A northwest Iowa man was found dead on Christmas Day after his truck got stuck in snowbank on Christmas Eve.

Iowa population surpasses 3 million (The Ames Tribune)     (Cached page)
Iowa’s population nosed above the 3 million mark in 2009, according to new figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Iowa State begins partial shutdown (The Ames Tribune)     (Cached page)
Several Iowa State University buildings and departments, including the university libraries, will shut down today and reopen Monday, Jan. 4.

Ames lawmaker helps Iowa Department of Human Services with restructuring (The Ames Tribune)     (Cached page)
In a financial juggling act that will involve state officials and local lawmakers, the Iowa Department of Human Services has started a process to cut costs but disrupt services as little as possible.




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