Iowa Caucus Voter Turnout in Past Elections | Graphiq WASHINGTON — At last, it’s caucus day in Iowa. A few things to watch for on Monday as the nation gets its first glimpse of where the 2016 candidates really stand in the race for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations: WHO SHOWS UP TO CAUCUS […]
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George Henry Miller Jr., MD
1924 – 2015 LIVERMORE — Dr. George Henry Miller Jr., MD, 90, a resident of Livermore, passed away Tuesday, July 28, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on Dec. 16, 1924, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of George Henry Miller Sr. and Martha (Gordon) Miller. George attended public […]
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Ethan Everett Owen
1965 – 2015 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ethan Everett Owen, 49, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away on Sunday, June 21. He was born on Dec. 3, 1965, in Davenport, Iowa, a son of Ethan and Linda Owen. He enjoyed stamp and coin collecting, golf and cookouts with family. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Owen; […]
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Bird flu confirmed at Iowa farm with 5.3 million chickens
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Up to 5.3 million hens at an Iowa farm must be destroyed after the highly infectious and deadly bird flu virus was confirmed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday. The farm in northwest Iowa’s Osceola County has nearly 10 percent of the state’s egg-laying hens. Iowa is home to roughly […]
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Stephanie L. Little
1971 – 2015 PALM GARDENS, Fla. — Stephanie L. Little, 43, of Lewiston, and formerly of Florida and Keene, N.H., died Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Palm Gardens, Fla., from complications of diabetes mellitus. She was born in Davenport, Iowa, Nov. 12, 1971, the daughter of Lauren J. (O’Brien) and Thomas M. Little. She grew up in […]
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Auburn student engineers target Iowa pest for high-tech contest
AUBURN — Iowa’s cornfields may be quite a distance to the west, but they are weighing heavily this summer on the minds of eight former and current Edward Little High School student engineers. “We’re using an actual Iowa farm as our example, but we are not working there,” said EL Senior Christopher Lenardis. “We’ve never […]
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DeCoster to pay $6.8M fine in plea deal for salmonella outbreak
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company has agreed to pay $6.8 million in fines for selling old eggs with false labels for years as well as the tainted products that caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010, according to a plea agreement released Monday. Quality Egg LLC, once one of the nation’s largest […]
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Quality Egg executives expected to plead guilty to selling tainted eggs
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa company and two executives are expected to plead guilty to selling tainted eggs that were responsible for a 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands and led to an unprecedented recall of 550 million eggs, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Disgraced egg industry titan Austin “Jack” DeCoster and […]
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Great Plains storm brings both snow, tornadoes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The storm system that covered parts of Wyoming and South Dakota in heavy, wet snow also brought powerful thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Great Plains, causing millions of dollars in damage. The storm dumped at least 33 inches of snow in a part of South Dakota’s scenic Black Hills, National […]